straight shaft question

[Tank69]

can somebody explain the need or benifits to making or buying a straight shaft an using it on your machine .what does it do to help your use , I can see if your really tall an you can fit it to yourself better , I keep seeing this an am just curious , thanks for reading this Happy Hunting

 

[Tank69]

ok second time I've posted this an still no replies, hmmmmmmmmm I keep seeing folks talk about this , but nobody wants to give an answer, is it a secret, do I need a special decoder ring to be part of the club ?......

 

[Surfdigger]

Ya gotta be more specific......

What type of machine do you want to mount on a straight shaft?......you have to ask a specific question pertaining to your particular need.....folks are happy to help....but give them something that they know about and want to answer....and don't what ever you do.....start calling this a club as though you are on the outside looking in.....you'll never get a response that way....JMHO.....Surfdigger

 

[Tank69]

I thought the question was pretty straight forward , guess it wasnt.


what is the need to straight shaft ANY Machine ,what are the benifits to using a straight shaft .


just trying to learn about something I keep seeing .

 

[pistolpete]

Straight shafts usually improve the balance and make the machine feel lighter by distributing the weight further away from the coil. It is very beneficial especially with heavy water machines

 

[Tank69]

ahhhhhhhhhh , cool thanks for the info pete

HH Tank

 

[chipveres]

You can go even further, as Garrett did with their Sea Hunter XL-500. The machine itself is very heavy but waist or chest mount. This leaves the straight-shaft coil to be the lightest and most comfortable I have ever used. Now if only the discriminator worked.....


Chip V.

 

[Zectron2348]

I thought the question was pretty straight forward , guess it wasnt.


what is the need to straight shaft ANY Machine ,what are the benifits to using a straight shaft .


just trying to learn about something I keep seeing .

I thought it was a good question and I have wondered too.

I see postings where guys are building their own "straight " shafts for this machine and that, and I too was curious as to what the benefit was. I have handled a couple straight shaft detectors at a local shop a couple times, and could seen no benefit over he "S" shafts. To me they seemed more awkward, but I may just be accustomed to using the "S" shaft and if I really got out there swinging the straight shaft might then see the advantage.

 

[Sandman]

I thought the question was pretty straight forward , guess it wasnt.


what is the need to straight shaft ANY Machine ,what are the benefits to using a straight shaft .


just trying to learn about something I keep seeing .

I thought it was a good question and I have wondered too.

I see postings where guys are building their own "straight " shafts for this machine and that, and I too was curious as to what the benefit was. I have handled a couple straight shaft detectors at a local shop a couple times, and could seen no benefit over he "S" shafts. To me they seemed more awkward, but I may just be accustomed to using the "S" shaft and if I really got out there swinging the straight shaft might then see the advantage.

The benefit is comfort to most people. It balances the detector better when the controls are heavy. I use a straight shaft on my Excal but hip mount the controls to take even more weight off the arm. The straight shaft is longer for a better sweep. If the factory shaft was long enough I would use that because I don't like to have to keep inserting my arm in the cuff.

 

[Tank69]

thanks everyone ,like I said it was a term I kept hearing an didnt know why or howcome thanks for edumakateing me