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  1. nwdetectorist

    This is just SO wrong!! 😂😂😂

    Better than a Reader's Digest/Publisher's Clearing House fake aluminum with gold color anodized on it. Just a day before in the same old park (back in 1997 as a newbie) I had found an 1854 Seated Liberty Quarter. So... ...when the edge of this showed gold, I just about shit my pants. I very...
  2. nwdetectorist

    the silver streak is over!

    IN the Oregon; Portland area to be exact; I have my best luck about 1.5 to 2 days after a good hard rain. I do believe that too much water in the ground can smear or just overload the eddy current part of how a detector signals a find. That day or two after scenario (for me) gives enough wet to...
  3. nwdetectorist

    Okay so I realize I'm new to this brand of detector...

    I was advised by a trusted electronics person years ago, who stated that wrapping the coil wire introduced a 'kind of internal' short across the transmission and reception signals. In computer networking classes I also learned that the 'wrapped pair' in Ethernet Cat5 cabling functionally...
  4. nwdetectorist

    Okay so I realize I'm new to this brand of detector...

    Check this article out. BTW; in heavy trash inner city parks I run between 14 and 17 on sensitivity or else chatter, even when I exclusively use the 6" coil. We have very mineralized soil here in Oregon. Noise Cancel and Other Tips
  5. nwdetectorist

    US Mint declaring world Silver Shortage:

    From an article I read about 20 years ago... from what I can remember. 1. The 'Hunt Brothers' cornering of silver futures in the early 80s drove up silver prices so high that much of the family heirloom, jewelry, etc. was sold off. (read as not as much available now) 2. All the smaller mines...
  6. nwdetectorist

    Im still cussing a blue streak.....

    Well... At least it wasn't a glittering Gold Publishers Clearing house coin made of aluminum, will the heraldic eagle and all. Or... the Eagle Claw round emblem with all the looks of encrusted gold coin found nearly 10 inches under and next to entrance post lantern at 1909 park. Grrrr!!!
  7. nwdetectorist

    Exoskeleton... What do you use when the back is 'shot'???

    Thanks IDXMonster Your advice is sage and I will keep this in mind.
  8. nwdetectorist

    Exoskeleton... What do you use when the back is 'shot'???

    Exoskeleton Several years ago I briefly owned a Minelab Pro-Swing 45 Harness. I found it to be somewhat bulky but did do the job of taking most of the strain off my back. Because I only owned this for a short period, I did not get a chance to figure out how it really worked. Currently I am...
  9. nwdetectorist

    Wireless headphones

    What ToneTime said is correct. Here is link to great book on using the Simplex... https://www.treasurehuntingoutfitters.com/store/Nokta-Makro-Simplex-Handbook-p240060483
  10. nwdetectorist

    sharping digging tools

    Nice, I just did the cheapo 6" Harbor Freight bench grinder that I have and all is ok for now. I do have a 4" grinder with cutoff wheel. Just need a solid workbench and vise and will give it a try as well.
  11. nwdetectorist

    sharping digging tools

    OK; my question is... When sharpening my Lesche hand digger for example; in the past I just used a file. I am wondering with something like a wet wheel sharpening machine; would I remove less material from my digger? If so, what affordable machine would you suggest? I am looking at maybe the WEN...
  12. nwdetectorist

    My Fat Head and Nokta Makro Green Edition Headphones

    version 2.77' When I setup with the wired Sunray PRO Gold's the H3 (highest possible setting) is just about hearable but woefully faint in any environment with external sounds. I do the lion's share of my hunting in the heart of the city, along a busy waterfront park next to freeway exchanges...
  13. nwdetectorist

    My Fat Head and Nokta Makro Green Edition Headphones

    Still problems with the volume. OK, so I used my Simplex for the first time with the adapter and my wired Sunray Pro Gold headphones. I went to a local park with tons of targets and only found 5 coins and 9 junk targets in 2-hours of detecting. I tried all kinds of adjustments and programs i.e...
  14. nwdetectorist

    My Fat Head and Nokta Makro Green Edition Headphones

    OK, so I finally got around to using the EZ Wander and there is no noticeable volume increase while attached to my Sunray Pro Golds. This is with Sunray switch on no volume quashing and individual headphones set to maximum volume. I am usually running the Simplex in 4 to 5 bars of sensitivity. I...
  15. nwdetectorist

    Happy new year 2021 silver with a swastika good luck charm!

    Be sure to check the IHP for an 'S' mint mark. The 1908 and 1909 Indian Head pennies with the S are quite valuable. https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/337/small-cents/indian-head-cent/1908-S/
  16. nwdetectorist

    Any news on NEL small coil for Simplex

    I was just checking the NEL website and nothing yet :( http://nel-coils.com/index.php/en/production/nel-snake-9-5x3-5
  17. nwdetectorist

    Put together a connector and headphones for my Simplex.

    I read somewhere years ago; don't remember where, that one should max volume output from detector control box. The idea in the article I read stated that maxing out the detector volume would leave less chance of missing small or on edge targets. You would then be able to moderate what volume...
  18. nwdetectorist

    My Fat Head and Nokta Makro Green Edition Headphones

    Checked Nokta-Makro EZ Wander wireless module PDF Instructions, and yes it will pair up wirelessly with the Pulse Dive Pointer. Whoooo HOOOOOO https://www.noktadetectors.com/accessoire/ez-wander-wireless-module/ nwdetectorist
  19. nwdetectorist

    My Fat Head and Nokta Makro Green Edition Headphones

    My Fat Head and Nokta Makro Green Edition Headphones Ok, so my question is: What if the headphones fully extended barely reach down to covering my ears, hat or no hat? Also the maxed internal volume to the Green Wireless headset is not enough for my hearing loss. What then? I am thinking to...
  20. nwdetectorist

    Waterbury Button - How Old or What???

    Thanks okierebel I had posted on a Facebook group IDME and the response was the button was about like you stated; maybe mid-1900s. HH doyle
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