A question for you folks

[2 Much Trash]

What is the most problematic, waste of time trash target you dig. Is it iron or aluminun?

 

[jim tn]

Decaying iron on old sites frequently gets dug, but over all I dig more aluminum. HH jim tn

 

[IDXMonster]

What is the most problematic, waste of time trash target you dig. Is it iron or aluminun?

Definitely modern trash like aluminum screw caps, pieces of cans, curled up pieces of woven wire fences, etc….stuff that sizes like a possible coin but aren’t coins. If given the choice I would hunt iron 100% of the time, which is why I seek these areas out on purpose. That’s ME though…

 

[Mark kus]

Aluminum for sure pull tab bottle caps
Mark

 

[Wild Willy]

I hunt mostly fields in S.E. Georgia (east central??) and the fields around here have a lot of iron, some going back over 200 years. A little alum. but it does, usually, give a good signal.

 

[still looking 52]

If you keep your disc on the high side aluminum will give you the most problems, if you run your disc low iron will give you the most problems, at least in my world.

 

[Nauti]

Some old iron objects can be very interesting artefacts.........aluminium is just total crap.

 

[MuddyMo]

Depends on what you're looking for. If jewelry is your target then it's al. In most cases you can disc out most iron or many times have a clue it's iron. The biggest problem with iron is masking.

 

[BigTony]

What is the most problematic, waste of time trash target you dig. Is it iron or aluminum?

Your question is which one, iron or aluminum ? Iron, because it’s always deeper than aluminum. But close behind that is a zincoln - dam things are crap and ring up as a gold ring too many times.

 

[The Coin Magician]

What is the most problematic, waste of time trash target you dig. Is it iron or aluminun?

My number 1 trash item is Canslaw. I find that sites loaded with slaw often give up up a Gold Ring. (EVENTUALLY) I never dig nails. I have inbuilt discrimination in my brain for NAILS.

 

[Mike K (Ohio)]

Would have to be Iron for sure old square nails for sure!!!!!!

 

[HanoverDigger]

What is the most problematic, waste of time trash target you dig. Is it iron or aluminum

 

[HanoverDigger]

Aluminum no doubt...I hate digging down close to 2 ft. only to find it's a dang aluminum can some idiot relic hunter had buried years prior so he could get his jollies from the next digger.

 

[BigTony]

Aluminum no doubt...I hate digging down close to 2 ft. only to find it's a dang aluminum can some idiot relic hunter had buried years prior so he could get his jollies from the next digger.

Yup, I knew a guy who would find a deep coin and put his trash in the hole to slow you down.

 

[The Coin Magician]

Yup, I knew a guy who would find a deep coin and put his trash in the hole to slow you down.

Beware of penny planters too. I remember one field where dozens of neatly planted penny's were in abundance!.

 

[Elmy]

Depends on what you're looking for. If jewelry is your target then it's al. In most cases you can disc out most iron or many times have a clue it's iron. The biggest problem with iron is masking.

Masking iron is where we shine......It teaches you how to isolate coins within the iron.... Aluminum is just too hard to disc out without losing good targets.

 

[Listener]

Aluminum for sure. Gives a good signal but is crap. My biggest peeve is those round flat batteries that mimic quarters.

 

[BigTony]

Masking iron is where we shine......It teaches you how to isolate coins within the iron.... Aluminum is just too hard to disc out without losing good targets.

Elmo, I get fooled on deep bent nails all of the time.
Tony

 

[Elmy]

Elmo, I get fooled on deep bent nails all of the time.
Tony

Deep , bent nails will bounce id's.....so the trick is to just barely disc the bent nail.... now a coin next to the nail should be detected if the coil passes the coin first and not the nail. When the coil hits the nail before a coin it is discriminated out. Pic 1 shows a coil swing to the left and the coin is discriminated. Pic 2 shows a coil swing to the right and the coin should be detected. This is why angles are so important. A left handed man may start off swinging left to right and miss a coin that a right handed man will hit with a right to left swing (SHOWN IN THE PIC'S BELOW).
On an etrac with my magic program, a bent nail should hit outside your detectors search pattern, providing a good hit in search mode and a bad hit in quick mask.
Without it you would dig a bent nail thinking it was a coin.

Below is a coin that is masked or missed with a coil swing to the left.

Below is a coin that will be detected with a swing to the right.

Don't take my word....try this test at home for yourself.

E L M Y

 

[BigTony]

Deep , bent nails will bounce id's.....so the trick is to just barely disc the bent nail.... now a coin next to the nail should be detected if the coil passes the coin first and not the nail. When the coil hits the nail before a coin it is discriminated out. Pic 1 shows a coil swing to the left and the coin is discriminated. Pic 2 shows a coil swing to the right and the coin should be detected. This is why angles are so important. A left handed man may start off swinging left to right and miss a coin that a right handed man will hit with a right to left swing (SHOWN IN THE PIC'S BELOW).
On an etrac with my magic program, a bent nail should hit outside your detectors search pattern, providing a good hit in search mode and a bad hit in quick mask.
Without it you would dig a bent nail thinking it was a coin.

Below is a coin that is masked or missed with a coil swing to the left.

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Below is a coin that will be detected with a swing to the right.

View attachment 34922

Don't take my word....try this test at home for yourself.

E L M Y

Elmy,
I agree with your testing. Thanks for that and the bent nail bouncing numbers.
When I used the Expl 2 I dug less nails due to the iron mask screen. Miss that big time.
Tony