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  1. Sounds like you were beepin over close to Bob Duncans claim. He has a treacherous road that has claimed a couple of lives and a million or so bees looking after that place. next time pour a little water in a dog bowl sized dish and all the bees will go to that. You will be able to make a quick get away. Bob uses a gold pan and a 5 gallon water jug. Those bees will go through 5 gallons in a hurry, but they will leave you alone while they are doing it. Bob might not though if he catches you on his claim. LOL. I expect that all those old mines have bees in them now cause it is cool down deep. You were probably miles from Bob's claim. Bob's an old sweetie too he has a heart as big as his belly. -Joe
  2. I have found big and little gold both shallow and deep with my joey coil. May be the best coil in your arsenal. May not cover as much ground as quickly as some but slow is the name of the game. I found a 10 grammer at more than 14 Inches. It is a great coil better than most. -Joe
  3. Stainless steel is a very useful metal for a lot of things. There are lots of types of stainless from a rust resistant "stainless" that will stick to a magnet on up to some stainless that will not stick to a magnet. One thing about stainless that I have seen is that it is tough but not so hard. It scratches easily but it is hard to drill through. I am sure there are types of stainless that will make a good pick or pocket knife but it will have to be chosen carefully. My guess is that unless it is a very hard form of stainless it will be prone to bending. Because of that I wouldn't think it would be such a great material to build a pick out of. Tempered spring steel is a good choice. It will rust but if used enough it will stay pretty shiney. So if you have rust on your pick it must be time to polish it up digging for gold. -Joe
  4. It is probably worth about $350 if it is all there and works. -Joe
  5. Hi Uncle Ron, Hope all is well in the "W" Couple of things: one Lithium is notorious for just falling flat on it's face. We used them in radios in the Marine Corps 20+ years ago and their discharge curve is so different from most batteries. They are at almost full voltage until they are nearly completely discharged. They don't discharge gradually it's an all or nothing deal. The 2nd point is that I use black electrical tape to keep my battery in the regulator. It only costs a dollar or two at Harbor Freight for a roll of 10. I like that the Li batteries are not proprietary that keeps the cost of replacement batteries competitive. I do agree that the way they are currently designed is not conducive to beating through the bush and over hill and wash. I think you will find though that taping them in place will eliminate most of the problems. I look forward to meeting you some day and until then I wish you and yours all the gold you can carry, -Joe
  6. I was installing some doors for Doc back in 2005 at Profile Prospecting's main office. Doc brought out the Pocket Rocket and I knew that it was going to be a huge success and maybe one of the best new items to hit the market since the Minelab P.I. About a month after I first saw it Doc let me use his proto type and I picked up a 3 gram piece of gold on one of the steepest hill sides I have seen. I was scrambling up it heading to some good looking ground when I got a signal and dug it knowing it wasn't gold because of where it was. Well it was gold and I figure that makes me one of the first (if not the first) to find gold while using the Pocket Rocket. I knew way before that though that it was a monumental break through for the SD and GP detectors. All I have to say to that is great job Doc and Coiltek, Thank you so much. It is worth so much more than it costs. Can't say enough about it. -Joe
  7. Hello every body, Jonathan I am glad to see you are posting on the U.S. forums and I hope the B.S. from the minority doesn't cause you to quit. I will throw out that the interference from wind is probably caused from the coil discharging static electricity. You guys might try rubbing anti static dryer sheets on your coil occasionally. In the mean time I am taking a break from prospecting and am building a Hot Rod. -Joe
  8. I know Joe makes the Hermit pick and we have been talking, however, I have never seen a hermit pick up close and personal. Joe is going to send me one. I have also had three other people come forward who say they can make picks to my specs. You also have to remember that Hoss Blackman and I designed and I still sell the Aussie Claim Jumper pick, which has always been a great pick with it's solid hickory handle. Doc the pick is on it's way and will be there Tuesday, take it out and beat the hell out of it until it breaks then let me know if it will meet your standards. If it doesn't meet your standards I will not bother you with it. Nice story by the way. -Joe
  9. I am gearing up for my trip to see you in Aug. I will try to give you a call Friday after work. Are we going to get to hunt some burn areas? -Joe
  10. Mom, the kids, and I are sending some words up. God Bless you and your Gramma. -Joe
  11. Been double shifting working on the house and business. I will be talking to him in a day or two if you want me to get him a message. -Joe
  12. So sorry to hear that Grub, my wife's uncle is in Hospice with 24-48 hours left and he is in a coma so we can't really say good bye. Life is precious Joe
  13. Oh man where do I start. Dad and I built a goosneck stock trailer 25 years ago he still uses, built lots of feeders, BBQ's, farm implements, bicycles, go-karts, trailers, I spent 7 years in the USMC and got a Navy Achievement Medal for some stuff I built in the Gulf War (extended range UHF antennae for communication with the AWACS bird (the 747 with the disc antennae on top) ramps for my quad, I can't even begin to remember all the stuff I have built. I am glad you started this topic because it hasn't even crossed my mind all the things I have engineered, built, abandoned, been a part of etc.. I guess you guys know me for the Hermit Pick not my best work or is it?.... -Joe
  14. I am in San Diego and had a good thing going when Buck was making knives in El Cajon. They are in Idaho now and I haven't been adding to my stash like I used to. I still don't own a Damascus knife. I have some really interesting knives that are one of a kind prototypes or limited production. Guns, knives, fishing, hunting, gold prospecting it all goes together. -Joe