richardbruer
Junior Member
So, we recently bought a couple-acres piece of property down in Tellico Plains, TN. I drew up the plat in CAD using the distances and bearings in the warranty deed. Then, I thought it'd be nice to have a metal detector to help me find the iron pins at property corners.
I figured an inexpensive metal detector would work well to find such large hunks of iron. As I looked at specifications and researched what can be done with a metal detector, my OCD started kicking in. Maybe if I'm going to buy a metal detector, I should get a more versatile tool, that I could use for much more than finding iron property marker pins. Adjustable ground balance would be nice, wouldn't it? Iron audio seems like a useful feature. It'd be good to have finely adjustable iron discrimination, and very adjustable notching. Next thing I knew, I was considering the idea of procuring an Equinox 800.
But, all I need to do immediately is find iron pins. My frugality was fighting with my OCD. Maybe a Garrett AT Pro? It's less expensive than the Equinox 800, but still seems to be quite capable and seems to be very respected in the metal detecting community (based on reading forums and reviews online). I can get an AT Pro for about $550 on Amazon. Hmmm. What about Ebay or Craigslist? Maybe to sooth my frugality, I could find a good lightly used AT Pro.
Looking on Ebay, it seems that used AT Pros are not going for much less than $550. Doing a search for "metal detector" on my local Craigslist turned up only one AT Pro, and I could never get that guy to return a call, text or email.
Then, one day I searched "AT Pro" on the local Craigslist, and hit on an AT Pro and accessories that a guy had apparently been trying to sell for over 2 months. He didn't have the words "metal detector" in his ad, so he probably wasn't reaching the full contingency of customers he intended to reach. After some discussion and looking over his AT Pro and accessory gear, I agreed to buy his nearly new and very lightly used Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Pin-Pointer AT, Garrett edge digger with sheath, Garrett hat, Garrett belt/pouch, Garrett camo detector soft case, and Lesche T-handle serrated-edge shovel for $325.
I guess now I am a detectorist? Well, I have a metal detecting setup at least. It's been way too dang cold here since I bought the setup for me to get motivated to get out and try out the detector. It works to detect coins, etc. in the house I can tell at least.
Anyway, hello from Knoxville, TN! I'll be skulking around the forums learning all I can, and getting out to fiddle with detecting when I get motivated enough to brave the cold.
I figured an inexpensive metal detector would work well to find such large hunks of iron. As I looked at specifications and researched what can be done with a metal detector, my OCD started kicking in. Maybe if I'm going to buy a metal detector, I should get a more versatile tool, that I could use for much more than finding iron property marker pins. Adjustable ground balance would be nice, wouldn't it? Iron audio seems like a useful feature. It'd be good to have finely adjustable iron discrimination, and very adjustable notching. Next thing I knew, I was considering the idea of procuring an Equinox 800.
But, all I need to do immediately is find iron pins. My frugality was fighting with my OCD. Maybe a Garrett AT Pro? It's less expensive than the Equinox 800, but still seems to be quite capable and seems to be very respected in the metal detecting community (based on reading forums and reviews online). I can get an AT Pro for about $550 on Amazon. Hmmm. What about Ebay or Craigslist? Maybe to sooth my frugality, I could find a good lightly used AT Pro.
Looking on Ebay, it seems that used AT Pros are not going for much less than $550. Doing a search for "metal detector" on my local Craigslist turned up only one AT Pro, and I could never get that guy to return a call, text or email.
Then, one day I searched "AT Pro" on the local Craigslist, and hit on an AT Pro and accessories that a guy had apparently been trying to sell for over 2 months. He didn't have the words "metal detector" in his ad, so he probably wasn't reaching the full contingency of customers he intended to reach. After some discussion and looking over his AT Pro and accessory gear, I agreed to buy his nearly new and very lightly used Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Pin-Pointer AT, Garrett edge digger with sheath, Garrett hat, Garrett belt/pouch, Garrett camo detector soft case, and Lesche T-handle serrated-edge shovel for $325.
I guess now I am a detectorist? Well, I have a metal detecting setup at least. It's been way too dang cold here since I bought the setup for me to get motivated to get out and try out the detector. It works to detect coins, etc. in the house I can tell at least.
Anyway, hello from Knoxville, TN! I'll be skulking around the forums learning all I can, and getting out to fiddle with detecting when I get motivated enough to brave the cold.
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