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penny pincher Valued Member United States 429 Posts	Posted 05/21/2008 02:07 am I have been wanting to get a metal detector for a long time now and have started doing research again when I came across this video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/94034...al_detector/ I had to laugh at how easy it was to do and that if I showed my kids they would be making them in a heart beat. Report this Post to the Staff

xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 05/21/2008 02:53 am LOL! That's awesome.. thanks for posting that. My kids would LOVE this. Report this Post to the Staff
insideout Pillar of the Community United States 591 Posts	Posted 05/21/2008 04:08 am yeah thanks for finding that. Headed to the dollar store to pick the stuff up for the kids Report this Post to the Staff
NGiles Pillar of the Community United States 527 Posts	Posted 05/26/2008 11:37 am Cool I have to make one now. I could have saved myself $400.00. Report this Post to the Staff
Pennypusher Valued Member United States 486 Posts	Posted 06/03/2008 10:07 pm Does it work? Report this Post to the Staff
photoeric21 Valued Member United States 206 Posts	Posted 06/08/2008 4:56 pm haha not bad... can you get a deeper coil for that? kidding Report this Post to the Staff
cheungsta Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 06/08/2008 10:29 pm LOL...that's hilarious...maybe I'll make one and use it until I can afford a nicer one...hahaha Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 2:07 pm They'll work, but you've got 30 year old technology. Only good where it's never been searched. Report this Post to the Staff
e-baguio Valued Member Philippines 107 Posts	Posted 07/31/2008 7:41 pm wow! Report this Post to the Staff
JOE TX New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/30/2009 7:02 pm .........REMEMBER..........You get what you pay for!.....If you really think that this homemade detector will outperform a $400 factory made detector.............You really need to at least rent a detector and see what you are missing out on!...........JOE . Report this Post to the Staff
JOE TX New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 01/31/2009 05:24 am ..........A newbie to metal detectors really needs to look at the Garrett Ace 250 for a little over $200.00..........one gets quite a lot!..............You can find detectors used for a lot less but also have to deal with less than honest people, detector problems and no warranty. Buy a detector from your local dealer........you will need the support plus you have a place to take the detector if it malfunctions.................Joe Report this Post to the Staff
norseman012 Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 5:21 pm I remember making one about 35 years ago using a old hand held AM radio and a coil of copper wire Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 5:43 pm You might be a redneck ..... if you use duct tape instead of scotch tape and a solder a coat hanger loop to the antennae so you don't have to crawl around on your hands and knees to find beer can tabs with that. Almost like something from Edited by TNG 02/02/2009 5:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 03/21/2009 10:04 pm I'll second the vote on the Ace 250. We used to sell lots of GTI2500s and while it's still an excellent machine, the Ace 250 is so far superior to most of the competition that people are buying it for considerably less money. Check out http://metaldetectors.ecrater.com for a couple limited time offers of Ace 250s we just put up. Report this Post to the Staff
nuggethill Pillar of the Community Australia 1015 Posts	Posted 03/24/2009 4:06 pm I think it would be a good project for the kids so be ready to put your hand in your pocket for an ACE 250 when there finish . When I was into electronics 30 years ago I built a kit detector call an ETI 1500,used it until I brought a Minelab 1700,4 detectors latter and it's the GP series Edited by nuggethill 03/24/2009 4:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 12:03 am I'm in the middle of nowhere Central Mexico where you have to import what you need or make it your self...or buy it used. In the near future I will have a limited opportunity to search a old hacienda where I have been told there are numerous buried coins and other "artifacts" worth finding... At present, I cannot view that video...can someone share the BASIC principle being described here? Report this Post to the Staff
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