Large and Unavoidable

[Stringtyer]

The rain finally abated enough for me to get out and start learning my EQ-600 yesterday. This machine is a magnitude jump from my Bounty Hunter T-II! I went to the tot lot in a local park where there are two sand lots for digging and building castles. The ground was soaked and had standing water. I played with all the modes on the machine.

I sniffed around for a while and found a few coins (first find was a 2016 zinc penny @ 7” deep) and a couple of metal beach toys. I have to admit that, while I like my new machine, there is much to learn about using it specifically and the hobby in general.

I have a question about large, unavoidable metal objects and how to work around them. The park I was working has benches with galvanized steel pedestals set on underground steel supports. I suspect those are good search locations. How, if at all, do I work around such locations? Same question for working around aluminum bleachers.

 

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[Normsel]

Remove them..

 

[Loco-Digger]

Reducing the sensitivity may get you a little closer or you may have to wait until they make a sniper coil for the machine.

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, move them out of the way.

 

[Stringtyer]

These things are not something that can be moved. I'm talking about benches concreted into the ground and aluminum bleachers that would take two strong men to move.

 

[against the wind]

If you can't remove the benches or bleachers, then just sit down, take a deep breath and have a good laugh. These guys are messing with you man.
No matter what machine you use, you can't get too close to metal structures, unless you use your Bounty Hunter. lol

 

[Stringtyer]

If you can't remove the benches or bleachers, then just sit down, take a deep breath and have a good laugh. These guys are messing with you man.
No matter what machine you use, you can't get too close to metal structures, unless you use your Bounty Hunter. lol

I suspect the Bounty Hunter comment was meant as a joke but, interestingly enough, I can get closer to these structures with my BH than with my EQ. I’m tempted to get my old Compass Magnum 420 fixed to see what it could do.

 

[cudamark]

I use a good quality pin pointer around the permanent metal objects.

 

[littlehugger]

The usual work around is to use a small, sniper style coil, which is much less sensitive to metal footings.
Yeah, I know. That's about as useful as advising you to move them. Doubtful if Minelab has any sniper coils on the market yet.
I always found the tot lots useful, as they are easy to dig, making it easy to dig every signal and learn your detector.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Smaller coils and desensitized detectors would be my choice.

 

[smokeythecat]

But seriously, the only thing you could do is use a pinpointer. I HAVE moved large metal objects including some small bleachers in the past. Used to play softball and we had to move some of the small ones in the past. I had help doing it.

 

[Rawhide]

I use a stock 11 inch coil on my F75 and can get within 6 inches of large metal. Now it will sound off two feet away. But if you swing slow you may catch a double bleep or hear a high tone mixed in which would be the signal you are looking for to dig with a pin pointer. As for bleachers, your gonna need a sniper coil.

 

[cdickrun64]

Double beeps are good?