Monkeys Uncle Senior Member Joined Mar 22, 2014 Messages 435 Location Waxahachie, TX Apr 19, 2020 #1 Any ideas where I might acquire a sharp, 8 to 10" probe for locating targets prior to cutting a plug?
Any ideas where I might acquire a sharp, 8 to 10" probe for locating targets prior to cutting a plug?
T-Man Elite Member Joined Mar 21, 2013 Messages 2,917 Location Kettering, OH Apr 19, 2020 #2 I have an old screw driver I dulled the point on for clad stabbing. Also seen where some people have taken the brass rod for a toilet float and attached a handle to it for a probe. Wouldn't want anything sharp to scar the face of a silver coin.
I have an old screw driver I dulled the point on for clad stabbing. Also seen where some people have taken the brass rod for a toilet float and attached a handle to it for a probe. Wouldn't want anything sharp to scar the face of a silver coin.
Monkeys Uncle Senior Member Joined Mar 22, 2014 Messages 435 Location Waxahachie, TX Apr 19, 2020 #3 Yeah, I use a std. screw driver but want something a bit longer and more slender. Would use a dull ice pick, but they are normally too short.
Yeah, I use a std. screw driver but want something a bit longer and more slender. Would use a dull ice pick, but they are normally too short.
Silversmith45 Elite Member Joined May 15, 2009 Messages 10,730 Location Wichita, Kansas Apr 19, 2020 #4 When I first joined I told of how to make a coin probe. Check out Easy Coin Probe. Made of brass so as not to scratch a coin. Last edited: Apr 20, 2020
When I first joined I told of how to make a coin probe. Check out Easy Coin Probe. Made of brass so as not to scratch a coin.
Bayoutalker Elite Member Joined Sep 30, 2012 Messages 3,048 Location Highlands, TX Apr 19, 2020 #5 Harbor freight Phillip's screw driver. They usually have several different lengths and are hard to bend. Cliff
Harbor freight Phillip's screw driver. They usually have several different lengths and are hard to bend. Cliff
Jeff in Georgia Elite Member Joined Aug 26, 2009 Messages 584 Apr 21, 2020 #6 I have one of these and love it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07D9YDM9R/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new
I have one of these and love it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07D9YDM9R/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new