Thread: Lucas 613 - the new pride and joy

Originally Posted by jmaxwell

congrats on the mill chooks . for a metal detector go for a bounty hunter
Treasure Enterprise at coopers plains around $300 don't waste your time with any thing less as they don't work . That is unlucky hitting metal .

Cheers for that, cheaper than a replacement blade I think.

I just recalled the last one i purchased was through ebay from W.A with postage it was still cheaper than Brisbane. the solider shop was the store .
And yes at the cost of a blade it is worth it if cutting urban salvage

metal detectors wont go deep enough when cutting logs thow nails can be 6" or more bellow the surface.

I've been told there are some that pick up metal underneath the log. The handheld/wand type ones that security guards use are crappy, they only do surface type metal and need to be checked every layer whilst cutting

I think it will be worth the gamble, handy for finding the lost tools in the saw dust as well.

one way of picking up steel is looking for the stain oh galvinised tends not to rust and stain thats annoying. i find generally that trees in back yards close to the house have more steel in them than ones further away. oak trees are the best trees to build cubby houses in and any tree on or near a fence line is suspect. trees near an entrance to a property are also a worry. (signs) but i'm sure you find all this out

To Date I haven't had any metal from backyard tree's that I know of.

THe best metal colection was from Exador's place a couple of years ago, his logs where 10% heavier than listed properties as they had so much metal in them He kept saying geese this isn't normal, I haven't had any metal in ages!!! Remember that Exador?

Another bad metal experience was a developer cleared about 6 acres and we set up there for 12 days and milled every stick we could get our hands on - there was some staining happening there

Anyway I find you can't stay away from yard trees and be safe from metal - ya just going to hit it

this was an ironbark tree in the middle of a pine plantation. they looked like fencing wires as they were evenly spaced to about 4' from the bottom.

i would also be wary of any trees growing right on the side of the road there are many here that have always got sompthing nailed to them they must have a milliopn nails in them.

Good onya Chooky. Have filed in the memory bank for later retrieval if required.

Metal detector _ Ring Julian at Wood n You Boundary Rd. He has a detector tha will pick up the reo in his concrete floor from about 300mm plus.

Thanks Artme, I have to get a bit o money before I get the detector, so I hope I get one before I hit anything.

I am set up in a paddock at the moment on about 3 days worth of milling. Will try to get some piccies...