Gpx Handle or sd/gp series handle without quick track button

[YellowFever]

Hi all im in desperate need of a handle from either a sd gp or gpx series detector.
Sadly my 4500s handle snapped on me this morning 8.(
I don't like my chances of getting one this weekend but if someone has one i am willing to drive and i have cash waiting.

Cheers
YF

 

[HarryHoudini]

Depends where you are?
Maybe call these guys. They may help but Easter Sunday may be an issue.

Coiltek Gold Centre
6 Drive In Crt Maryborough, Victoria, Australia, 3465
Ph: (03) 54604700

 

[RichterScale]

Get a soldering iron onto it and weld/melt it back together. Did that to mine and it lasted quite a while. Dint look pretty but it worked

 

[RM Outback]

Mate I've got one you can borrow, I'll take it off the old 2000 your welcome to it until you sort a replacement. Pretty sure I've got your number if so I'll send a text and we can sort it out from there.

 

[YellowFever]

Thanks RM it's greatly appreciated mate, i ended up hand carving one out of tasmanian oak. Very pretty handle and is much stronger than the stock plastic minelab handles.
Took a good days work to customise the handle to fit my hand but it is now so comfortable to hold and swing!
It's not a copy of the timber handles already available on ebay, i went a completely different shape and style and only have raw timber at the moment while i decide whether to paint or to stain and lacquer
Cheers
YF

 

[YellowFever]

Get a soldering iron onto it and weld/melt it back together. Did that to mine and it lasted quite a while. Dint look pretty but it worked

I Tried the soldering iron route and it was ok but not worth driving out somewhere only to have it break again. Timber is the way to go and just carry a spare timber handle pre fabricated.
Although i highly doubt tassy oak will ever break on me. Its much more solid and has a bigger girth than the plastic stock handles

 

[RM Outback]

Mate if you've got raw timber keep it as is and grab your self some linseed oil and dunk it in that for a few hours or a day. Honestly it make the timber shine for a while but it'll last for ever, just repeat the process in a few years. You'll be able to hand it down to your kid's, as a relic of course :lol:.

 

[YellowFever]

I agree RM, i prefer a more natural oiled or clear coated grain of timber.
Unfortunately a lot of other folks prefer the painted finish to match up with whatever they are customising.

It's a shame because natural timber grain especially off a cut like Tasmanian Oak should be presented in all it's natural glory!

 

[RichterScale]

Get a soldering iron onto it and weld/melt it back together. Did that to mine and it lasted quite a while. Dint look pretty but it worked

I Tried the soldering iron route and it was ok but not worth driving out somewhere only to have it break again. Timber is the way to go and just carry a spare timber handle pre fabricated.
Although i highly doubt tassy oak will ever break on me. Its much more solid and has a bigger girth than the plastic stock handles

No worries. After welding mine I filled all the grooves with epoxy resin, then put more epoxy resin over that to make sure the handle wouldn't break again. It lasted for ages. The only reason I replaced it was because Minelab has a 3-year warranty on the handle that I didn't know about. So they gave me a new one.