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17th March 2018, 09:45 AM #16Member
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24th March 2018, 04:14 AM #17Novice
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I use a Wizard too. You have to avoid setting the wood on a chair or ANYTHING else with metal in it because it will go through 6" pieces of wood and pick up the screws, nails and so on in the item on which the wood is resting.
When the batteries get low, you'll have to calibrate it every time you use it, so, when in doubt, swap the batteries out.
You don't even want to calibrate it within a couple feet of your cabinet saw or other significant source of metal.
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24th March 2018, 04:55 AM #18GOLD MEMBER
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Little Wizard. We have to use nontoxic shot to hunt migratory waterfowl such as Canada geese.
Most hunters are using steel shot, BBB for example. Biting one of those at dinner is bad form.
The Little Wizard finds them all doing meat prep. Down to #2 steel shot in ducks as well.
Finding nails in walls/stud finder should work very well.
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25th March 2018, 06:53 PM #19Senior Member
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I've bought one from Ebay,, looked identical to the carbatech one... it has variable sensitivity.. .at the highest it detect rebar from the slab when the detector is located about 150mm above slab. And thats with the 50mm timber in between...
as a caution i still do detection on both sides of the timber... quite happy with the investment...already saved my blade several times..
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25th March 2018, 07:05 PM #20
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11th June 2019, 11:05 AM #21New Member
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Hi all.
Im about to try to denail some Douglas Fir I have had for many years. It came out of the roof of an old wharf shed in Port Adelaide. 90 x 190 it measures. Ive been reading about metal detectors and for $20 ill get the cheap one and give a small piece a thorough going over. i am also looking for someone in the local area who can slice it up for me. Any contacts would be much appreciated.
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11th June 2019, 07:24 PM #22Woodworking mechanic
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Unfortunately, most people are reluctant to process other people’s used timber because of the chance of hitting nails or blunting tools due to grit etc.
A $20 metal detector doesn’t give me a lot of confidence either - can you post which one you are looking at. I bought a cheap one and that was $45.
Hope you can find someone.
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11th June 2019, 07:29 PM #23Taking a break
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We used to have a recycled surcharge. Also, we NEVER trusted de-nailed timber, every piece was checked again regardless of the source
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11th June 2019, 09:06 PM #24Novice
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Adelaide and rural salvage may cut it up for you. They do all sorts of milling there now.
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15th June 2019, 01:25 PM #25New Member
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I'd back what you have said. I'm also at a Men's Shed and we use the Carbatec one without any problems.
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16th June 2019, 06:08 PM #26
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