want to take it to search for small gold flakes in water and dirt. will this work?
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It should definitely work in dirt. That is where I used it to find something buried 4 inches under dirt and weeds. I don't know about water.
904210
I suppose it will measure the water sample but not speciffically the mix. Just the soil, I dont think it works.
2077729
It works fine. I rarely use it, as sweeping the main rig allows me to find what I'm looking for.
1217107
Sorry I have no experience with finding small gold with the etrac. I do not live near natural gold deposits or beach areas. In air tests, it will detect gold jewelry at similar distances as it does coins. I would check out YouTube or the forums.
1809779
You could also get a handheld metal detector, and use a wire brush to brush the boards. . you also need to lookout for rocks, dirt, or other small dense objects
1234703
As long as it is properly balanced, yes. I often use this when I hunt beaches or clay heavy soil - which other detectors simply spaz out on. Check out my review for more info.
598097
Definatly, this works very well at finding metal. It does not work so well at detecting the DIFFERANCE between metals. We normally find old steel nails even just tiny rusted pieces of them as far as 6" below compact ground. My guess is you will be looking for steel posts just under the leaves, the key is you will need to pass the detector DIRECTLY OVER THE post you are looking for. Its not going to tell you "if your close", a metal object on the ground within an inch of the outer ring will not set it off it must pass over the object to set it off. Hope this helps
2263479
I have no experience with the Gold Bug 2, so really can't answer that question. Although I would suggest spending a little more and getting a White's GMT. In my experience it's a far superior machine.
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Yes. Saves a lot of digging time in the sand. If you get a few charts of the beach you visit, you can find the eddies. The are the hot spots where rings and other jewelry get washed up at. Gold is 50 times heavier than water and will roll with the tide. You need to find the low spots where the items can not roll up and over. If you have the Garrett Pro or Gold you can go in to up to 12 feet of water, getting to places other beach combers can not go! Scott
2255285
Yes good for geocaching. For a more accurate on the spot location, you will have to purchase the wireless beacon (Chirp). However if you are really good, the watch itself will get you on the right spot
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Yes. Saves a lot of digging time in the sand. If you get a few charts of the beach you visit, you can find the eddies. The are the hot spots where rings and other jewelry get washed up at. Gold is 50 times heavier than water and will roll with the tide. You need to find the low spots where the items can not roll up and over. If you have the Garrett Pro or Gold you can go in to up to 12 feet of water, getting to places other beach combers can not go!Scott
435728
I found a silver plated pocket watch case 6" in the ground so I don't see any reason why you couldn't find gold just listen to your head set!
171791
This will not work underwater and you need to be within about 3 inches to detect metal, I suggest a gaff hook and long rope.
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I have found gold jewelry with it, but have not had the chance to look for raw nuggets. As far as easily, no gold is easily found, but if the coil goes over it, the machine will let you know. If it was easy everyone would do it! Don't quit your day job haha! Great machine for the price!
19928
Yes, both gold and silver but sometimes it detects aluminum and tin as silver. Not a bad detector for beginers.
690406
I've owned this detector for a couple of years. It has performed well. To respond to your question; No consumer grade metal detector I am aware of is sensitive to the physical shape of any metal. There need only be an adequate amount of that metal for the detector coil chosen to sense a 'return' and transmit that back to the display. Certain coils are wound to better detect gold than others. If gold is what you're going for I suggest you look into also picking up a gold finding coil from BountyHunter.
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This detector wont be able to tell the difference between gold and nails in your floor boards. Gold and iron are similar based on how the detector works. As far as trying to find a bracelet inside your home with one, that part im confused on. Do you think somehow it fell in duct work or in a crack in the hardwood floors?