silversmith
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I've seen many ads for sand scoops, and have owned a couple. They appear to have been made by punching a bunch of holes in a piece of flat metal, the bending them into shape. That's fine however they drain the sand rather slowly. I think you could better served by buying a piece of aluminum tubing about 6 in long and 6 in in diameter, mounting 5-6 bolts with nuts around the periphery of one end, shoving a round piece of plumbers cloth all the way down to the bolts, and affixing your choice for a handle. You could make the scoop larger or smaller to fit your needs. And........sand will go through it so fast you'll be amazed. Try 1/4 cloth as a starter. Go bigger or smaller as wished.
I hope you don't mind these suggestions, I love reading yours and using those that improves my detecting.
I hope you don't mind these suggestions, I love reading yours and using those that improves my detecting.