Spider-F5
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Mans other best friend? At least in the metal detecting world, I'd have to say yes. lol I'd never gave the word a second thought until recently and I'll share a lil' story that leads up to how the word and i were finally properly introduced.
I've only been dirt fishing for a very short while and up until recently have confined my detecting to the immediate area around my house (to develop good habits, technique and to get an overall feel of the sport) which consists of about two acres or so. I've found quite a bit of interesting things over the past few months that range from Clad, older coins, brass fittings old paper shot shells, nails, a broad range and variety of pull tabs.you get the idea? well, my property and the adjoining properties around me have been in the family for over a hundred years and has quite the history, and over the Thanksgiving holidays i decided it was time to venture out a bit and begin to dirt fish in larger wooded areas that begin just beyond my yard. taking it slow and taking sections at a time, griding as i go along. i have stumbled on what I'm convinced are a couple of what was once old structures.... barns, sheds, shops. I'm really not sure but i uncovered quite a bit of iron in and around each location ranging from old "tin" sheet metal that was used as roof material, plow attachments, hinges, plow harnessing tackle, milk glass mason lids, elongated link chains ect ect. as luck would have it, i contracted a severe case of poison ivy shortly after that and it's taken me a bit over a month to get over it. in the meantime i took a break from detecting and was faced with what/how to deal with all of this neat stuff that I'm pullin out of the ground and that's when i started researching "Electrolysis". after watching several online videos and reading a bit from different sites, i decided it was time to apply what I've learned and go out and purchase everything that is needed to proceed. attached are a few before and after pics of what Ive done thus far. hope you enjoy and thanks for reading.
HH<Spider
I've only been dirt fishing for a very short while and up until recently have confined my detecting to the immediate area around my house (to develop good habits, technique and to get an overall feel of the sport) which consists of about two acres or so. I've found quite a bit of interesting things over the past few months that range from Clad, older coins, brass fittings old paper shot shells, nails, a broad range and variety of pull tabs.you get the idea? well, my property and the adjoining properties around me have been in the family for over a hundred years and has quite the history, and over the Thanksgiving holidays i decided it was time to venture out a bit and begin to dirt fish in larger wooded areas that begin just beyond my yard. taking it slow and taking sections at a time, griding as i go along. i have stumbled on what I'm convinced are a couple of what was once old structures.... barns, sheds, shops. I'm really not sure but i uncovered quite a bit of iron in and around each location ranging from old "tin" sheet metal that was used as roof material, plow attachments, hinges, plow harnessing tackle, milk glass mason lids, elongated link chains ect ect. as luck would have it, i contracted a severe case of poison ivy shortly after that and it's taken me a bit over a month to get over it. in the meantime i took a break from detecting and was faced with what/how to deal with all of this neat stuff that I'm pullin out of the ground and that's when i started researching "Electrolysis". after watching several online videos and reading a bit from different sites, i decided it was time to apply what I've learned and go out and purchase everything that is needed to proceed. attached are a few before and after pics of what Ive done thus far. hope you enjoy and thanks for reading.
HH<Spider