007tallguy
Elite Member
hi all, was just wondering if anyone has ever tried using one of these little rigs as a pinpointer? it's called a Little Wizard II and although it's designed for finding nails in lumber, metal is still metal, so why not play in the dirt with it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7X86vqDMgg&feature=related
i picked one up today and it seems like it might have some potential in the field. i did a little bit of air testing with it with various coins, couple gold rings and it does have an adjustable sensitivity and 5 segment LED's for signal strength, as well as an audible "beep" (that little video clip shows it pretty good).
although it resembles a popular shaving device, it's close to 8 inches long, 9 volt battery, and about 2 inches across the end and one neet thing is it seems to be every bit as sensitive just using the corner of it as opposed to using it "on the flat". but then again, that nice 2 inch wide swath can cover more of the hole than a point can cover, and then narrow things down using the corner of it.
if the ground ever decides to thaw here, maybe i'll get to try it out in the field. one BIG advantage of this one is it only cost 20 bucks!!! and if it proves to not be so good for the MDing hobby, i can still use it out in the shop.
Pete
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7X86vqDMgg&feature=related
i picked one up today and it seems like it might have some potential in the field. i did a little bit of air testing with it with various coins, couple gold rings and it does have an adjustable sensitivity and 5 segment LED's for signal strength, as well as an audible "beep" (that little video clip shows it pretty good).
although it resembles a popular shaving device, it's close to 8 inches long, 9 volt battery, and about 2 inches across the end and one neet thing is it seems to be every bit as sensitive just using the corner of it as opposed to using it "on the flat". but then again, that nice 2 inch wide swath can cover more of the hole than a point can cover, and then narrow things down using the corner of it.
if the ground ever decides to thaw here, maybe i'll get to try it out in the field. one BIG advantage of this one is it only cost 20 bucks!!! and if it proves to not be so good for the MDing hobby, i can still use it out in the shop.
Pete