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« on: January 23, 2011, 12:45:17 pm »
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how many of you use screwdrivers instead of probe ans r probes a nessity

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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2011, 03:15:36 pm »
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I use a very large blunted screwdriver and don't use an electronic pinpointing probe.

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« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2011, 09:27:06 pm »
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I use my wife's ice pick (oops) but wish I had a longer one without spending alot of money.  I'm always on the lookout in the kitchen isle and hardware stuff for a longer probe.  I have a pinpointer but my md is so light I just keep swingin over the hole with one hand and probing with the other.  That reminds me its time to schedule my annual physical..sigh.

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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2011, 08:01:28 am »
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 Teach  Ok somebody wanna tell me why you would use a probe, I mean i'm new to the sport and don't understand, just saying if its beeps dig it....... Detecting

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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2011, 08:15:50 am »
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Teach  Ok somebody wanna tell me why you would use a probe, I mean i'm new to the sport and don't understand, just saying if its beeps dig it....... Detecting

What Bittyburg said.

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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2011, 08:23:24 am »
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Ok somebody wanna tell me why you would use a probe, I mean i'm new to the sport and don't understand, just saying if its beeps dig it....


The purpose of a probe, whether electronic or not (read ice pick, blunted screwdriver, knitting needle, etc), is to help you determine the exact location and depth of the target so you can make the smallest hole possible.   (Plus some people who use the blunted screwdrivers as probe also get really good at popping out coins using the probe rather than having to dig a divot---much kinder to the lawn, but it only works well if you aren't digging in hard ground).

Electronic probes are good at determining the location of the coin, but they won't give you a clue as to the depth.   And, with practice, most detectorists can pinpoint as accurately with their detector as they can with a hand-held electronic probe (so it becomes a matter of saving a little time versus saving a little weight)

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« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2011, 08:33:29 am »
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 Great  Thanks for the info gonna have to get me a big screwdriver, but right now lol i guess im using a back hoe to dig my finds, but im digging in my yard and other family members but i have noticed that my holes are getting some what smaller the more i get use to my detector. This is a great site for a beginner, lots of useful information and tips on hear.

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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2011, 09:03:41 am »
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timber wolf don't worry u will get better with practice , just be patient and keep digging, the more u do the better u will become at digging and finding your targets.

and the "Backhoe" made me  Grin

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