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A "light hearted moment" ??????? I can't remember how many Beetles, Kombi's, Type3's and Passat's I've had in my 46yrs as a Volkswagen mechanic. At 15yrs old I left school to start an apprenticeship. My first car was a Hillman Minx with 4 on the column, then my first 1953 Beetle was bought for...

I've been aware that many of you on the forum have felt a bit like me when we first started out detecting in public places like parks and beaches etc. I once read on a forum, I can't remember where, to help overcome that initial fear or embarisment of getting out there. The answer was to "look...

Dum question are they rough or cut, you can't see any facets

Thanks AM, Will check out the contact at The Open Range

Hi Guys, I searched this topic without finding any info. I recently bought a used CTX 3030 and was about to change coils with heavy fishing line attached to pull the cable back through. But before I fed the fishing line back into the shaft I had a look up inside with a torch and noticed a very...

Thanks Guys, Will continue using suggestions and comments, have half a jam jar of coins from parks in Toowoomba and Brissy, my grandson is hooked after finding a couple of 2 cent pieces in his backyard and a 5" rail spike in my driveway.

Thanks for the welcome Jaros and I'm wading through old posts Cheers Bob.

G'day from Toowoomba, At 66 and retired I've just bought my first detector, a CTX. Up until this point my interests have been always outdoors, hunting and shooting and fishing both salt and fresh. For the past 10 years we've been volunteering with an Aboriginal Mission during the dry season...

Hi you guys, At 66 and retired I've just bought my very first detector, a CTX3030. (I can't shoot and hunt as much as I used to, so I have a new hobby) It's been a steep learning curve for an old fart but its starting to come together, slowly. My main interest is parks etc. and occasionally...