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how does one decide between a nox 600 or 800 as an upgrade from the old 705 ( which i will still be keeping ) for relics and some salt water detecting or is there a better choice for the beach .also if i am in a gold area with my 4500 the wife may be able to swing the other machine with a chance...

i just had the greatest feeling reuniting someone with a lost ring. a guy came and asked me if i had a detector (some one told him i did ) and could i maybe go out to his farm and try and find a ring his wife lost in a truck load of cane mulch . the ring was her deceased mothers wedding ring ...

yep i did first time in quite a few months , i took the 705 out for a couple of hours to my normal old spot and harvested a lovely pile of scrap and a few coins . the coins i have still to clean up but i know i have a few goldies from one section of this spot and a few small old silvers from the...

did this the other day just to see what i had collected over the last few years while i have owned my terra 705 . i separated all my silvers into coins size and then into silver content and did a tally of the melt value of each and then a total value . the only silver coins i never included were...

any one looking for a go anywhere rig , here's one . https://www.trucksales.com.au/items/details/1969-mercedes-benz-unimog-404/SSE-AD-3209461/?cr=0&psq=(And.Service.Trucksales._.(C.Category.Trucks._.SubCategory.All%20Wheel%20Drive.))&pso=36&pss=Premium johno

bought a new android tab A yesterday first one i have ever had still scratching my head and working out how to drive it . what i would like to know is what would be the most useful maps program to put on it for our hobby . i will be putting wiki camps on it cos its handy and the tablet has...

any one else in here got .mine is playing up something chronic at the moment .i have an appointment to see the specialist surgeon in toowoomba next month to discuss my MRI scans i had last year . i want to avoid any surgery if at all possible to the point i almost feel like just not going to the...

was just thinking , i wonder who the lucky bugger is that gets to metal detect flemington race course . i would think it would be worth a fair few goldies .. johno

yep going for a swing tomorrow , warwick . dont know zacly where yet but i am going . the 45 will get its third outing hope i can work out how to use it this time . prob try all the coils see which one if any i can get running some where near right . just one tiny little bit of yellow would be...

just thought i would show i dont always get silver . i almost always do but not today .went to a new site at a very old falling down farm house and waded through tons of junk signals and held my breath most of the time due to 2 rotting roo carcasses and this pic was the haul for as long as i...

actually got out for a quick swing this arvo on our way home (me and the mrs) from a bit of a check out some fossicking sites trip and after calling in to the inverell gem show .we ducked onto one of my detecting haunts and scored a few coins . they are in soaking at the moment cleaned up pics...

can anyone point me to a good map of the torrington area either for download or to buy .some thing with some info on would be good . i found one that covers the mole river table lands but to print it out i would need a heck of a big printer . i am thinking i would like to go looking for some...

first progress on the cab grinder build . i have fixed a few probs with a motor i already had in the shed its a bit big but will do, its a 1hp off an old compressor . bought 2 pulleys and 2 bearings cos i wanted to use new ones . bored one pulley to suit the motor and cut a new keyway to suit...

got my stones today in the mail that i bought from SneakyCuttlefish . now i am no expert on gems nor on taking photos of them but they look pretty good to me . a couple of photos for your viewing pleasure and cos we all like to look at pics rather than read words . very impressed at the speed...

was fun and a good and rare day out for us .we went to, quiz location by picture . found a few small ones which i believe is the norm for this place . still enjoyed our self though me and the mrs . a stepping stone into things to come . next is to join a lapidary club and also build a grinding...

went out today for an hour and a bit. not a great score but it was still fun .i have been out to another new spot midweek and all i got apart from a ute load of ammo was 2 pennies and a half penny . anyway today for some strange reason i seemed to be getting dec coins which is not the norm in...

just like to know if anyone in here has built a faceting machine yet . if so how did it go ?is it use full was it from a set of plans ? because i would love to have a crack at doing some gem cutting but the cost of machines plus the rest of the gear is scary , just about as bad as setting up a...

bit late should of done it a few days ago . when are we going to metric time with 100 hours in a day instead just 24 . anyway thank you very much to 7.62marksman for the ring sizer mandrel and ring size jigger things he sent me . i did finish making my mandrel that i started a while back but...

thought i would share this . i found it on gumtree today . no the add has nothing to do with me at all .but if some one wants a real challenge of a do er upper van then this could be for you . though i feel a little over priced he may come down a few bob . johno...

yep no silver today .only 2 pennies in the coin dept plus sundries of course, must be getting warmer i saw a bit of wildlife today a frill neck basking in the sun some butterflies and had to go off the road to avoid an Echidna on the way home. johno and after a quick bath .