DigToChina
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At the start of the year I took a cue from one of Tabman’s posts where he was at a big property. In the photos I noticed he was using a line on the ground and with my habit of zig zagging even when I try not to, I decided to copy him.
I made a few tweaks above a standard string tied to a spike. Hope if you were contemplating using a line, you find this useful.
Using some doweling I made spikes to the length I wanted and then drilled perpendicular holes in two places (upper and a lower). I also drilled a hole in the top which holds a tent peg.
The lower hole has a large amount of string wrapped around it. This is the length for actual detecting.
The upper length is measured for my right and left swing length combined minus a small overlap. It requires me to walk in the same direction each time though.
So after I finish a line, I unwind the upper string, pull it perpendicular to the long line and using my tent peg mark the spot I’m moving the spike to. Once I do that for the other end, I’ll move the spikes.
Now if this is a park or yard you are returning to soon and you haven’t finished a line, you can leave the tent peg pushed all the way into your spike hole. If I’m ending my day after finishing a line, I move my pegs then do this. When I return there is no more guessing because I use my detector to find the pegs hidden in the ground, replace it with the spike and start walking the line.
HH
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I made a few tweaks above a standard string tied to a spike. Hope if you were contemplating using a line, you find this useful.
Using some doweling I made spikes to the length I wanted and then drilled perpendicular holes in two places (upper and a lower). I also drilled a hole in the top which holds a tent peg.
The lower hole has a large amount of string wrapped around it. This is the length for actual detecting.
The upper length is measured for my right and left swing length combined minus a small overlap. It requires me to walk in the same direction each time though.
So after I finish a line, I unwind the upper string, pull it perpendicular to the long line and using my tent peg mark the spot I’m moving the spike to. Once I do that for the other end, I’ll move the spikes.
Now if this is a park or yard you are returning to soon and you haven’t finished a line, you can leave the tent peg pushed all the way into your spike hole. If I’m ending my day after finishing a line, I move my pegs then do this. When I return there is no more guessing because I use my detector to find the pegs hidden in the ground, replace it with the spike and start walking the line.
HH
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