http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Category/Metal-Detecting/56 Metal Detecting articles from Search The World Articles Rss Follow Up Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:38:37 -0600 Are you purchasing a detector to use occasionally at a lake or beach? Or do you now find yourself with more available time and can look forward spending considerable time with your new hobby? It is a fact that most of the detectors now in the marketplace are pretty good. If you are planning to buy a metal detector to join the treasure-hunting fun, here are some tips to guide you so that youll get the best deal possible. Metal detectors can be pricey, so youve got to invest your money well. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting-in-the-Woods/6871 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting-in-the-Woods/6871 The second day started early. I was out of bed by about 8am and downstairs to breakfast. The farmer was there along with his wife and another guest. The wife made a lovely full English breakfast comprising off bacon, sausage,egg, mushrooms, potato and toast. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting---a-few-days-away-----PART-2-/3366 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting---a-few-days-away-----PART-2-/3366 Okay I was feeling depressed. I dont know why but I just couldnt be bothered doing anything. I even found it difficult getting out of the house. As for work this was a big no no. I think it was this which brought it on in the first place. I went to the doctors and he signed me off work with depression. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting---a-few-days-away-/3364 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting---a-few-days-away-/3364 If your detector has a volume control, keep it set at a comfortable maximum target signal level. Dont confuse volume with audio (threshold) control. You may want to use a set of headphones with individual earphone volume adjustment so that you can set each one to suit yourself. Set the threshold level at the lowest sound level or hum that you can hear. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Treasure-Tip-of-the-Week/359 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Treasure-Tip-of-the-Week/359 The GTP 1350 is not a GTI series detector, nor is it precisely a GTAx series either. So, which is it? I guess you could say it is, well, in a class by itself. It looks and performs as a GTAx detector with its LCD screen and control touchpads. Yet, among other things, it provides three separate classes of target size and thus the new Graphic Target Profiling designation. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Testing-The-Garrett-GTP-1350/358 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Testing-The-Garrett-GTP-1350/358 As many of you know by now, Garretts Ace 250 is a metal detector that is very light on weight yet heavy on features and performance. Charles Garrett has not only responded to the call of customers who want an easy to use, real-world detector in a fatigue free package, but to top it off, he somehow offers it at a retail price of only $250. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Garrett-s-Ace-250-is-a-metal-detector-review-/357 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Garrett-s-Ace-250-is-a-metal-detector-review-/357 People who use metal detectors for treasure hunting do tend to run up against an image problem. The media and comedians like Steve Martin have poked a lot of fun at people who use these detectors. But perhaps treasure hunters can have the last laugh when their detectors turn up something valuable, which has happened in the past and is sure to happen again in the near future. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Treasure-Hunting-With-Metal-Detectors/356 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Treasure-Hunting-With-Metal-Detectors/356 Hunting or 'Coin Shooting' as it's often called, is not only very fun to do, but it can easily be very profitable. Finding just one gold piece or any rare coin can easily pay for the cost of the metal detector. When it comes to Coin Hunting or 'Coin Shooting', there are some places that I call 'hot spots', or the best places. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting---Coin-Hunting-or-Coin-Shooting-Hot-Spots/355 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting---Coin-Hunting-or-Coin-Shooting-Hot-Spots/355 My kids love exploring everything and anything. So when I came across the Bounty Hunter Junior on Edmund Scientific, I was pretty excited. My kids would love a metal detector. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Bounty-Hunter-Junior--Metal-Detector---Product-Review/354 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Bounty-Hunter-Junior--Metal-Detector---Product-Review/354 As the name suggests a Metal Detector is a kind of instrument, which is used to detect metal with the help of electromagnetic induction. It helps in the detection of land mines, weapons like knives or guns at airports, in treasure hunting or in archeology. It can also be helpful in detecting foreign bodies in food. Construction industries find it useful in detecting steel reinforcing bars present in concretes, pipes, or wires in walls and floors. It can sense any electrically... http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/What-Is-A-Metal-Detector/353 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/What-Is-A-Metal-Detector/353 The father and son detecting team promptly reported the hoard to their local Finds Liaison Officer, and displayed exemplary behaviour in not unpacking all the objects from the bowl, but keeping the find intact. As a possible Treasure find, it was then transferred to the British Museum where conservators have carefully excavated each find to avoid damaging the individual objects or losing important contextual information. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Most-important-Viking-Treasure-in-150-years-found-by-metal-detectorists-in-North-Yorkshire/351 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Most-important-Viking-Treasure-in-150-years-found-by-metal-detectorists-in-North-Yorkshire/351 Some of you are like me and like to keep metal detecting logs recording finds, including coin tallies, and places to hunt. I also like to record my thoughts on the day/hunt, keeping track of a useful tip I may have learned or noticed interesting behaviour on a target. Sometimes I like to review these during the 'off' season to get excited about my new Spring hunts. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Backup-your-metal-detecting-and-research-data-/216 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Backup-your-metal-detecting-and-research-data-/216 Here are some tips that I've learned over the years to help with coinshooting success. Some of you will already know most of these, but I wanted to provide them as a refresher for the veterans, and a useful guide for all newcomers. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting-Field-Tips-for-Coinshooting-Success/215 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Metal-Detecting-Field-Tips-for-Coinshooting-Success/215 Some of you may know that I recently purchased a Minelab Explore SE and have been having good luck recovering old nickels. Lots of the 'hunted out' spots are definitely pretty cleaned out, but everyone loves to leave behind the old nickels. I started to change my strategy a bit and focus on these, since I love finding old V-Nickels and Buffalos. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Technique-for-finding-deep-nickels--Minelab-Explorer-SE-/214 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Technique-for-finding-deep-nickels--Minelab-Explorer-SE-/214 Metal detecting can be a heavy subject, full of science and study, or chance and fun. Some guides would have it that you need expensive equipment, a cartography degree, and a resistance to heat stroke. This is largely true, but you can start smaller. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/A-Guide-to-Metal-Detecting/213 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/A-Guide-to-Metal-Detecting/213 Mining companies are scouring the earth, looking for new deposits and working to reopen venerable mines, some with histories that date to territorial days. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Mines-are-being-reopened-as-gold-fever-sweeps-state/212 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Mines-are-being-reopened-as-gold-fever-sweeps-state/212 A pulsing current is applied to the coil, which then induces a magnetic field shown in blue. When the magnetic field of the coil moves across metal, such as the coin in this illustration, the field induces electric currents (called eddy currents) in the coin. http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Go-Metal-Detecting-And-Find-A-Treasure-Trove-/211 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.search-the-world.com/articles/Article/Go-Metal-Detecting-And-Find-A-Treasure-Trove-/211