Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted January 7, 2022 Anybody here played with metal detectors for hobby purposes? Recommendations? This is an Equinox 800......$1200. Is that a good price/product? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted January 7, 2022 For hobby I would recommend the minelab 3-400 series. Get a pinpointer as well. 1200 bucks is alot of money for what they have on the market these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted January 7, 2022 Ask Edge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zackcarp Report post Posted January 7, 2022 I have a cheapo and it does pretty well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jknister Report post Posted January 7, 2022 I too want a metal detector but Im thinking it would be best to start out with a cheap one, and if I like it and metal detect alot, then buy a nice expensive one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nateNAU Report post Posted January 8, 2022 I have and use a whites tm808 but I do more cache type metal detecting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted January 8, 2022 Check out YouTube channel "ask Jeff Williams". He's from AZ pretty cool vids. And yes, also ask edge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 8, 2022 13 hours ago, CatfishKev said: Check out YouTube channel "ask Jeff Williams". He's from AZ pretty cool vids. And yes, also ask edge. Jeff William makes learning geology fun. Different detectors for different detecting. The Equinox 800 is perfect for coinshooting and artifact digging. Tells you with a high degree of certainty what your digging while canceling out the non-ferrous junk. I borrowed an Equinox 800 from Minelab dealer Bill Southern a couple years ago. Had more of a learning curve than I had time to invest.. I have a Whites Eagle II I use for coins and artifact hunting. Bought it off Craigslist for $200. The $1200 price on that E 800 seems a little high. Minelab offers a 15% discount for vets. Here's a little piece of gold bearing rock I found today with the Minelab Gold Monster. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted January 8, 2022 Thanks for the information! Appreciate it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted January 9, 2022 We were recommended to buy the garret at pro. Good luck with it so far. It takes some learning to figure out how to use it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 7:22 PM, Edge said: Jeff William makes learning geology fun. Different detectors for different detecting. The Equinox 800 is perfect for coinshooting and artifact digging. Tells you with a high degree of certainty what your digging while canceling out the non-ferrous junk. I borrowed an Equinox 800 from Minelab dealer Bill Southern a couple years ago. Had more of a learning curve than I had time to invest.. I have a Whites Eagle II I use for coins and artifact hunting. Bought it off Craigslist for $200. The $1200 price on that E 800 seems a little high. Minelab offers a 15% discount for vets. Here's a little piece of gold bearing rock I found today with the Minelab Gold Monster. He had me at LSD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, oz31p said: He had me at LSD LoL Little San Domingo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 7:22 PM, Edge said: Jeff William makes learning geology fun. Different detectors for different detecting. The Equinox 800 is perfect for coinshooting and artifact digging. Tells you with a high degree of certainty what your digging while canceling out the non-ferrous junk. I borrowed an Equinox 800 from Minelab dealer Bill Southern a couple years ago. Had more of a learning curve than I had time to invest.. I have a Whites Eagle II I use for coins and artifact hunting. Bought it off Craigslist for $200. The $1200 price on that E 800 seems a little high. Minelab offers a 15% discount for vets. Here's a little piece of gold bearing rock I found today with the Minelab Gold Monster. Because I have no experience or knowledge, what do people do with the gold findings? I really hadn't thought about looking for gold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, Non-Typical Solutions said: Because I have no experience or knowledge, what do people do with the gold findings? I really hadn't thought about looking for gold The Equinox has a gold mold and detects it on the same par as the Gold Monster. Placer gold in central AZ is 22kt. It's fairly simple to smelter into 24kt since it has such a low melting point. Most gold dealers will buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Edge said: The Equinox has a gold mold and detects it on the same par as the Gold Monster. Placer gold in central AZ is 22kt. It's fairly simple to smelter into 24kt since it has such a low melting point. Most gold dealers will buy it. Sounds kinda fun, I was just thinking of junk detecting not really knowing people looked for gold that way! thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
