Anything you can break I can break better....

[Captain Silver]

Been 6 years now in the hobby and if I've learned anything...besides how to find silver...it's how to destroy equipment and now for my latest breakdown... coils tend to flop around when the ears snap off 15 wheats, 2 Buffalos...the only junk worth a picture was the bracelet...a piece of sterling and 3 silvers sterling #8 and silvers #41-#43... Rosie, 2 Barbers and a sterling pinI'm not upset it broke, I'm plenty used to some sort of silly $hit happening on hunts by now...a little duct tape and bailing wire and it'll be good like new Thanks for the looks and Happy Hunting!

 

[Ricki7]

Ouch ! Some nice finds though , ,,,,,HH

 

[Tlane38003]

Nice finds captain seems like a lot of water buffaloes in ct lately sorry abt your coil I think I saw a you tube video on a clever way to fix that with west system can't remember the name of the youtuber good luck many see you out there sometime

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[Irons]

Great hunt and yeah, we are really hard on equipment.
I keep a complete shaft assembly, spare coil bolts, batteries and holders and a coil or 2 in my always-go-with bag.

 

[FelixtheCat]

Sorry to see your mishap. Is that fixable with epoxy or something else or is that coil now gone?

 

[itsaring!]

 

[Steve]

Is that from slightly twisting while bending down or digging? I've snapped clevis' but never an actual coil.
Nice finds

 

[cellrdwellr]

Great digs capt! Just an excuse to buy another toy is all congrats on a fine outing!

 

[Ice Scratcher]

Dang, that sucks Captain...

They have some pretty dang good epoxies similar to JB weld these days...

Congrats on the keepers you did round up..

<°)))>{

 

[Captain Silver]

Thanks for the replies guys...it's my woods and beach beater coil and not a valuable Pro coil thankfully...a bit of superglue should work to reattach the ears, at least they snapped below the bolt holes so there's some structure to work with. My smart self went and bought a spare 1050 coil 2 weeks ago almost expecting something like this to happen...now I just have to not break it before the other one is fixed

 

[Surf Master]

Bruce

Still have that 800 FBS bro. sorry for your loss, nice finds , Earl PS Larry

 

[sandgroper]

I've had that happen to two of my coils. It annoys me SO much! They're out of warranty so I had to buy a new one.
I don't want to throw them out because they still work, so they're collecting dust in a shelf now.

I tried fixing one with fibreglass, but I had to glue the skid plate shut. It worked, but it got so much heavier and was very, very unattractive!

If you find a solution, please let me know. I would like to fix the other coil.

 

[tnsharpshooter]

Nice finds
Congrats.

See you had a little bad luck.
See this thread ,,note Cfmct post.

https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=215920

 

[5 mile]

Nice finds!!

 

[Rawhide]

I do ency the beach hunters.

Have destroyed a few coils before I figured out not to hit rocks with em. I have told this story before, but I was crossing a ledge and my ankle gave out. The F75 tumbled all the way down the cliff face doing cartwheels. I thought I destroyed it. After I fished my camera and stuff out of a crack I went down to say my good byes. To my surprise it landed in a bush. The rain covers were beat to heck. I still use them today. I think First Texas must of laughed when I sent it in for a upgrade. But I believe in covers now. As for weight, the 6 inch coil I have is heavier than the stock coil it came with, go figure.

 

[Cordo]

"metal detector coil ear repair"

edited.... Go to the ebay link below. I haven't needed it, but am keeping it in mind if I do.

 

[fmerg]

broken coils

found the repair kit on e-bay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/322456079059?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

[Sundragon]

Been 6 years now in the hobby and if I've learned anything...besides how to find silver...it's how to destroy equipment

I read a lot of threads about broken plastics on detectors. I hear repairs attempted by using super glue etc....
I've never had much luck with super glue on anything that required a structural bond.
Came across this Loctite Plastic Epoxy. It seems to actually weld the parts together. Certain plastics are so slippery they don't take epoxy very well. This stuff chemically melts into the surface and provides a permanent adhesion.
Thought I'd offer up this suggestion to the group, the stuff is excellent.

 

[dirtydog]

Nice captures and sorry to see you broke your equipment. The bailing wire should give some interesting signals.