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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1500 on: September 10, 2011, 11:17:09 am »

LOL about the sheep!

My first assignment in the UK , I arrived at Heathrow Air Port.

Picked up by a few of my Compadre' they took me to a 900 year old tavern called The Tavern! Duh! They fed me this stuff called OLD ROGGERS! It Turned out to be a Barley Wine. They would only sell you two.

Tripping over the 1/4 step walking out the Door Proved why! LOL

The Next day on Post They gave me a Tour of the Antenna Farm. Farm it was, HF antenna poking up over 10 acres and Mode by Sheep.

They handed me a pair of wellington boots. Said Your Going to need these because of all the Sheep Poop.

I said Cool. They even knew what size I needed.

Driving just down the road a few hundred yards we got out of the truck and they said your really need to Don Yer Gear.

I chucked my Combat Boots and went to slip my feet in the Brand New Wellingtons.

Eaaaa? Something was inside them.

On inspection , I found it was a pair of Leather Gloves with the Palms stiched up with Velcro.

Like the Young Dumb fresh Meat I was I ask asked What Ta Hell Is this for.

They Busted Laughing saying Your going to need them to hang on.

Here is What Ya Do! You Grab a sheep by the Hind Legs, Slip the Legs into the Wellingtons and With Yer Gloves Hang on For Dear Life!

I won't tell about the other parts. LOL

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1501 on: September 10, 2011, 11:55:38 am »

Ahoy all.
Nice to be back, busy with the exhibition side of things.Welcome Machineman, yahoo we have another Capetonian!
Pgill hope you pull some bc stuff out of the earth on that side hehe maybe a couple of sovereigns old chap? Sure cant wait for the results.
On the hunting side I went out last week looking for a R22000 earring, very little white gold and one fat diamond surrounded by smaller ones.
I had the remaining one as reference but the damn thing gave the faintest of signals, very erratically and bouncing from hotrock to brass type signal and reading.
Anyway I cross referenced it with my mates xterra 50 and it did the same. Makes me think I must have missed tons of good stuff in the past.
I eventually got the T2 to semi stabilize on the earring but I lost a hell of a lot of depth. Very frustrating. I mean I know it was a small little earring with very little metal but I was really expecting a much better signal.
Xavier.....any chance of a diamond detector in the future?
Chat soon and would welcome your feedback and or advice on this experience. Both these machines are usually hot on even the small targets
and all of a sudden 18ct white does this Huh?

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1502 on: September 10, 2011, 01:02:30 pm »

possibly part of saddlery as a first guess, sounds like a good trip

Posted on: September 10, 2011, 12:54:00 PM

Thanks for the welcome Viking will hopefully connect up in not to far distant future

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1503 on: September 10, 2011, 01:46:23 pm »

Viking, It's great to have you back,

Viking, my whites loves those small items see if you can borrow one and get a reading from the other earring
and keep the gain Low coz the losted one will be just under the surface and you wont be bombarded by deep
signals and then you will know what VDIs to look for,

you may have already of done this but I was'nt sure,

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1504 on: September 10, 2011, 02:23:24 pm »

Another thing Viking but you must know where it was lost and you will need power is to use a uv light you know the one that you use to check bank notes well any how at night a diamond will reflect the uv light in fact you will see a purple spot where the diamond is that is if it hasn't been stampeded into the ground Grin

or you could buy one of my detectors Grin

or better yet I could come and find it for you Cool

bet Peter would come with me LOL

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1505 on: September 10, 2011, 02:43:20 pm »

yeah yeah very Funny! Devil

. The reason I posted this little issue is to show all you beginners that even the pros like myself can have difficult situations........hahahaha!!!!!OOH the feedback Im expecting Fight

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No, but seriously I was a bit pressed for time and the owner was with me and and and.......Anyway I think its time for me to start harassing family and friends for interesting and different sized jewellery and coins to scan. Could actually be a cool exercise.Scaled photo of item vs a pic of the reading. At various depths and maybe even orientation.......actually you would then be able to really figure out how your machine sees things.
But it s a loooong task...............sounds like a good one for Uncle Pgill!!!!!! Give him something to get his mind off coming back from the UK empty handed...of gold coins that is :

On second thoughts ......didnt he lose his test bed coins? Huh?

And what about all the rest of you guys.....anything interesting found yet?

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1506 on: September 10, 2011, 02:48:17 pm »

Alright guys, Peter here from the UK Great

went detecting with AU yesterday, and found me half a henry III silver penny from the 1600's.... also 2 buttons Kiss

had a great day with AU, fantastic fellow..... X if I was there we would search for diamonds Pray

Machineman, welcome to this crazy bunch... Not me mind you, only them Idiot

stick with me and you will be ok Great

don't let X brainwash you Shocked

Viking, great to hear from you, hope all is going well? Where is doctor bones anyway....

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1507 on: September 10, 2011, 02:56:33 pm »

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Thanks, I did the lower gain thing but I was in areas with grass , wet green sheep food type grass!!!!! About 30cm in places. I was kind of forced to run in boost mode. I don't know..... the machine battled to id the thing even when it was lying right there.
very frustrating though.....R22000 is no friggin joke if you know what I mean...........so close yet so very far hehe!

Posted on: September 10, 2011, 02:52:52 PM

Pgill nice one!!! Lucky ba........boy! But how can you do that to us? Huh?

??WHERE ARE THE PICTURES Angry

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1508 on: September 10, 2011, 03:02:51 pm »

Hang in there Viking, still have to clean the coin and photograph it..... I will be going out again with AU in a couple of weeks time Great

Now there is a gentleman, he traveled far to pick me up, took me detecting right near his house, then took me back home. We had a great day, and was really great to meet AU.... great fellow Clapp

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	Re: Detecting in South Africa « Reply #1509 on: September 10, 2011, 03:13:12 pm »

I was waiting for you Peter,

That coin I found with the shield on it might be from 1709
BUT it also has a Roman face on the other side,
It might be a coin or it could be a Medal or something simular ?

I'm stuffed if I know, Good day was'nt it Peter

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