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rmd ([personal profile] rmd) wrote2008-03-24 12:36 pm

metal detector to borrow in the boston area?

any of y'all have a metal detector i could borrow for a few days or a week?

i'm looking to wander around on my brother andy's property out in sudbury.

(also, anyone want to buy a nice old house in sudbury with a big plot of land?)

[identity profile] laurenpburka.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
We have one from the cold, dark winter when Dan's ring flew off his finger and landed in our gravel driveway. I suggested he go to MIT and talk to friends about borrowing a metal detector cause they must have one, but he only found people who explained how to make them. So he bought one at radio snack for about $20.

If you want to borrow it, I'll make him dig it up.

[identity profile] scottro.livejournal.com 2008-03-24 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
The problem with cheap ones like that is that their depth capabilities, contrary to what the box might say, is about 2 inches max. Also, there's just about zero discrimination, and you can't control the ground balance or the sensitivity.

Yeah, I'm a detector snob. My apologies.

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