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  1. OldBeechnut

    Shark Teeth While Detecting

    I have a spot I find small Shark teeth and several other types of bones. I even made a special sifter so I could see them better, using white netting. Strange is rarely do I find them way off shore, all our with in 60 foot of the shoreline.
  2. OldBeechnut

    Is it worth fixing (Excal II)?

    Get some 303® Marine Protectant and keep all well sprayed.
  3. OldBeechnut

    Excal II Headphone Change

    Tony makes a good set of head phones. Very dependable, comfortable, good performance and fair priced.
  4. OldBeechnut

    Excal II Headphone Change

    Maybe one of my best ideas, and really it came from a guy in PA (Buggse?) who said, sure would be nice if I could use different head phones on my excalibur (2011). I started looking around and seen it was possible... bought a watch makers lathe.. and started making endcaps of all kinds...
  5. OldBeechnut

    YouTube Calabash

    And just like that... Not a bad guy, I talked to him once, much calmer talking to him compared to his video's .... where he always seemed like he was on a mission. Never related to his video's but he did put a lot of effort in to proving "His" point, got to give him credit there. Hope he is...
  6. OldBeechnut

    Black Sand

    Not well, and it can vary. Depends on the make up of the beach. Is the black sand in veins, layers or thick deposits. In the heavy black sand I used all metal with poor results.. Layers where the black sand is showing each tide sand movement, thin black layer... then regular sand, than...
  7. OldBeechnut

    Built a probe for my Manticore

    Nice work, and a great idea.. Excellent for land hunting.. looks fairly easy to make too .. does either machine interfere with the other? Years ago I think you made a water proof Explorer? That was a piece of art!
  8. OldBeechnut

    White's Spectra V3i cherry picking gold rings.

    That's some old gold, just a guess the late 1800's to 1920s.
  9. OldBeechnut

    White's Spectra V3i cherry picking gold rings.

    I've dug hundreds of gold rings (Not in the dirt or with a Whites machine) and got to say you can cherry pick but there is always that chance one is going to come in totally different (And Off) as far as target ID, and that based on many things, design, size, shape, gold purity, if its broken...
  10. OldBeechnut

    Most Hated Words for a beach detectorist....

    I would take 11 gold anytime out of 22 rings found, I think that is excellent! You did great! Even though many think everyone had gold rings back in the day and did not wear junk rings here is one of my better days in the chesapeake bay at a beach that was open in the 50/60/70/80s.. since I...
  11. OldBeechnut

    Can I still find a coil

    The cable I used which you can get from McMaster Carr.. Make sure it is .26 to .24 inches in dia
  12. OldBeechnut

    Can I still find a coil

    If your not using it near water that cover should be fine. But keeping it 100% water proof could be a issue. I would give it a new cable, sealing the area where the coil wire goes into the coil is very important. And really not that hard. I think Mel Parkers pictures explain how the best. 1...
  13. OldBeechnut

    Be careful using discrimination with Manticore on the beach!

    The goods of getting top know your beaches and what to do when confronted with harsh conditions. Thanks for sharing! Looks like red with black sand viens o_O, tuff hunting that stuff I'm sure with anything except a PI?..... I only have one spot with the (Ironish?) redish sand, very little...
  14. OldBeechnut

    Noisy Sov in all-metal Pin-Point!!

    I would say EMI also but it should do the same in Disc mode. And with a bad coil you get about the same results, in PP n Disc modes. Let us know once you get into a different area what happens.
  15. OldBeechnut

    Goodbye PI.

    Yes, the hunting here is a totally different type of , than down the Carolinas. And something I have cut way back on the last few years. I agree on the crusty silver rings, most rarely survive the Chesapeake bay brackish waters. Silver coins do much better and are a sure sign gold can be...
  16. OldBeechnut

    Goodbye PI.

    Why I use a PI at a few beaches, .. A Pi in the right location can be "Rewarding" or as Nauti said.. "A medieval torture device" It's up to the hunter to make a solid decision based on "past target history" on what to use. And not hunt the place for years in hope of.. Notice the amount of trash...
  17. OldBeechnut

    Goodbye PI.

    I can imagine how you feel Nauti, I have several spots I'm sure I would be coming out of there with nothing but Iron if I took my PI in.... And with the lightweight / performance of the new VLF's I would say for sure they would be the way to go at those beaches. Now me, I have a few spots I...
  18. OldBeechnut

    Excal does good !!!

    Eleven Gold is Great! And the excalibur is a excellent choice for hunting in the water!
  19. OldBeechnut

    Equinox 900 on wet sand or in saltwater vs. others

    No problem depth wise beating the 800 or 900 "in saltwater" using the excalibur in all metal, not sure about in the wet or dry sand or the discrimination mode, which I feel is the weak point of the excal. The AQ eats the excalibur by 5 to 6 inches, on gold. On silver the excalibur does fairly...
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