Home made coin popper - nice!

[Nortonics]

Found this on YouTube. What a fabulous idea - a modified calk gun! I've e-mailed the designer asking for details on its construction and whether it consistently works as well as the video dictates. I'll update the forum if I get a response. Some real ingenuity there! He's obviously a HAM radio operator as his screen name is his call sign - happen to be a HAM myself. Have a look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo21PXIAFFo

 

[ZincolnDigr]

Very inventive! There are two big problems though.

1. Ground has to be moist. Too dry and it's useless. It would never get into the Texas concrete dirt!
2. Can't use it in parks. You will leave perfect dead grass circles!!!

It is still a neat idea though!

 

[Eu_citzen]

Nothing new, Jimmy Sierra sells something similar on his homepage.

Quite easy to build I think, if you have the right tools that it.

 

[Nortonics]

Nothing new, Jimmy Sierra sells something similar on his homepage.

Sure enough: http://www.jimmysierra.com/toolsdetail.htm#popper

Thanks for the heads-up!

There are two big problems though.

2. You will leave perfect dead grass circles!!!

Think? Even, if you take at least a couple inches of soil below the sod?

 

[Mirco]

Very inventive! There are two big problems though.


2. Can't use it in parks. You will leave perfect dead grass circles!!!

It is still a neat idea though!

A tool like this is used in golf courses for years. Even in the most expensive. There is no dead grass circles.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Think there has been a commercial version of that around for quite some time. To bulky to pack around for me. I like to travel light. I pop my coins out of the ground with a big screwdriver.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

It will still kill the grass. Been there and done that. You can do the same procedure with a bulb planter.

Bill

 

[Eu_citzen]

It will still kill the grass. Been there and done that. You can do the same procedure with a bulb planter.

Bill

True is needs to be fairly wet I think in order for the grass to recover.

A good old plug is a well proven method I like to use, when not after shallow targets then I also use a screwdriver.

Good Hunting!
Eu

 

[Mirco]

It will still kill the grass. Been there and done that. You can do the same procedure with a bulb planter.

Bill

A good old plug is a well proven method I like to use,.

Good Hunting!
Eu

You mean hinge? When grass is cut in semi-circle ond open to remove dirt and find coin?

I am rather familiar with recovering targets from the sand with my super-huge monstrous scoop, but I cannot imagine how it is possible to recover a coin from underground with a screwdriver.

 

[Uncle Willy]

When cutting plugs in critical areas one can carry a bottle or canteen of water and pour some in the hole before replacing the plug. THis lessens the shock to the grass and helps to keep it from dying. I rarely dig holes and pop coins at six inches with a big screwdriver. Here's a rough sketch of how I do it.

I probe and find the coin then leave the probe in the cround to mark the location, then I slide the screwdriver tip down alongside the coin and past it an inch or so, then I pull the probe out and lay the handle up against the shaft of the screwdriver to use as a fulcrum, then push down on the screwdriver in the direction of the arrow. The ground will open up like a clam shell in two or three sections. Remove the coin then push the sections back into place and no one knowsyou have even been there.

Bill

 

[Mirco]

When cutting plugs in critical areas one can carry a bottle or canteen of water and pour some in the hole before replacing the plug. THis lessens the shock to the grass and helps to keep it from dying. I rarely dig holes and pop coins at six inches with a big screwdriver. Here's a rough sketch of how I do it.

I probe and find the coin then leave the probe in the cround to mark the location, then I slide the screwdriver tip down alongside the coin and past it an inch or so, then I pull the probe out and lay the handle up against the shaft of the screwdriver to use as a fulcrum, then push down on the screwdriver in the direction of the arrow. The ground will open up like a clam shell in two or three sections. Remove the coin then push the sections back into place and no one knowsyou have even been there.

Bill

youtube would be of help I think!

 

[dobbie]

once i pinpoint a location i jab the screwdriver in the ground till i hit the target then i find the edge and pop it out. If anything, by jabbing the screwdriver in the ground it dosnt cause big holes and i like to think i am helping to airate the grass.

 

[tabdog]

n/t

 

[tabdog]

You're talking about those things they move the holes with.

That should done properly so as not to damage the greens.

They baby sit their holes. Do you have the time for that?

I'd rather use a screw driver and be done with it.

Happy Hunting,

 

[Mirco]

OK. I can understand how you LOCATE a coin (hopefully without scratching it!). But how is it possible to push a coin up with a screwdriver that has a flat end?

 

[khouse]

Bill,
I have never been a "popper" kind of guy. But the last 6 months have been pretty successful with a modified popper method. I will probe the target then cut a slot above the target about 3 inches long. Then I use my Lesche knife and pop the target up through the slot. I make sure there is about an inch of soil between the knife and target to help keep from scratching the target. Also if the target can't be probed, deep or possibly old I have the Lesche right there ready for a plug.

 

[khouse]

Mirco,
You first have to mechanically probe and feel the target before you "pop" it out.

 

[tabdog]

There are some different ways of going about it.

I'm not as good as these guys with lots of experience.

But it has become one ov my favorite recovery tools.

So I'll give my dumb way that I do it. Dumb, but it

works for me.

I can pin point pretty good with my detectors.

If it's shalllow, I'll just stick it in the ground beside it,

then push it in lower than the target. Usually, when I

rotate the screw driver, The target will come loose in

the ground. If I can't see it, I'll use my elec pin pointer

and pop it out with the end.

When I do this, there is no visable damage to the grass.

If it's deeper but not very deep, (a few inches) I'll just go

undrer it and try to pop it out. The target actually gets

pushed out with loose stuff and there is seldom any

damage. I don't probe to touch the target unless it's

really shallow. Others do. They are better than me.


If the target is deeper, I will go beside the target and

rock the screw driver, which disturbes the soil close

to the target. It also pushes back the grass roots

without tearing very many, and makes a hole to get

the target out of. Then I use my Elec PP to find it and fish

it out. If I don't get a response with my Elec PP, I'll

disturb some more dirt and try again. This also does

not scratch the target very often. I try to not let the tip

hit the target. Sometimes I miss, but that's usually when

I'm tired.



If I hunt fast, I can waste time,

Tabdog

 

[slingshot]

The coin is LEVERED up like another person on the opposite end of a see-saw. And when I see a lot of schools, fairgrounds, and other public areas being fenced off to detectorists, I PRAY that others will consider the screwdriver method. The word DIG needs to be removed from thought when it comes to places where officials can decide who comes on their property.

 

[Mirco]

How do you know that you touch a coin with your probe and not a stone?