Auger drill bit

[danloop]

Has anyone tried using an auger bit on a cordless drill after pinpointing? Pros / Cons?

 

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[Tahts-a-dats-ago]

Wouldn't that greatly increase the chance of damaging the target?

 

[smallfoot]

It can be done but hopefully you'll have a cordless drill with some huevos. If the auger is of any size, you'll find out what the word "torque" is all about. Go slow and be ready to buck up against it when it moves.

 

[SusanMN]

I just think a good digger would be easier to carry around.

 

[gunsil]

Folks have been detecting for over 60 years, you're basically talking about re-inventing the wheel. There's a reason we make plugs with knives or trowels, they work, and if you pinpoint well you don't damage any targets. Not to mention the weight of carrying around a drill with enough torque for the job and an auger which would potentially damage targets. Lots of old timers use and used a thin brass rod with a handle to probe for targets without damaging them. Most modern detectors have a pinpoint mode which work very well when learned, and the "DD wiggle" works well on detectors with DD coils which most VLF detectors use these days. To pinpoint with many PI detectors you turn the coil sideways and scan twice at 90 degrees with the edge of the coil. Takes some practice but works when learned.

 

[smallfoot]

After nicking a few targets over the years, I go with larger plugs. I'd hate to find an auger bit thru my belt plate..

 

[teleprospector]

I could see it's use to start a dig around a target if there were rocks in the way. But I'd want a bit 8"-12" long and a way to charge the drill in the car.
Jon

 

[Rmeav8r]

I just think a good digger would be easier to carry around.

Maybe a 1952 Ford 8N tractor with an auger...that’s what works for me when I need to bore a post hole.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Sounds like more heavy equipment to carry around. I will just stick to my shovel.

 

[stoneshirt]

It can be done but hopefully you'll have a cordless drill with some huevos. If the auger is of any size, you'll find out what the word "torque" is all about. Go slow and be ready to buck up against it when it moves.

Ha ha,that's funny.I once watched Two grown Men get thrown around by a I'' Drill Motor,trying to drill some 1'' steel Plate.Hahaha.