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Stuart (El Camera Mano) and I were recently commissioned to do a series of short detecting videos which would then be placed on “youtube” by Nigel at Regtons. It involved the use of 17 different detectors, so it was quite obvious from the beginning that the “Garrett Aces” format that we employed previously wouldn’t work. It would […]
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This is going to be an on-going list of all the characters that you are likely to meet when involved in the harmless activity known as metal detecting. I have already given a name to the “ask it, take it, but can’t be bothered to think about it brigade”, (microwave detectorists) in a previous blog.
The […]
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Let me explain what I mean by this by telling you how it has always been for me and a lot of other people and then putting forward the argument for “new way”.
I heard a famous comic asked in an interview recently, “What is needed to become a great […]
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I find it amazing the number of times that I read on different forums around the world about detectorists claiming that they can find coins under nails. I read one recently where he altered the number of filters on his machine and hey presto, it was as if the iron wasn’t there!
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In all the time that I have spent metal detecting, whether it be for pleasure or work; I have always been at a loss in how to define or categorise it. A hobby? To me this conjures up tubes of glue and a model air-plane kit, I don’t think so! The same can be said for the expression “past-time”, not really; it certainly doesn’t fit in with needlepoint, basket weaving or crochet. So how about “sport”, a definite and resounding “no”; there is no competition involved. It has never been a team game or a one on one contest.
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This was put up on a forum that I’m on as a technical advisor, I thought it would be useful for others to see it on here, (well I wrote the answer!).
One of the most common medieval items found in my neck of the woods by archaeologists is earrings. They are made from silver wire, […]
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When I first started mettlin’ which was more moons ago than I care to think, I couldn’t get any land. Farm after farm, refusal after refusal, the farmers were kind enough to teach me a bit of basic Anglo-Saxon though; if my memory serves me right, the phraseology although differing at times in the lead […]
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Ever been out mettlin’ and had the feeling that there was an unknown presence on the field with you? I’ve had it happen to me more than once and I can recall that one of those times wasn’t that clever!
I’ve always tended to be a loner, whether it’s fishing off a beach at three […]
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I thought that might grab yer attention; yer six mad the lot o’ yer.
What I was really referring to was the old 49’ers in the Californian gold rush. My mate “Newcastle Les”, has gold-pan will travel; not to California, but bonny Scotland. They had the British gold-panning championships there recently and old Les ended up […]
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As shown in the diagram the detector will have a base-line at the ground setting and if in all-metal, it will “see” the large difference between the ground and any metal.
Now introduce Discrimination, starting at Iron, look at the smaller amount of difference the detector sees between the Iron Disc setting and a Thin Coin. […]