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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2009, 05:53:48 am »
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« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2009, 10:25:50 pm »
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Great advice about the metal eyelets on the shoes.  I would have never thought about that...  Do they make metal detecting shoes yet?

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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2009, 01:37:35 am »
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Great advice about the metal eyelets on the shoes.  I would have never thought about that...  Do they make metal detecting shoes yet?

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Generally speaking, the cheaper sneakers and the most expensive are more prone to having metal eyelets. Those in the mid price range seem to be fine. Also, the kind with Velcro(tm) closures are metal free. That being said, when I detect, my right foot is almost always slightly forward of my left. Inside of my left shoe, near the toe, I glue a small coin - Australia has a 5 cent piece the same size as a US dime. That way I can test my batteries. I know how far away I can detect that coin in the air with a fresh set so when I wonder how the batteries are doing, I give my left shoe a swipe.

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Money in the shoe...What great advice!

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« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2009, 03:04:54 am »
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I got my metal detector last year and I have only been searching in my yard & a nearby park. 

Any suggestions on what to use to easily remove the dirt and put it back without leaving an unsightly mess/hole.  It seems like such a chore to dig in my yard and put it back.  There has got to be an easier way.




Have you tried, after pinpointing your target, using a flower bulb hole digger?  If anyone has, how well does it work?  Have you had problems with scratching a valuable coin?  I am also new to hunting and thought of this as a possibility, then have seen some videos of people using them quite successfully.

It seems the markings on the side of the hole digger would also help with depths up to 4", and after finding target the dirt and remaining plug can be put right back into the hole, leaving no damage.

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« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2009, 03:45:13 am »
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 Does that mean that every second step you get a signal  lol?     I dont know about eyelets or any other metal ,steelcaps,nails ect. in your shoes , my detector is sensitive enough to pick up any metal anywhere near it , especialy in my footwear so carefully select what I wear when I go detecting so I dont get false signals .

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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2009, 03:46:01 am »
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I played around with the idea, and it worked great in the yard, with perfect grass and nice dirt. Didn't work well at all where there were any roots or stones, or hard ground.

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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2009, 05:00:40 am »
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As far as digging divices go , I found there is no foolproof way to dig a hole in a nice lawn and not leave a trace that you have not been there. even if you carefully backfilled the hole and replaced the grass exactly back in place . the grass will brown off after a day or so , and also digging a hole more than 6 inches deep you will always have a bit of soil surplus after you backfill .
                My detector will read a coin down to 12 inches deep so you wouldnt be able to retrieve a coin only digging a hole only 2 inches square.  A screwdriver is sometimes not the answer if the ground is particulaly hard as you cant just push down enough pressure  with one arm ,  soft ground maybe .
                I made this special short handle shovel , its made with a steelbar handle about 3/4 inch thick and a ( flat steel blade about 1 1/2 inches wide and 3/8 inch thick and about 12 inches long with a small footstep on the back).   Ive sharpened the blade on the leading edge  .
                My technique is to cut a square of turf about 3 to 4 inches square ( smaller size if the coin is at a shallower depth )  to be replaced later , then I systematicly work my way around this hole with my shovel using my foot to gain downward pressure on the shovel and the strong steel handle to gain leaverage prising the soil loose in the hole , if the soil is slightly moist it will stick to the shovel to clean out the hole but after some depth I might have to clean out the hole by hand.
                 Although I have a Screwdriver , Trowel and a small Potting Shovel in my kit I find this Special Shovel is the best thing Ive found to get through even the hardest ground ive dug tree roots and all , a real cinch in soft ground .   

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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2009, 05:14:26 am »
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I have been working an old camp lately. I have dug tons of holes in the grass. I just cut the proverbial "plug", then if I need deeper, I use a regular digging trowel and put the excess dirt on a 1' square "drop cloth". I then refill the hole with the dirt, push it down with my fist and replace the plug. As I stand up, I step on the plug. The ranger even watched me do a couple and said "wow" you can't even see where you dug."

But....the recent rains have really helped alot with that too!

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« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2009, 02:35:40 pm »
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Thanks for the digging tool suggestions.  We've had a pretty wet summer down here in the S/E of Alabama this year, so I think the bulb hole digger will work pretty well,at least until  the ground dries and hardens.  Then I will try other options as you all have suggested.

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