Garrett Pro-Pointer Holder (up-dated 06-22-2011)

Jeff In North Georgia

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I got a new Garrett Pro-Pointer for my birthday to replace my old Whites Bullseye II. The probe came with a holder to go onto your belt, but I did not care for this as it was too close to your pants / shorts and the dirty pinpointer tip would rub off onto you. Took a short piece of 1" ID PVC and a splice connector, did a little cutting and put them together to make this holder for the probe.

Attached the holder to my digging pouch (leather nail apron) with some cable ties. Now I don't have to worry about the dirt / mud on the pinpoointer tip rubbing off onto my clothing.

The top portion of the holder also covers the switch so I don't accidentally turn the probe on while carrying it around in the pouch.

(Up-date 06-22-2011)
A friend liked this and asked me if I could make them one with a belt clip.

Used the same parts shown earlier but had to make some additions to make the back thicker for a flat arera to attach the clip and so it did not want to roll on the belt.

Bought a 1 1/4" and a 1 1/2" PVC pipe coupling. Sawed these in half length ways. Used a Dremel tool to remove the stop on the inside of the couplings. Glued these together. Rounded the corners, sanded a 1" wide flat on the back side of the piece.

Glued this to the existing tube assembly. Drilled two hole for the screws required to attach the clip. Here are some pictures of the finished product.

Jeff
 

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Waterbug

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Re: Garrett Pro-Pointer Holder

Very nice job.Thanks for sharing.
 

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Re: Garrett Pro-Pointer Holder

Kool idea ,, I like it, :icon_thumleft:
 

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Awesome. Here's one of Jeff's I painted up and attached a clip to. Works great! Thanks Jeff!
 

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mfitzy111

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wow - right on Jeff -rock on man!!! :headbang: . seriously though - get a patent. you could market this or even sell this idea back to Garrett. The cheap cloth holders are cheap...until you lose them... :o
 

MetroChef

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Need to get one of those , soon !!
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Very well done...Bravo Dude !! :hello2: :headbang: :headbang: :notworthy:
HH Metro
 

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As long as you're inventing, can you take it apart and figure out how to put a switch in to de-activate the sound?
Some places I just don't want to draw attention to myself.
 

jharhed

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I know what you mean abt the sound coinshooter, I wrapped electrical take around the speaker hole to kinda muffle the sound. Mounted mine to my machine for easy access.
 

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