Very Metal
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- Aug 19, 2018
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Hi all,
I got into detecting because I just got a property and need to do a bunch of trenching. I'm getting a survey done, but still want to look around for the property pins and, who knows, whatever else is down there.
Picked up a Garrett 300 and have been wandering the yard a bit. I thought I'd find the pins right away but there is bunch of bleeping stuff out there. It seems daunting, like I can't go a few steps without something bleeping off. So I quit playing around, ordered a pinpoint/trowel kit. Watched some youtube videos and they were helpful.
I'm busy so I told myself I would find one thing for fun, then put the detector away until the kit shows up. I have a piece of yard that's a dozen paces square and somewhat hidden so I can do my slow newbie exploring without neighbors going "do you even detect?". I set the detector to "anything" and used half sensitivity so ideally I'd only dig for easily found things. My yard seems to have healthy dirt, lots of bugs and worms.
THE BIG FIND FOR THE DAY: Some odd roots, a lot of ants, a piece of foil. For some reason there is bricks or masonry buried back there, some orange "rock". And, wait for it, a Pull Tab! Pardon me for not posting a picture, you're missing nothing, heh.
That's the story so far, will be trying to wand around a bit before surveyors and trenchers get going. Any advice on wanding a new property and tracking down pins would be appreciated. Yours,
Metal.
I got into detecting because I just got a property and need to do a bunch of trenching. I'm getting a survey done, but still want to look around for the property pins and, who knows, whatever else is down there.
Picked up a Garrett 300 and have been wandering the yard a bit. I thought I'd find the pins right away but there is bunch of bleeping stuff out there. It seems daunting, like I can't go a few steps without something bleeping off. So I quit playing around, ordered a pinpoint/trowel kit. Watched some youtube videos and they were helpful.
I'm busy so I told myself I would find one thing for fun, then put the detector away until the kit shows up. I have a piece of yard that's a dozen paces square and somewhat hidden so I can do my slow newbie exploring without neighbors going "do you even detect?". I set the detector to "anything" and used half sensitivity so ideally I'd only dig for easily found things. My yard seems to have healthy dirt, lots of bugs and worms.
THE BIG FIND FOR THE DAY: Some odd roots, a lot of ants, a piece of foil. For some reason there is bricks or masonry buried back there, some orange "rock". And, wait for it, a Pull Tab! Pardon me for not posting a picture, you're missing nothing, heh.
That's the story so far, will be trying to wand around a bit before surveyors and trenchers get going. Any advice on wanding a new property and tracking down pins would be appreciated. Yours,
Metal.
