POWERFUL SANDSCOOP

[the Swede]

Very early on in my interest in metal-detecting I realized that it is (i.e. if you want it to be = if you want to be successful) quite scientific. It is not just to go out there (especially if you are looking for goodies in the water) and start swinging - it takes practice, patience, endurance and if you want to be really, really successful you also need a good understanding of how the metal detector works.

And after joining this forum I have also come to realize that quite a few of you out there possess a high degree of knowledge, not only when it comes to metal-detecting, but in general, as well - especially in construction and science. The examples are many!

That is why I am asking this (perhaps ridiculous for the scientist) question about a sandscoop which would be a lot more powerful than the ones we use today with magnets glued on the inside of the scoop.

What about a sandscoop that has a small battery attached to it, perhaps high up on the handle so it won

 

[khouse]

Most hunters are looking for gold and silver. These treasures are not attracted by magnetism. True for most coins. Nice idea though.

 

[GaBeachsweeper]

It occurs to me that most scoops are made either of aluminum or stainless steel, neither of which will magnetize. Secondly an electro-magnet is constituted by electromagnetic fields from an electrified second source such as a coil around the object, not electricity passing through the object itself. I'm sure that using a mild steel scoop with some sort of coil around the sieve/scoop portion might very well sufficiantly7 magnetize a scoop to hold ferrous metal targets while the sand drains. Be real interesting to find out how much juice will be needed. Good luck in your pursuit of this idea, it could be metal detecting's next better mouse trap.

 

[Boston Bob]

n/t

 

[the Swede]

Okay, so perhaps a scoop made out of very, very hard plastic with a built in coil...

It

 

[deerman]

The guy might be on th something as you would only need a small area of the scoop to be magnetized just like us putting a small mag. in the scoop to do the job you could put a small electro mag at the bottom of the scoop? and it wiuld work in all the scoops from platic to s/s

 

[grumpyolman]

What's the advantage of having it be electromagnetic rather than static magnetic? Epoxy the magnets in and call it good. Someone else posted another solution that seems a lot easier. He pulls a tube behind him with a mesh screen that will not allow small things to go through. He dumps his scoop there and sorts them out before he dumps the overburden back into the water. Plastic will not be strong enough to take the abuse it would need to do the digging that most do. At least not any of the plastic the average person can get. Not meaning to rain on your parade! I just think I have read solutions, in this forum, to the problem you raise and they are more simple in design. Regards...Jim

 

[mblemmy]

nice to ponder.................. well i will just continue doing what i always do.... swing over and around the hole if no signal , than im guessing its in the scoop......... get out and hunt !! theres already too many gadgets out there that are making us lazy....


HAPPY HUNTING !!!

mikeB

 

[Lowjiber]

I have two tiny, powerful magnets in my scoop. Cheap and does the same thing.

 

[cpease002]

Is there a low cost sandscoop if so where can it be bought?? Guess what Iam a newbee