Lets try a survey on the cheap H F pinpointer

[riverite]

Now that every one who bought a harbor freight pinpointer has had some time to use them

Question
# 1 How are they standing up

#2 Would you buy another

#3 Would you recomend them

Or do you feel you get what you paid for

 

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I been using mine for about 5months now. I think its a bargin for 14.99, still has the original battery in it. Love that LED on it when its starting to get dark and I don't want to quit. I've never owned one of the high dollar units so I can't compare, but it does all I need it to do. Max detect distance is 1 1/2- 2"

 

[Ramapirate]

I have been using mine that I bought at Harbor Freight and I like it fine. I showed it around to some folks at a competition hunt over the weekend and they played with it and though many already have good pinpointers, they said they were impressed by mine and would consider buying one as a backup. It's hard to go very wrong for $15.

HH,
Ramapirate

 

[Old_Okie]

I've had mine for the last couple of months and have been very pleased with it.

Old_Okie

 

[stefen]

Yes, yes, yes & no

 

[jorge del norte]

I believe hand held pinpointers might be a scam......

The "HF" does just fine, I'm on my second, lost the other one.....depth 1-2.5 inches is all I ask for.....and it delivers.....heard heat/moisture might make it freak out.....I have used my buddies vibra-probe.....if the cost were lower I would buy a vibra-probe, but it has no LED!


good-yes-yes....

go get one......now!

 

[Born2Dtect]

Yes,Yes,Yes. Mine works fine. The adjustment allows me to get a range on a dime of almost touching to about 2 inches. This may help when I don,t pinpoint well with my detector as may happen when I get a coin on edge or one near another target. The HF pinpointer is not waterproof as the Whites, Garretts, and others are not. After reading about it, I am planning to modify one of mine. Add a LED and switch so I do not have to use the audio (attracts too much attention). I will add a little silicone around the probe a seals to provide a better moisture seal.

Ed D.

 

[kimsdad]

I bought one. I have a Sunray in-line, but I still use the HF when I'm having trouble with a small target. You can't beat the price, and like any simple device, with a little electronics skill you can modify it to be silent and add a vibrator to it. If I break it or lose it, I can buy another one in my HF store - although the retail price here is $16.95. It hits on the tiniest metal objects, too.

I lost mine in the woods one day. I went back and found it after a full day of rain. I disconnected the battery when I picked it up, took it apart at home, let it dry out, and it still works. The switch contacts are subject to intermittent operation after a while from dirt dust, but a few drops of alcohol worked into the switch cleared that right up. Like I said - for $16.95 I'm not afraid to manhandle it or experiment with it.

I don't buy that some of the pinpointers included as "freebies" are worth the $140+ that some companies claim. I got one of those "free" ones with one of my detectors. It's so long that for me it's a pain to carry around. It stays in my garage as a rarely-used backup. The HF is compact.

Yes I'd buy another, and yes I'd recommend them.

 

[SCdigger]

Are they available online anywhere? We don't have a HF near here.

GT

 

[Born2Dtect]

Here you go SC digger. A link to the product.

http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=metal+detector

Ed D.

 

[21stTNCav]

Can't complain at all. Had it at the beach, park, and woods. No problems at this time. $16.95. It does just as well as a $75.00 one. Well worth the money.