motorized suction target recovery?????

[seeker41]

a while back someone posted a sort of handheld dredge meant for replacing a beach sandscoop. anyone remember it? have links to it?
chuck.

 

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[ron lord]

You mean the one with the weed eater on it ??

 

[seeker41]

yep ron!! it looked like a modified weedeater!
chuck.

You mean the one with the weed eater on it ??

 

[FindSomeGold]

yep ron!! it looked like a modified weedeater!
chuck.

Looks like it was in this thread, but the video got taken down from YouTube:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/b...seen-gas-powered-metal-detector-yet-hhmm.html

 

[snooksion]

it was on youtube

 

[Jason in Enid]

I saw that video. That was a stupid idea which had no chance of working.

 

[DewGuru]

It wasnt a bad idea, just a bad concept, and it could totally work. The problem is the noise would defeat its use at most places.

 

[Jason in Enid]

It wasnt a bad idea, just a bad concept, and it could totally work. The problem is the noise would defeat its use at most places.

no, it's not a workable idea. I use a gold dredge and I know first hand how much trouble you can have with plugups. Blindly shoving that thing in the sand to suck up a coin or ring will lead to constant string of plugs which will require stopping, getting out of the water and clearing the jam before going back in.

The extreme noise was just would get thrown out of most places.

 

[Montauk3]

I have the FLV. I just don't know how to post it.

 

[seeker41]

thanks everyone. montauk3, if you cant figure out how to post it you might be able to e-mail it to me?
chuck.

QUOTE=Montauk3;3147112]I have the FLV. I just don't know how to post it.[/QUOTE]

 

[G.I.B.]

Use an electric motor, they are quieter. Works better with 220v too!

And if you get too far from shore you can always pull yourself back in with the cord.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Use an electric motor, they are quieter. Works better with 220v too!

And if you get too far from shore you can always pull yourself back in with the cord.

HAHAHA!

 

[NYwaterhunter]

Check out Coin Diver on web
I have met him and used his hobby vac.
It is very handy and quick and quiet.
I have his number if you are interested.

 

[seeker41]

thanks, saved it to favorites!!!!
still looking for links or what they called the one that went over your shoulder?
chuck.

Check out Coin Diver on web
I have met him and used his hobby vac.
It is very handy and quick and quiet.
I have his number if you are interested.

 

[Jason in Enid]

There was no name for it. It was a single made unit. I don't even know if the video is still around.

 

[Montauk3]

Can anyone give simple directions for sending the file to him?

 

[TreasurDiggrNY]

Can anyone give simple directions for sending the file to him?

Right-click on the file and go to "send to"
under "send to" go over to "compressed(zipped) folder"
left click on "compressed(zipped)file"
Your computer will compress it, and create a new file/folder with the video name, the folder will have a zipper on it. The folder w/zipper is what you email as an attachment like you would send a picture.
Good luck,
TDNY

 

[FLauthor]

If you want a motorized suction target recovery then watch eBay or Craigslist for a 1.5 inch or 2" backpack gold dredge with pontoons (example: http://rosewindmining.com/product_info.php/products_id/517 ). Years ago when I was younger, I had a 3 inch Keene power jet dredge that I used with a underwater metal detector. I found this old swimming hole with a high pier that kids loved to dive off. It dated back to the 1940's judging from the coinage I recovered but a handful of gold rings. The bottom was covered with eel grass and littered with broken glass, fishing sinkers and aluminum trash. I attached a 3 foot x 3 foot screen box of 1/2" hardware cloth to recover anything the riffles didn't catch. Silver coins usually were found in the riffles. My unit had a air compressor for the 15 foot depth. I checked the box every 30 minutes as the clam shells and sand would start to overcome the floatation. Every weekend found me on the site and after 2 months, I'd recovered hundreds of clad and silver coins, about 25 pounds of broken glass, filet knives, several pounds of lead sinkers, assorted fishing hooks and about 30 rings that about half were plated and the others silver and gold. Today you'd need special permission from the state to run a gold dredge in a freshwater lake but a county source told me I was only recycling water because an actually dredge has to be discharging 1500 gallons per minute and mine was 150 gallons per minute. It is OK to run one along saltwater areas because the tides refill the holes. I've eyed many intracoastal areas that are frequented by jet skiers that hold coins and valuables but are extremely trashy. A dredge would work well here using a snorkle, mask and fins. Get a reading and gradually introduce the nozzle into the sand then check the hole just like using a scoop without all the digging. Place a screen box on the back to catch the goodies and trash. Those Honda motors are real quiet too.