Dock Rake, Dredge, Scoop first time out

[Black Davy]

Well finally after having all the pieces to put it together its done and tested. All I can say is it works!! I started out with two fry baskets (free) scrap stainless (free) and (1) 10' aluminum pole threaded both ends (1) 4'-6" alum pole threaded also (free) and (2) 10' galvanized poles threaded (free). I cut up my baskets and stainless and welded them up. I worked out the angle using CAD and here it is. This is for all those areas to deep for me to detect. I brought the scoop to a local swimming hole and worked it at lunch for about and hour. I ended up with one steel ring and a dime, no junk. I was using the 14'-6" of aluminum poles today and it was just ok in length I could have used 20' for the deep end portion of the dock. I found that you need to go over your drags multiple times to get down for the deeper items.

 

[bootyhoundpa]

large fries.order up......lol..... fine bit of engineering..... im currently contemplating a simular situation...... i made stilts out of 5 gallon buckets and fastened an old pair of work boots to the tops of the buckets...also used my pool skimmer pole as an extension to my beach scoop...my goal is to be able to work in 7 ft deep water while keeping my head above water..... congrats ,you have obvously invested alot of thought and time into your invention.... oh what a fine line between genious and insanity......lol lol lol....good luck..

 

[John(Tx)]

Not a bad idea, you can find some good stuff and get a workout at the same time......

 

[scubadetector]

Looks like a good idea for non divers. It almost looks like the way some people dip smelt here in Michigan. Another trick is to have two people and a rope attached to the pole close to the basket. One person could hold the pole down and the other pull the basket through the sand or muck.

Not a bad way to look for more treasure, especially around a dock!!

 

[Micheal_R]

One with extendable handles good to 25 feet.... and one that has only one handle four feet long...... but attached to a rope.... That way, 30 feet of water is no problem

Found huge amounts with it too.... best day was over $200.00 in cash, 8 rings.... 5 gold...necklaces, sunglasses, etc

Cheers

Micheal

 

[Black Davy]

Micheal,

Nice to here from otheres with scoops, I have (3) 10' pipe lengths and (1) 4'-6" all with threads so I can get into the deep stuff also. I also attached a rope for better dragging and in case I toss it out too far.

 

[Micheal_R]

n/t

 

[Cupajo]

One with extendable handles good to 25 feet.... and one that has only one handle four feet long...... but attached to a rope.... That way, 30 feet of water is no problem

Found huge amounts with it too.... best day was over $200.00 in cash, 8 rings.... 5 gold...necklaces, sunglasses, etc

Cheers

Micheal

I'm not sure where I could use one locally, but the idea is a great one for sure!!

Nice to see you're still at it Mikie,

CJ

 

[Atlas]

Nice fabrication on the dock rake Davy can't wait to give it a test.