People say Iโ€™m to hard on my equipment

Truth

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EQUINOX 800
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Ammoman

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Oct 12, 2015
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XP Deus, Nokta Impact, Tesoro Compadre..
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Wow, a holy pinpointer! You must be Catholic!
 

smokeythecat

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XP Deus II
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But do you deliberately brush against brush with your truck on a narrow mountain road to get to a good spot, and leave scratches on it that MOST TIMES buff out? I DO. Now that's tough on equipment.
 

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
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Hendersonville , TN
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Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
You need my 3d printed Garrett Pro Pointer Tip Protector...BIG TIME... LOL :thumbsup:


https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2749107



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My Carrot was just as bad as yours. I used a little bit of Goop to waterproof around these 3d printed tips and voila ! No need for a new pin pointer.
 

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EQUINOX 800
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Metal Detecting
But do you deliberately brush against brush with your truck on a narrow mountain road to get to a good spot, and leave scratches on it that MOST TIMES buff out? I DO. Now that's tough on equipment.

Yes I do but minus the mountains
 

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Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
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EQUINOX 800
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Metal Detecting

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
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Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
They're free to download if you have a 3d printer via the Thingiverse link. I'd send you a ziplock bag full of some printed ones but right now my printers down with a bad stepper motor. Give me a week to get it back up and running and I'll print and send you some for free just because your a bada$$ hard core pinpointer user and you could use them ... lol :P Just PM me with your address.
..When you get them add some Goop around the edge and slide it on to waterproof the tip again.
 

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Minelab Equinox 800 & Excal II, Tesoro SandShark, White's DFX
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I don't know how you can do that with a carrot. I have had 3 of them go berserk on me before I can barely even scratch the shell. 2 have been sent in and were replaced without any issues at all. The 3rd was one of the replacements. Very disappointed.
 

smokeythecat

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XP Deus II
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All Treasure Hunting
I've never had a problem with a Garrett. Mine is years old now,. One that was not waterproof I left outside for a month, rain and all. Someone found it and gave it back and I had Garret fix it.
 

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EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
They're free to download if you have a 3d printer via the Thingiverse link. I'd send you a ziplock bag full of some printed ones but right now my printers down with a bad stepper motor. Give me a week to get it back up and running and I'll print and send you some for free just because your a bada$$ hard core pinpointer user and you could use them ... lol :P Just PM me with your address.
..When you get them add some Goop around the edge and slide it on to waterproof the tip again.

Glenn thank you very much I appreciate you doing that for me.
 

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Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
๐Ÿฅ‡ Banner finds
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๐Ÿ† Honorable Mentions:
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Detector(s) used
EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I don't know how you can do that with a carrot. I have had 3 of them go berserk on me before I can barely even scratch the shell. 2 have been sent in and were replaced without any issues at all. The 3rd was one of the replacements. Very disappointed.

Easy metal detect every day for a year in Louisiana dry clay.....itโ€™s really not that hard to do.
 

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
164
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Hendersonville , TN
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Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Truth1253, I was going through my old detecting gear a few minutes ago and I found you some tips ! These were my first prototypes but they should fit as snug as my final Thingiverse versions are. I got your pm and I'll should be able to ship sometime this week. I have some ebay packages going out soon so I'll just ship these out along with those. One condition of the freebie.... I want to see some silver and gold finds with the tip and the Garret Carrot ! lol :headbang:
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-The larger ones may be better suited for your fix. :P
 

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Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
๐Ÿฅ‡ Banner finds
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๐Ÿ† Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Truth1253, I was going through my old detecting gear a few minutes ago and I found you some tips ! These were my first prototypes but they should fit as snug as my final Thingiverse versions are. I got your pm and I'll should be able to ship sometime this week. I have some ebay packages going out soon so I'll just ship these out along with those. One condition of the freebie.... I want to see some silver and gold finds with the tip and the Garret Carrot ! lol :headbang:
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-The larger ones may be better suited for your fix. :P

Glenn itโ€™s a deal! Lol But really thank you so much for you generosity. Means a lot to me.[emoji1317]
 

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
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Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Glenn itโ€™s a deal! Lol But really thank you so much for you generosity. Means a lot to me.[emoji1317]
Its not a problem for me Truth. If it weren't for the generosity of others, l would not be we're I am today. Im eternally grateful for what I have and I'm more than glad to help others in this hobby when I can. Besides that. I know what you mean by dry clay. This Tennessee red clay is like digging in sandpaper...:laughing7:
 

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
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Hendersonville , TN
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Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
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..Finally got this in the mail today. :hello2: I had it ready to send 2 days ago but I accidentally left it in my other car which got put in the shop for a brake job.
Doh !
Pm'd you a Tracking number...
 

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Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
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Detector(s) used
EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
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..Finally got this in the mail today. :hello2: I had it ready to send 2 days ago but I accidentally left it in my other car which got put in the shop for a brake job.
Doh !
Pm'd you a Tracking number...

Thanks Glenn appreciate it!!!!
 

glenn37216

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Apr 8, 2012
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191
Hendersonville , TN
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Garrett AT PRO, FISHER F75 Limited Edition, Teknetics EuroTek Pro, Garrett Ace150, 250,400i, Minelabs E-trac, Minelabs Equinox 600, Whites 6000D, DFX Pro,Bounty Hunter All -out of text space.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Heh , Truth someone from Fisher should give you an F-PULSE to keep and do a review on after 6 months of hard use in the Louisiana clay. You would be a damn good candidate to test their claim ...
.... "Constructed from special abrasion-resistant materials that will not wear through." :icon_thumleft:
 

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Truth

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Apr 13, 2016
14,332
32,142
Abita Springs La....Born in New Orleans
๐Ÿฅ‡ Banner finds
2
๐Ÿ† Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
EQUINOX 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Heh , Truth someone from Fisher should give you an F-PULSE to keep and do a review on after 6 months of hard use in the Louisiana clay. You would be a damn good candidate to test their claim ...
.... "Constructed from special abrasion-resistant materials that will not wear through." :icon_thumleft:

Glenn Iโ€™m serious Iโ€™m the man for the job. Before the 800 I would swing those big coils and my swinging arm was the problem. Now it the shovel arm. Louisiana you fight most deep digs. IMG_0012.JPG
 

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