Thread: Metal detectors

As with all imported electronics just be wary you may have MPI (internal affairs) and vodafone or spark knocking on your door if theyre emitting a signal that interferes with their cell towers.

Don't Metal detectors just transmit an electromagnetic field?

Originally Posted by rs200nz

Don't Metal detectors just transmit an electromagnetic field?

I believe so, causes induced fields in the object you find. I just know my old man had a couple of nerds turn up to his office, one of his phone head sets was apparently causing problems, it was a 56a not a 56b which werent suitable for NZ or whatever and they issued him a warning and said its common now with overseas equipment.

Cabela's have a selection, look out for sales.

Metal Detectors & Handheld Metal Detector Accessories : Cabela's

That was my first point of call rs200nz, but I think I'd rather go with a branded one with somewhat of a reputation and spend that bit more, but also have some resell value.

If anyone in Auckland has a metal detector, I've been told there are about a dozen firearms buried in my garden.
Met a lady who grew up in my house, who reckoned her Dad had buried them wrapped in oilskins in the air raid trench dug during the war.
Her uncle had brought them home after the war, and her Dad got sick of having them lying around.

Don't know if it's true, but she seemed to believe it.

Are you in the Onehunga area?

Yep, in Onehunga

I was in Grotto street today.
My mother was born in Onehunga. They had a air raid hole in their back yard that was filled in at the end of the war. No rifles

Originally Posted by Grotto

If anyone in Auckland has a metal detector, I've been told there are about a dozen firearms buried in my garden.
Met a lady who grew up in my house, who reckoned her Dad had buried them wrapped in oilskins in the air raid trench dug during the war.
Her uncle had brought them home after the war, and her Dad got sick of having them lying around.

Don't know if it's true, but she seemed to believe it.

I the limited use I have had with metal detectors, is it will not go deep enough.

Thin probe in spring steel or the like would be quicker.
KH

Originally Posted by sako75

I was in Grotto street today.
My mother was born in Onehunga. They had a air raid hole in their back yard that was filled in at the end of the war. No rifles

Small world! I'm in Grotto Street.

The lady said they had an air raid trench about 2-3 feet deep. Had to be long enough to take the parents and 10 kids.

Garden is quite big, and there's a fair bit of volcanic rock so I don't think a probe would work.

yep I have a minelab F1 which will reach down reasonably deep. be prepared to dig out some rubbish though... most gardens have it.

I have a Garrett Ace 250 that was in my late fathers estate, he used to beach comb with it and found lots of shit with it.
Its in its original box, I think its about 3-4 year old. Its worth around $400ish new, so I'm willing to part with it for $200.
He had some wiz batteries for it, not sure where they are, but they where re-chargeable type "AA".
I haven't used it, not my thing hence the reason I just un-buried it from the storage shed.

I have come across the odd one even in Invercargill.
The standard was hand dug timber sides and roof then filled in on top.
The last one I saw @ lennel still had not sunk but the wood was wet and rotting.
Your ground up there will be dryer, you may still be able to probe the roof of it as it would have normally been dug out not dug in I would suspect.
KH

dam man we used to hire them but the big bosses got rid of them