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« on: November 17, 2014, 05:22:15 am »
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Just introducing myself to everyone here. I live in Melbourne Australia.
I am looking forward to next year when I may occasionally have a couple hours free every month in which to look for gold and gems . I have purchased my permit and have tried panning but haven't found anything of value yet. A metal detector is my next step. But with a hundred things higher on my priority list I think my only hope of owning one is to build one myself. I have several different schematics and magazine articles which I have begun collecting. The main thing is to work out which one is feasible. Finding all the components is one challenge as well as choosing a design that has enough instruction included so I can actually finish it.

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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2014, 05:39:34 am »
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Hi Jackofdiamonds

Welcome to thunting.com. We have a lot of do it yourself detector projects here, some good and some not, when you are ready let us know and we will help you make the right choice. In the meantime why not have a look around the forum, I'm sure that you will find some very interesting posts.

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  Welcome from New Mexico.       How are your electronics skills ?   Do you have any test equipment?     

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My electronic skills are just past beginner level. I've spent the past few months reading books on electronics. I have a digital multi meter and soldering iron. I have the "Eleven" Arduino Uno compatible board from Freetronics and have successfully completed all the projects in the accompanying booklet. Now I am working through the book called "Electronic Circuits For The Evil Genius" which is written in a way I found very easy to understand and follow. And I can use the breadboard from the Arduino kit to work through the lessons.

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Hi j.o.d., Welcome to the forum from NT Australia , good luck with your projects ..cheers Mick

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« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2014, 04:13:15 pm »
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My electronic skills are just past beginner level. I've spent the past few months reading books on electronics. I have a digital multi meter and soldering iron. I have the "Eleven" Arduino Uno compatible board from Freetronics and have successfully completed all the projects in the accompanying booklet. Now I am working through the book called "Electronic Circuits For The Evil Genius" which is written in a way I found very easy to understand and follow. And I can use the breadboard from the Arduino kit to work through the lessons.

 Clapp Best answer I've read in a very long time. You keep at it and pretty soon you'll be telling us how to do it LOL Let me know when you want to build a detector and I'll help you through it.

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Thanks ,Xavier. I look forward to when I can understand enough to not only build my own but share some ideas with others.

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