Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
The Compadre. In an Otter box.....Has good depth and sensitivity to detect small items... My Otterbox just came in, and I have a pair of used U/ W phones...Once I work over what I want to hit, they are loaners..The Tiger shark is back, for fresh water, that is the machine..My Compotter will cost in the $160 range for everything, including the detector,box,phones, and hardware ,to mount and seal.
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Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
Originally Posted by nadcarves
The Compadre. In an Otter box.....Has good depth and sensitivity to detect small items... My Otterbox just came in, and I have a pair of used U/ W phones...Once I work over what I want to hit, they are loaners..The Tiger shark is back, for fresh water, that is the machine..My Compotter will cost in the $160 range for everything, including the detector,box,phones, and hardware ,to mount and seal.
The Compadre is not going to be a good choice if your talking saltwater beaches, the salt mineralization will be too much for it in the wet sand and in the water where the good stuff is.....
I think the Tesoro Vaquero would be a lot better choice, but with the cost, you may as well get the Tiger Shark...
Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
I am going to have it together in a week or so..Otter Box is at Chad's house...Really just need some minor stuff, time and it will be done.. Unless Tab Dog decides to do the water test....(lakes warm up earlier in Arkie Land, than they do in Ahia).........there will be a wait between assembly,use, and reporting how things went......However, I do know where several Frats used to have a tug of War, with a stream in the middle ..This was back in the late 1800's to, I guess ,the 30' or 40's. Maybe, someone going Winter no swing crazy may decide to jump in....... By the way, this detector will not locate the Mastodon molars up stream..Reason, no metallic fillings you know... ...........
Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
Originally Posted by Treasure_Hunter
Originally Posted by nadcarves
The Compadre. In an Otter box.....Has good depth and sensitivity to detect small items... My Otterbox just came in, and I have a pair of used U/ W phones...Once I work over what I want to hit, they are loaners..The Tiger shark is back, for fresh water, that is the machine..My Compotter will cost in the $160 range for everything, including the detector,box,phones, and hardware ,to mount and seal.
The Compadre is not going to be a good choice if your talking saltwater beaches, the salt mineralization will be too much for it in the wet sand and in the water where the good stuff is.....
I think the Tesoro Vaquero would be a lot better choice, but with the cost, you may as well get the Tiger Shark...
ok, heres the deal......i have three water machines, 1. an excal with a 10x12 sef coil 2. a cz20 with 8 inch coil. and a tigershark with 8 inch coil that i just bought!
the tigershark is able to see much smaller gold charms, ear rings and chains than my other two machines! i dont think i will like using it because it only has one tone. and i cant find a larger coil for it.
i would like to modify any tesoro land machine that has the same sensitivity to small gold as the tigershark and uses two or three tones. i would be hunting freshwater with the machine.
i have heard great things about the old royal sabre and the compadre but i know nothing about the other models. some have said,its not so much the operating frequency but coil design and circuit design that give some of the units there great sensetivity to micro-gold??
thanks, chuck.
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Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
Those are all fine machines.. If I had one, I'd use the Tiger shark, but I don't..I have a limited number of places to hit, and only for a short time.. I get cold in the water...As you age, cold / coolness cause problems...Also, the Compotter is very cost effective ,and should be a fun toy to use.. Chad has his done,sent me a picture, and will be bringing the box over tomorrow....When I finish, there will be the same detector, same box, but two different approaches to getting them done. Wonder if there isn't an Arkness Monster down in Tab Dog Country?? There is a Nerkness Monster at Black Hand Gorge..While people used to throw coins in, there is an under water ledge that may cause problems..
Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
After trading off my INfinium(I hated that thing!) I was lacking a water machine for this summer. After talking with NAD several times and checking out the Compadre, I figured I would make one as well, that way NAD and I didn't have to fight over it . Finally got around to getting the water proof boxes and my Compadre in I went to work on it. Got hold of some cable glands and some SS hardware I finished it up last night. Went searching through my basement for a straight rod, I did not like where I would have to mount the box on the stock shaft. I ended up finding an old extending car wash brush, perfect diameter aluminum shaft on it. It could be 6 inches longer, but I think I will order a couple of sections of aluminum tubbing to accommodate my height. Hope to wire NAD's up this week for him. Here are a few crappy camera shots of it completed, I figure I will get some windshield sealant to seal the cable glands and mounting hardware just to be safe, not that I plan on diving with it or anything, but it will do for what we are going to be doing with them.
Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
Chad stopped over with his unit.. Impressed, super professional job..I am going to have to build mine the same way, since the standard Tesoro shaft causes the box to be mounted very low..Unit weight is now 3.6 pounds... One interesting thing is that when you open the Compotter to turn it on, you can stash your keys in the box. Getting them out will remind you to turn the unit off. If anyone has a set of U'W phones for sale, Chad can use them...My machine will be a loaner, but I expect something left as security Tejon. Etrac, T-2,.AR-15...Us old timers can get hard nosed about people taking care of our stuff.
Re: if waterproofed, which tesoro land machine would be.....
Found a program to make the pictures smaller.Chad and the Compotter.Sort of looks like a 60's model detector..Mine is splattered all over my work bench...Wonder how many pieces I can leave out and have it still work..
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The Compadre. In an Otter box.....Has good depth and sensitivity to detect small items... My Otterbox just came in, and I have a pair of used U/ W phones...Once I work over what I want to hit, they are loaners..The Tiger shark is back, for fresh water, that is the machine..My Compotter will cost in the $160 range for everything, including the detector,box,phones, and hardware ,to mount and seal.
Originally Posted by nadcarves
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i agree! 
