homemade coil covers

[metalKid]

Im wonderin if you can use plexy glass as a coil cover without it messing up your reading

 

[GoGoGopher]

Thin Plexi should work ok...I think one of the members has done this already. Maybe he will comment on it...

HH,

 

[dirt jockey]

I personally don't use any coil covers, but I have heard of guys using shower caps with the elastic band, inexpensive, easy to put on or take off and is so thin it doesn't have any effect on sensitivity.
Happy Hunting

 

[metalKid]

thanks guys

 

[dobbie]

thanx for posting it. as i have been wanting a coil cover for ever. I go through alot of brush though how would they stand up to it?

 

[waltship]

It works, make it out of the thinnest you can. Check under B/h coil done by waltship lower in this forum for pictures of how I attached it. Made first one from 1/4 in, but it's kind of heavy. It keeps sticks and other stuff from getting caught inside the spokes of my coil.

 

[canyoudigit?]

n/t

 

[waltship]

a Frisbee would be good, but I want to be able to see the ground under coil.

 

[canyoudigit?]

Here's one that I found. It's not totally clear, but take a look.

http://www.discfly.com/ProductInfo~productid~absuperdisc.html

 

[waltship]

It would probably work and if you wanted to see the ground, a hole could be cut as big as the inside circle of the coil. Then a circle of plexi could be attached with little extra weight added. You might be smarter than the average bear, yogi.

Thanks.

 

[TABAGO]

Well I have been looking for some good material,, At work we some times we use face shield's, when using acid to wash our trucks, the shield's have replaceable face shield's ( Clear Plastic )
About 3/16 In. thick an tough, makes a perfect coil cover, mounted with tie strips and adds no weight at all to the detector, can't wait to try it out, got a place in mind, I was there once An there were a lot of stubs, from the brush hog they used to mow, now those pesky stubs want get caught up the coil,, I like the ideal of a Frisbee too I may give that a try some time

 

[tab-nabit]

I have on one of my several coils where I sprayed the bottom of the coil. I used the stuff like they spray truck beds. Yeah I had my truck done, but that stuff held up well. I bought a case of the tall spay cans that's similar and was using it to spray all kinds of stuff like the ladder steps, older 5-gallon metal jerry gas cans, parts of the boat, and I kept getting carried away spraying all over the place. One of the things was the bottom of a spider open spoke coils for one of my detectors. I think I sprayed 3-4 coats. I haven't used it a lot, but the times I did, it held perfectly fine. It would be easy to add another coat or two anytime. One of the advantages is that it gets no debris between the coil and the spray. I have had stuff, especially any high in mineral soil get between a coil and cover cause problems. So on some coils I have no cover, and on others that do have a slip on coil, I make it a habit to remove them and clean up. I have not had any coils wear through from not having a coil cover. I must have been doing spraying a couple years ago on something and trying a coil must have came to mind.
Just a couple weeks ago I replaced the battery in one of my vehicles. I sprayed the tray the battery sits on. Then the garbage can handles which was a smooth plastic. I used the stuff almost like spray painting depending on what it is, and the stuff sprays black. I dunno, I have it so I'm using it up here and there.