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chrischch  
Posted : Friday, 23 September 2011 4:05:23 PM(UTC)
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Would this work as a pin pointer or would it be too thick?
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Posted : Friday, 23 September 2011 5:30:48 PM(UTC)
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i think it would be to thick chris..but lets see what others say..
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Posted : Friday, 23 September 2011 7:08:45 PM(UTC)
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Agree, 42mm is too thick to stick into a hole and be able to pin point which side has the object (unless you have massive holes and that's not the best for parks).

I've had 2 freebees when I got my detectors and have brought a Pro-pointer. The Automax is huge and next to useless. The Bullseye II is twice as good as the Automax but the Pro-pointer is in a league of its own compared to these others.

If I was starting off again I would forget all the cheap alternatives and just learn how to pinpoint with the detector then pass a hand of soil over the coil to find the target. Once the $1 & $2 finds got up enough I would then get a Pro-pointer - bypassing the cheap alternatives completely.

They are expensive - but worth every cent and if the finds pay for it then essentially the Pro-pointer costs nothing.
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Posted : Saturday, 24 September 2011 11:29:36 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Shilo Go to Quoted Post
Agree, 42mm is too thick to stick into a hole and be able to pin point which side has the object (unless you have massive holes and that's not the best for parks).

I've had 2 freebees when I got my detectors and have brought a Pro-pointer. The Automax is huge and next to useless. The Bullseye II is twice as good as the Automax but the Pro-pointer is in a league of its own compared to these others.

If I was starting off again I would forget all the cheap alternatives and just learn how to pinpoint with the detector then pass a hand of soil over the coil to find the target. Once the $1 & $2 finds got up enough I would then get a Pro-pointer - bypassing the cheap alternatives completely.

They are expensive - but worth every cent and if the finds pay for it then essentially the Pro-pointer costs nothing.





Thats the kind of advice I needed. Thanks for that.
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