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Lesgold
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Hi Folks,
A mate showed me his new SDC stand that he purchased recently. As soon as I saw it, I knew that it was a good bit of gear. It’s called a Woody- Foot and is made on the central coast of NSW by a couple of mad keen detectorists. 
The Woody Foot has a couple of features that really stand out for me. First of all it is all plastic. Made from PVC, it is both light and strong. The second and in my eyes it’s major feature is its stability. It attaches to the detector just in front of the control box AND DOES NOT MOVE. 
The existing foot that I use is unstable and moves all over the place (as it is directly attached to the canvas control box cover). I am sure that many of you have experienced a similar frustration. Went straight home and talked to Mr Google and quickly found a phone number. Spoke to a fellow called Scott Woodhouse and chatted about his stand and all things related to gold for quite a while. A really nice bloke, who with his brother Kurt, know their way around the gold fields. Anyway, he sent me a Woody Foot and it arrived in only a couple of days. The cost of the stand is $46 delivered which I believe to be quite reasonable considering they are hand made. On to the nitty gritty:
Weight: Removed the existing foot from the canvas control box cover and weighed it (with the attached Velcro that I added) It came to just over 61 grams. The new Woody Foot (with Velcro) came to just over 85 grams. I was surprised by this. Thought the Woody Foot would be considerably heavier than what was already in place. 24 grams is nothing really.
Footprint Comparison: The woody Foot has a slightly smaller footprint than the existing stand. (About 20mm less) The existing foot caused me few issues when pushing through thick scrub so I can assume that the Woody Foot would also have no problems in this area.
Attachment to the detector: This was both a simple and quick task. There is no modification required when attaching the stand. (Only a small piece of Velcro stuck to the underside of the control box). The stand takes less than 30 seconds to attach or remove. This means that the SDC can still be folded for storage or can be carried in a backpack if required.
Stability: The SDC sits still on flat country and does not roll over. On steeper ground such as the sides of mullock heaps, the machine sits well allowing the coil to lay flat when digging targets. As you would expect, there is a limit as to the gradient that will allow the machine to stay upright but a simple repositioning of the machine solves this issue.
Operation of the SDC with the foot attached: The Woody Foot doesn’t catch on harness fittings or cause any issues when in use. It is tucked out of the way at the front of the detector.
I am impressed with the Stand. It does exactly what it was designed to do and at this point there does not appear to be any negatives in relation to its use.
Well done to the Woodies. They have produced a good quality product that will remain as a permanent fixture on my SDC. I have attached a pic of the Woody Foot sticker with the attached phone number for anyone who is interested.
Cheers
Les
GPX 5000, SDC 2300, Equinox 800
Bullet and lead shot specialist.
Ded Driver
Member
that's a very neet little attachment! 
APLA member, ML GPX 4000, ML SD2100, ML Xterra 705 Dual Pack, ML GM1000, sP01 Enhancer, Garmin GPSMAP 64S, kti PLB, a map, all sorts of coils & a cupla buckets full of hope & enthusiasm
Eldorado
Member
Looks like a great bit of kit.Nice review too Les.
condor22
Member
I have one on my SDC, got it at the beginning of my last GT trip and used it every day for 10 weeks. I'd agree with everything said by Lesgold.
I guess it depends on your height, build and how you swing, I noticed the slip in stand that came with the DD cover, as mentioned, not only unstable, but I kept knocking it on my leg, which caused it to move.
The Woodyfoot being a few inches lower on the detector (in front of the control box, not under it) doesn't knock my leg and if it did, never noticed. But it did not move anyway.
I Use a bungy on the 2300 and the Velcro strap the bungy hook is attached to sits below the woodyfoot on the upper shaft and works well......
Sweeper
Banned
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SDC2300-Qua … SwaVNba~~5
Found this one good also with provision for bungee and a free knuckle protector @ $10 bucks cheaper
Last edited by Sweeper (12 October 2018 07:21 am)
Ashamed to be guilty by association
Lesgold
Member
Hi Sweeper,
Saw that one as well. Not as keen on the 3D printed stuff. More prone to breakage. I considered it but decided to go this way as I knew the quality was going to be good.
Cheers
Les
GPX 5000, SDC 2300, Equinox 800
Bullet and lead shot specialist.
aussiefarmer
Member
Great review for a good looking product and Aussie made
Wish in one hand and poo in the other , See which one fills up first !
Sweeper
Banned
Les be interested to see also if foot print on 3d is as large as the woody one ?
3d type does come with 12 month warranty ?
Certainly not trying to detract from your post in any way. Just what I found whilst looking is all so put it out there
ps Happy to ask mods to shift to a separate string if you wish
Last edited by Sweeper (12 October 2018 08:07 am)
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Lesgold
Member
No that’s fine Sweeper. I’m pleased that you put your post up. It’s great that people have choice. When I saw the Woody Foot for the first time, I did exactly what you did and looked on eBay. Saw the other stand and then made a decision as to what I considered was the better product. I am sure that there will be people who end up with one or the other at some point in time. I also assume that there will be others who are not interested at all. It’s all good. I am just happy that there are people out there who are prepared to have a go and design some good stuff to help make our hobby a little easier.
Cheers
Les
GPX 5000, SDC 2300, Equinox 800
Bullet and lead shot specialist.
Sweeper
Banned
Ashamed to be guilty by association
Happy Jack
Newbie
Great product Les..enjoyed the write up. Great that you saw it.
Last edited by Happy Jack (13 October 2018 07:28 am)
Lesgold
Member
Thanks Happy Jack. Took it out today attached to the SDC. Didn’t even know it was on the detector. Great to be able to sit the 2300 on the ground and know that it wasn’t going to roll over and play dead.....
GPX 5000, SDC 2300, Equinox 800
Bullet and lead shot specialist.
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