I went to my little wood shop and made this extension from an oak dowel I had laying around,put it on the lathe and turned it to fit in the end of the handle then drilled it to fit the cup and fasten it with a screw painted it with some black high heat paint.I took it out in the yard and it feels real nice will have to hunt for a while to see if it is a big difference.These are some photos of the work took about 30 min.
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AT-pro arm extension I made
- Thread starter rick5224
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Uncle Willy
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Garrett Metal Detectors. If they can't afford some longer aluminum rod material, maybe they can lathe-up some accessory armcup extensions. Something that was, or should have been, figured out in the first place. 
Yes, the AT Pro works okay. Yes, it is a grand step forward from the folks at GMD. However, most detectorists are not too short, or kids, and we could use a better 'fit.' I'm headed out in an hour for some more detecting, and yes, it will include an AT Pro, but I just detest the terrible fit of it and the Ace series upper rods.
Not negative about the AT Pro and performance or excellent light-weight coil, but the minor details I hope they address soon.
Monte
Yes, the AT Pro works okay. Yes, it is a grand step forward from the folks at GMD. However, most detectorists are not too short, or kids, and we could use a better 'fit.' I'm headed out in an hour for some more detecting, and yes, it will include an AT Pro, but I just detest the terrible fit of it and the Ace series upper rods.
Not negative about the AT Pro and performance or excellent light-weight coil, but the minor details I hope they address soon.
Monte
I also found the need to extend the arm rest but I took a different route. I went to Home depot and found a piece of PVC pipe the same diameter as the aluminum handle. I then found a dowel, also at Home Depot, that fit inside the PVC and the handle. I cut the dowel to about 8 inches and the PVC pipe into a piece about 6 inches. I marked the dowel where it fit into the handle and drilled holes where the existing holes are and fit two sets of bolts and nuts with washers to securely hold the dowel into the handle. I marked where the dowel came out of the handle and then removed it from the handle and put the PVC piece on down to the mark and, after securing the PVC over the dowel I drilled a hole through both the PVC and the dowel large enough to fit the forearm rest. I then attached everything and have the rest just where it is most comfortable for me. All I needed to accomplish this was a ruler, a drill and the right sized drill bits, and a saw for the dowel and the PVC pipe. The whole project took about 30 minutes.
basstrackerman
Well-known member
looks real good! i do have to say...why buy a $600 machine then have to fix things like longer shaft and headphone jack? seems
garrett should see how this is not a very good setup. thats is why i didnt buy one. wanted to see what others had to say. seems the 1 brand loyalists love it but alot want it changed some. maybe garrett will change a few things. that headphone jack placement has to be the worst of any detector.
garrett should see how this is not a very good setup. thats is why i didnt buy one. wanted to see what others had to say. seems the 1 brand loyalists love it but alot want it changed some. maybe garrett will change a few things. that headphone jack placement has to be the worst of any detector.
On any machine there are many that think their cuff is just right. Or the headphones sound great. Coil is perfect. Or that the cable nuts are fine. Or that their shaft is tight. Or that the read out is large enough. Has plenty of options. Or the price is right. Or that the balance is good. Or that the weight is right. Then there are some that doesn't like any or some of it. This leaves room for the aftermarket products. Like better coils, better headphones, environmental covers, ground balance mods, threshold mods, coil covers, shaft locks, strait shafts and arm cuff extensions. Doing a quick search on the big e auction site will net you a solution for the shaft lock and arm cuff extension of the Ace's and ATpro's. Not to mention the other aftermarket products for countless other brands. But all in all I agree that ANY machine should be put in the hands of REAL users for proper feedback. Then maybe every aftermarket product wouldn't need to exist? Or the need to modify a machine yourself? Then maybe just maybe the perfect machine would be born!
