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Comparing Minelab carbon fibre shafts with metal shafts
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<blockquote data-quote="Deepseeker" data-source="post: 581309" data-attributes="member: 13321"><p>Yes, I have a GPX 5000 that came with a metal upper shaft, and I've recently gone the Sandy Shafts carbon composite Upper and Lower. Firstly, just to get rid of that ridiculous Minelab shaft lock is worth the expense. But if you are using a big DD then it definitely makes a difference. With a 25" DD on the end of Minelabs GPX shafts, there is that much twisting, turning, and flexing going on, that if you are running in sharp with a high gain, anything above midway had better be moving in sync with the coil if you don't want it to be picked up or affect the coils sensitivity. Even more so if there is extra flopping and twisting caused by Minelabs shaft lock, seemingly made with a Plasticine/Blu-Tack composite <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />layful: </p><p></p><p>I'm so happy with my Sandy Shafts. Docs make a composite shaft for the GPX, but the photo I saw showed that it too had a Minelab shaft lock, which really defeats the purpose and expense of the exercise if you are trying to increase rigidity mainly.</p><p></p><p>D.S</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deepseeker, post: 581309, member: 13321"] Yes, I have a GPX 5000 that came with a metal upper shaft, and I've recently gone the Sandy Shafts carbon composite Upper and Lower. Firstly, just to get rid of that ridiculous Minelab shaft lock is worth the expense. But if you are using a big DD then it definitely makes a difference. With a 25" DD on the end of Minelabs GPX shafts, there is that much twisting, turning, and flexing going on, that if you are running in sharp with a high gain, anything above midway had better be moving in sync with the coil if you don't want it to be picked up or affect the coils sensitivity. Even more so if there is extra flopping and twisting caused by Minelabs shaft lock, seemingly made with a Plasticine/Blu-Tack composite :playful: I'm so happy with my Sandy Shafts. Docs make a composite shaft for the GPX, but the photo I saw showed that it too had a Minelab shaft lock, which really defeats the purpose and expense of the exercise if you are trying to increase rigidity mainly. D.S [/QUOTE]
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