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Harbor Freight Pin Pointer working great !

andrew9091

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I left a post on here about aquiring a Harbor Freight pin pointer for 15 bucks. I just want to say Ive had it for about 8 months and it works great.
I highly reccommend though keeping the pointer in the black cover case it comes in. I cut off the back part and it fits nicely in my pouch I wear. This keeps it clean.
If you are looking for a good pointer for a great price you cant go wrong with the harbor freight model for 15 bucks.
 
Hi Andrew,
I use a Harbor Freight pinpointer as well, and mine has worked fairly good for a year or so. The weak point is the push button switch. If mud/dirt gets in there, it may quit working. That is what happened to mine, so I just held it with the switch pointing down and blasted it with spray TV tuner/contact cleaner. There is enough room around the push button to get a good spray into the switch. After that it has worked fine.

There is a neat trick to add sensitivity to the unit: Slip a ring of metal onto the shaft (I used a piece of copper plumbing pipe, but a wire ring will work, too). Slide the ring all the way down to the body of the pinpointer. Then with the button pressed, slide the ring up toward the tip of the shaft till the pinpointer beeps, then back the ring down till the beeping stops. Now it is very sensitive and will detect a coin up to several inches away. If that is too sensitive for your application, just slide the ring away from the tip and back toward the housing.
HH,
Roger in Va
 
wow thanks Ill try that !!!
so I should get some wire ? how does the metal ring stay on there ? do u use tape ?
Thanks
 
Look for something that fits tight enough that it will stay on the shaft and not fall off or move around on it's own. I used a very short (1/4" long) piece of 1/2" copper tubing from a plumbing project. I split the tubing and then bent it to be a snug slip fit on the shaft. Now it will slide into position and stay there. Bet you could do the same with some copper household wiring, like 12 or 14 gauge solid. Make two or three turns around the shaft and give it a try. Put some tape over it to help keep it's shape. Just be sure you can slide it. Or, use a small key ring that fits, etc. Most anything metallic.
Roger in Va
 
I have three of these and have modified a couple of them. I feel they are the best for the money. Just my opinion..

Jeff
 
From what I see and hear the pro pointer is the way to go however at this time it is "not in my budget": Someday....................

Jeff
 
Yeah...they are a bit pricey...Waiting for the warranty to run out so I can silicone it up to make it waterproof...

HH,
 
Yea the HF pinpointer is OK. I had one for starters but after I got a GOOD pinpointer like the Garrett Pro-pointer I never went back.
The HF pin pointer has to be RIGNT ON the target...TOUCHING the target. Not so with the Garrett Pro-pointer. The HF pointer is ok to start with untill you can get enough cash to
get yourself a decent one for serious metal detecting. Good luck with the cheapo. It will get you through for a while.
Salida
 
I also started out with the HF and didn't have much luck with it. It worked OK for a couple of months but the operation became intermittent after that and I couldn't depend on it. From reading this post guess I could have tried spraying it but didn't know that at the time. So I got the Garrett Pro Pointer and it's been great. Never leave home without it.
 
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