Fiberglass shaft for my Sov.

[Anonymous]

Hi all,
I finally got around to making a very light weight shaft for my Sov. The old shaft weighed 26oz. The new is only 8oz. A huge difference in the weight. It feels like I am detecting with an XLT again weight wise.
I used two sections of a 20' telescoping fishing pole. Used the sections that came closest to the original Sov shaft diameter, plenty strong enough. I did not make the length adjustable, just made it the length that suited me best. Came up with a unique method of attaching the meter to the top of the handle. I used a piece of wood dowel cut across diagonally. Large hole in the center of the top piece, small hole for a screw in the bottom. Fastened the meter v clip to the dowels with the screw. Tightening the screws cause the two dowels to slide wedging in the handle nice and solid.
I can hunt all day now without fatigue.
Dan

 

[Anonymous]

How about a couple of pictures, sound very interesting.
Andy

 

[Anonymous]

Notice the pinpoint switch at the bottom of the meter (white). Rewired the meter cable to include the pinpoint switch keeping everything neat and clean.

 

[Anonymous]

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Nice work.
Is there some more pics, on a web site, somewhere ?
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[Dan MI]

I can take some more photos including details of the handle mounting if you like. Just say the word

 

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[Anonymous]

Hi Dan MI

Yep, if you have time and your camera, it would be great to have more pics of your handle mounting detector !

Thanks

Jerome

 

[Dan MI]

Here are the promised photos showing the details of my fiberglass fishing pole detector shaft. This shaft withstood over two hours of the high speed swinging done in a seeded hunt without any cracking or breakage.
I have also included a neat method of mount the meter to the handle.
Hope this motivates others to do the same. This makes the machine very light and well balanced.
Dan

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The meter mount follows, I put the pinpoint and probe switches in the meter housing to cut the clutter and save additional weight.

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[willisjj]

Hey Dan, I know this is a really old post, but I was wondering how that setup has worked out for you and if you still have pictures you could send me. The pictures are no longer coming up on this thread. Thanks!