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  1. #1
    us
    Nov 2007
    Whiskey Junction, IL
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    Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Another TNet member was kind enough to share a tutorial on building your own Metal Detector headphones.

    The Headphone manufacturers use these same shells for Grey ghosts, Killer Bees, Black Widows, etc that these various ear protection companies make. I got a set that looks just like the Black Widows shell. They're stuffed with foam that you need to complete the making the headphones. The speakers are 600 ohm and sound every bit as good if not better than my grey ghosts! The guy who shared the tutorial said they sounded like his ratphones. I bought most of the parts from Mouser Electronics online.

    I made them with volume controls for each ear and installed a toggle switch as a kill switch so I can hear my hand held pinpointer. I used heat shrink tubing to secure the cables to the headset and vinyl grommets to protect and waterproof where the cables enter the earcups. I also cut a vinyl grommet in half and used each half to seal the holes where the volume controls are tightened on. Of course there was also a lot of soldering

    The earcups are deeper than my Grey ghosts and have more padding to make for slightly less ambient noise getting through.

    This was a totally fun winter project even though I had to wire them slightly different from the tutorial in order to get them to work with my detector but for about $30, I made a $100+ set of quality headphones.
    Thanks for reading
    HH
    John
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    us
    Apr 2009
    Chicago, Il
    Minelab Etrac & Minelab Excal II
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    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Great job, John. They look great!

  3. #3
    us
    Dec 2006
    Combine
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    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Nice looking headphones.
    Not all who wander are lost - Some of us are simply confused. (Apologies to J.R.R. Tolkein's memory)

  4. #4
    us
    Nov 2007
    Whiskey Junction, IL
    Teknetics T2, DetectorPro Uniprobe, DetectorPro Pistol Probe
    573
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Thanks for the replies. I forgot to put in the pics after I wired it up. So here they are. I also forgot to mention the cord is detachable (guitar cable). I put a headphone jack in the headphones. Thanks for reading
    HH
    John
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    Mar 2008
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    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Sweet!
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  6. #6
    Charter Member
    us
    Apr 2009
    Chicago, Il
    Minelab Etrac & Minelab Excal II
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    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    The detachable cord sounds like a great feature. I can't count how many times I've gotten mine hung up on a tree ripping them right off my head.

  7. #7
    us
    Jul 2003
    Elgin
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    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Put together a few sets myself John. You can also use RJ11 jacks and phone cord.

    I put mine together for about 10 bucks, using speakers from some of those old walkman style headsets and other small phones.

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    Feb 2007
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    Re: Fun winter project. Make your own Quality Metal Detector headphones

    Nice job John!

    If you're thinking of trying them out this winter, a pair of ankle socks
    (with a small hole on the toe end) will keep your ears toasty warm )

 

 

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