White's M6

[FLOOD]

I have a friend that owns a White's M6 detector. He's only tried it out a couple times but asked for some help setting it up for detecting his farm field. I've never used the White's M6 before, but I did download the detector manual and read it briefly. Wondering if anyone that is currently using that detector, or who has good experience with it, could give me a few easy set up pointers for it. I was planning to do a basic setup and then sprinkle a handful of coins around the dirt, and look at the detector VDI/responses so he can get some beginners experience with it, while reading the manual as well. Thanks

 

[Don]

I own one. Have not used it in a few years, but plan to soon. I almost always use the suggested setting on the dial, pointed towards the arrows. You will dig more junk, but I would rarher do that than miss older nickels or rings. I have a 6" x 12" DD coil that I use with it instead of the stock coil. I also have the little 3" x 6" DD coil, (the coin shooter) that works well for coins, but does not pick up the deeper and probably older coins. If you have any questions, I will try to answer them.

 

[vmc1161]

I have one that I have not used in years. When I did use it wow it was great. As don said go with the points on it. Adjust after you get a feel or if to much chatter. Oh and if it reads 20 =nickels high 20's and 30's usually pull tabs or other things 40's maybe musket ball. 50's nothing special usually 60's Top end of gold usually and many copper coins are in the the 60's including IHP's 70's penny's and regular dimes High 70's could be silver dimes and into the 80's possible regular or silver quarters 90's usually iron things. Below 20 if hunting a park is ring zone ... maybe. Gold can be up to the 60's but usually lower. I had found things that did not match what I just laid out so be careful until you get the idea what's what. If the machine says quarter it is very accurate. Also it uses the size of a quarter for reading depth so you need to extrapolate some. Also make sure when you ground balance it's on a clean area. Sometimes I would pin point to make sure the ground was clear first. When you get a target pin point it then sweep it again from two directions and see if it still rings good.
Also send me all the good find to ... umm inspect.

Also I take no responsibility for anything I have said, unless they work out of course.

 

[Don]

I have one that I have not used in years. When I did use it wow it was great. As don said go with the points on it. Adjust after you get a feel or if to much chatter. Oh and if it reads 20 =nickels high 20's and 30's usually pull tabs or other things 40's maybe musket ball. 50's nothing special usually 60's Top end of gold usually and many copper coins are in the the 60's including IHP's 70's penny's and regular dimes High 70's could be silver dimes and into the 80's possible regular or silver quarters 90's usually iron things. Below 20 if hunting a park is ring zone ... maybe. Gold can be up to the 60's but usually lower. I had found things that did not match what I just laid out so be careful until you get the idea what's what. If the machine says quarter it is very accurate. Also it uses the size of a quarter for reading depth so you need to extrapolate some. Also make sure when you ground balance it's on a clean area. Sometimes I would pin point to make sure the ground was clear first. When you get a target pin point it then sweep it again from two directions and see if it still rings good.
Also send me all the good find to ... umm inspect.

Also I take no responsibility for anything I have said, unless they work out of course.

Very good helpful hints! It's been so long since I've used mine, but you've jogged my memory! Nice explanation!

 

[vmc1161]

Very good helpful hints! It's been so long since I've used mine, but you've jogged my memory! Nice explanation!

Maybe this weekend I’ll dig mine out and see if it turns on. I think the first year I had it I dug everything and went to all the parks around me. The guy at Whites told me to do that to learn all the signals and what they mean. My oldest sister sat down with me and counted and I had well over 2000 coins when we stopped counting. I think I had maybe 25 rings or thereabouts and a bunch of other silver objects and maybe 30 to 40 silver coins don’t remember exactly I should take a picture of one of the first things I found that had me so excited. I thought I hit the mother load. But the stupid thing was empty.

 

[Don]

Maybe this weekend I’ll dig mine out and see if it turns on. I think the first year I had it I dug everything and went to all the parks around me. The guy at Whites told me to do that to learn all the signals and what they mean. My oldest sister sat down with me and counted and I had well over 2000 coins when we stopped counting. I think I had maybe 25 rings or thereabouts and a bunch of other silver objects and maybe 30 to 40 silver coins don’t remember exactly I should take a picture of one of the first things I found that had me so excited. I thought I hit the mother load. But the stupid thing was empty.

Man! That's a heck of a haul! And a lot of digging!

 

[Porsche914]

The triangle marks near the knobs indicate presets for discrimination. One trick for pull tabs is to place a nickle on the ground and while passing your coil over it repeatedly while also turning the discrimination knob slowly until you can't hear the nickle. (at that point you have gone too far) Return the discrimination back to where you can again pick up the nickle. you will now dig fewer pull tabs. Note ( some gold, rings up below this setting and you will miss those targets as well but I believe the percentage hitting nickle and above is about 85%.
The M6 is a nice machine, not complicated, not terribly deep, but the ID is spot on.