Going to the beach tomorrow with my home made scoop

[wingizzmo]

Well needed a scoop so used some of the ideas from the forum here and added some of my ideas to it I used 4 in PVC pipe and a 20deg elbow I put a 38 in long handle through the pipe at a 20 deg angle also held the EMT pipe in with a concrete bolt screen on the back oh and I used an old hand drill handle for a shaker handle 14 in from the scoop well tomorrow is the test run .

 

[ivanll]

Every path to discovery starts with a first step.

There can be many pleasures in a DIY project.

You may expect a fair result in very dry sand and in very loose wet sand where there is wave action.

ivanll

 

[OldBeechnut]

Looks Good, you may want to sharpen the edge of the scoop for better penetration. Best of Luck, let us know how she faired..................

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

n/t

 

[JOHNMARKHAM]

just wondering how she faired ???
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john

 

[ivanll]

n/t

 

[milml1]

looks like the scoop Mel Gibson used in his Mad Max movies....Watch out for rocks, Good Luck

 

[deepseeker442]

yes let us know how it works

 

[asthlan1]

good luck hope it doesnt .....snap crackle pop

 

[wingizzmo]

well went out with it last sat and I have to say its not bad its great in dry sand and even OK damp sand not great in the wet stuff it held up well I did a few mods to it for the beach tomorrow drilled more holes and sharpened the front but have to make do with it till I can get a good scoop I will have to say to all the noobs out there that with time and mat cost should have put the money on a good scoop !

 

[OldBeechnut]

Many Of us Pirates have been down the same road, The good is, you are into one of the few hobbies that will pay for that scoop and detector down the road...........Good Luck.............joe

 

[rqlt29a]

were you on a beach in Maine?

 

[wingizzmo]

yes I was why ?

 

[jenkiel]

Hi. Made this... Cut of the blades on that digging tool,don't know the name in English. Not so pretty,but works fine.

 

[rqlt29a]

I think I seen you there. Were you using a Whites V3 ? If so how do you like it?
I went out early in the day and found my first gold ring with my Goldquest Aquasearch.
Theres not a lot of junk on that beach its good for a pi.
I hope you had a productive day.
Regards
Jim

 

[wingizzmo]

yes I have the v3 I like it had a fisher 1280x before so all tone so the v3 is a big learning curve went back out today Hampton NH very slow out there for a long weekend about 6 bucks in clad and an earring silver very small heart .