Thread: Metal Detector

depends on what you want to use it for.
My friend has a 1500 buck one and mine is 70 bucks SEBEN Online - Ferngläser, Fernglas, Fernglaeser, Teleskope, Spektiv, Teleskop, Spektive, Binoculars, Nightvision, Nachtsichtgeräte, Nachtsichtgeräte (can get on ebay).
On the beach looking for lost stuff they are no more or less sensative than each other.

Originally Posted by _fly_

depends on what you want to use it for.
My friend has a 1500 buck one and mine is 70 bucks SEBEN Online - Ferngläser, Fernglas, Fernglaeser, Teleskope, Spektiv, Teleskop, Spektive, Binoculars, Nightvision, Nachtsichtgeräte, Nachtsichtgeräte (can get on ebay).
On the beach looking for lost stuff they are no more or less sensative than each other.

I must admit that I wasn't quite thinking of beachcombing. All I was thinking of was a smallish handheld unit.

I have a hand held as well that I got off ebay as well.
When you find stuff with the big one, I then search with the wand style one.
Same deal as well, my friends 300 dollar hand held wand works no better than mine for 30 bucks.
And I get to use it for searching for nails in timber as well.

I have a hand held with the round ring (detector) that unfolds, a Carba Tec job, I find it to be quite adequate, not good at picking up a completely rusted nail and of course won't detect non ferrous.
It has saved a resharpen a few times.

Pete

Although things may have changed since, when I did some investigation into these a few years ago it appeared that most of the inexpensive (and some expensive) hand held ones use the same basic circuit but just with different shaped antennae.

I have the TS80 from Carbatech which I use for scanning logs from back yards prior to milling and prior to planing recycled timber. It has missed a couple of nails, probably because I was not careful enough in using it. If the nails are soft iron and if they are at right angles to the chain the chainsaw just goes through them like butter but hardened metal is another matter.

As PJT says a bigger problem is the non-ferrous stuf like glass, concrete, blue metal, ceramic etc.

Got a Garrett Super Scanner (the one you see the airport security people with) at work. Mid range price ($129 on eBay) and works a treat.

I have 30 dollar detectors and I have a 500 dollar detector. There is no comparison the high dollar detector is a ton better. If you are just looking for nails, a 30 dollar detector is more than adequate

Originally Posted by fozzy767

I have 30 dollar detectors and I have a 500 dollar detector. There is no comparison the high dollar detector is a ton better. If you are just looking for nails, a 30 dollar detector is more than adequate

Is the $500 one a hand held, if not what sort is it?

I am leaning towards the Lee Valley small detector at C$21.50 + postage. The rationale is that it is being sold by a woodworking supply company, so it could be argued that it should be acceptable for woodworkers, and it is relatively cheap.

Has anyone got this, and if so any comments?

Metal Detectors - Lee Valley Tools

No the 500 dollar one isn't handheld. It's for beaches and such. My point was, the more you pay, there really is a difference. They have handhelds for upwards of 2 to 3 hundred. But for finding nails in wood, a cheapie is all you need

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Originally Posted by pjt

I have a hand held with the round ring (detector) that unfolds, a Carba Tec job, I find it to be quite adequate, not good at picking up a completely rusted nail and of course won't detect non ferrous.
It has saved a resharpen a few times.

Pete

my one of these picks up my wedding ring on my finger under the timber
regards Michael