fiberglass probe... what do you guys think?

[arrowhead82]

I'm just starting out at bottle digging and I was having a hard time finding spring steel for my probe. the metal dowels at the hardware store were too flexible, and to get a custom piece of spring steel made, it cost 60 bucks. So instead of spring steel, I used fiberglass, wood and brass. what do you guys think?

I used the fiberglass rod you would use to put up a reflector near your fence or mailbox


To make the handle, I simply drilled halfway into a piece of wood and glued it to the fiberglass rod using epoxy.


To make the tip, I found a brass fitting that fit onto the end of the pole and ground it down to a blunt point


It seems to be working out pretty well so far.


P.S.: Any tips on finding/digging bottle dumps or privies would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

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[sunrunner]

it looks o.k. what you whant is to get the probe to be able to feel,by vibrations the differences between rock,brick,and glass.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

I use something like that a lot, seems to do the job.

 

[RelicDude]

That is a neat idea. I would just be worried about the fiber glass splintering in my hands.

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[PikesPeakCharlie]

Relic, I've never seen or used a fiberglass probe. If you want a spring steel probe real cheap go to the junk yard , find an older cadallic,buick,or some other boat and pop out the spring steel rod on the trunk lid, then weld a handle to it and dress up the tip, Mine cost me $2 at the junk yard .

 

[welsbury]

You can make up a decent one out of the hand crank rod part of many car jacks. Small piece of pipe for handle, need to weld rod to pipe though. Works great!