My new GT Sovereign Stand..

[GaReb]

I come up with this design at work a few weeks ago. So far I like it out of the other 2 designs that I made up. This one is made out of aircraft 1/2" aluminum block and 1/4" stainless steel legs. The weight is a little over a 100grams. The legs and block are tapped and dyed to make them removable. The bar clamp has been tapped out to accept 2 # 10 machine screws.
I'm pleased with the out come..I hate to lay my control box down in the dirt.
What do yall think??

 

[Tony]

Looks great...nice and simple without looking too bulky.

I guess you could use end "feet" (round) if the setup sinks in soft sand ??

I think it would be hard to improve on what you have.

Regards,
Tony

A happy Sov GT and user

 

[Art (NWOH)]

n/t

 

[Bottomfeeder]

n/t

 

[John LA]

It looks very light weight but it might sink into soft sand or mud. I couldn't tell if the others had siginificent weight. Anyway, good work.

 

[Rick(ND)]

I got this XS in on a trade deal that has a nice stand on it. I didnt know about it at first, but now that I have used it I love this setup. I beieve this whole setup is a shaft and kit bought from David at Dixie as it sure looks like the one on his web page.
In all of my Sovereigns I have used either shaft mounted or hipmount this one is so balanced I dont notice the weight, never thought it could be done, but with this set up it is great.With the stand on the back it holds it up off the ground very nice also. I want to mount my S1 probe and try to do a remote pinpoint switch too and see if it will still balance as nice, maybe even mount my GT on a shaft such as this as it is nice.
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Here is a close up of the operator veiw and notice the meter sits to one side and it is adjustable.
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[Art (NWOH)]

Looks twice as long as my Sovs. I even had to shorten the lower rods by the distance between two adjustment holes for them to handle good.

I don't get a lot of sweep width, but is easier on my arm with the coil near my feet.

You must be really tall to swing a stick like that.

HH

 

[plugger]

I made the rod in the picture and it has 7 holes for adjusting the lower stem and the arm cuff has 4 holes so you can adjust the distance frmom the handle to the elbow. And, the handle itself is ajustable. I balance my own rod so that it is in the hunt position when I grab the handle. There's no pulling up or pushing down against the weight of the coil. The stock "S" rod doesn't allow you these options and causes a great deal of stress to your wrist and eventually, to your back. A balance straight rod makes all the difference, and, even Minelab is waking up to that fact.

Bill

 

[plugger]

n/t

 

[Art (NWOH)]

I still had to shorten the stick on my GT so I wouldn't have to keep lifting on it.

I have better coil movement control with a shorter stick. Don't pick up the metal in my boots, but have to be careful carrying the digger in my left hand.......too long a digger will cause nulls on the left end of the sweep.

HH