Digging Tools

[Snowy]

Here's a bonza tool made in the States for plugging the turf, trouble is it cuts a 360 deg circle which results in a brown circle when the grass dries out somewhat.




Nicely built though !

Here's a pic of another one below that somebody made in the States out of PVC pipe...

[Coin Ranger]

Hi Peter,

When I was deciding on a Lesche I stuffed around with a few plug cutting options. I even went to a fishing store and purchased a yabbie pump to modify as a plug cutter. I figured if it didn't work in the dirt it should work in the sand. I was wrong on both accounts. It was too awkward to work into soil and at the beach the wet sand just falls out as its lifted. It also dawned on me that pinpointing had to be 100% otherwise the target would be damaged.

I'm now $50 out of pocket and a little wiser. Had I put the $50 towards a Lesche instead I'd now have a spare 

CR

[Snowy]

Hi CR, I also have spent a lot of time investigating diggers for detecting.
It's so tough in the ground at Summertime eh! 
Then I use a mechanics lever I suppose you'd call it, it looks like a huge screw driver with the blade bent a little at the end, about 18 inches long...
For harder dry season ground first I pinpoint best I can with the coil, then whip out the Garrett Pro pin pointer to locate the target.
My buddy and I like the 2 inch range on the Garrett Pro, it limits us to only digging shallow coins in sensitive parks, we just probe out the coins at these parks,
we like to look back after our hunt, and not see where we've been. 
If we are detecting in a cared for turf I will always try not to plug, I like to physically probe with my home made probe, it is a stainless steel tip from a car antenna which has been firmly embedded in a golf ball.
In the bush where I can get into the digging with gusto, I love my Lesche "Little Eagle" shovel, it's fantastic !!!
I must post some pics of my diggers eh!
It's all steel, top grade alloy beautifully welded; ___ built really tough ...
I also have a standard Lesche digger, same fantastic quality!
Early on I made 18 inch long pointed levers with which I would just work down under a coin, and with the leverage just lift the ground, take out the coin, and stomp the ground back flat.
Sort of like the image below...



Catch ya later.... 

[bluerob101]

I wonder if I can get away with using this one?

I've checked the respective websites and if you are using it for a lawful recreational purpose, no problem, I hope.

Carrying it in the car without the E-Trac would probably land me in deeper crap than any detector would work.....

I shall let you know if I have any issues. This thing is a monster.  

I got it for $ 50.00 from a disposal store as a lark years ago.  Its not concealable (unless you are 11 ft tall...)

Now I got a use for it!

[Splodger]

think you will def. have some problems... 

[bluerob101]

Quote about NSW Knife laws.

The Act specifies a number of reasonable excuses for having custody of a knife. This does not limit any other reasonable excuse that a person might have although self defence or defence of another person is not a reasonable excuse for having custody of a knife.
Under the Act it is a reasonable excuse for a person to have custody of a knife, if the custody is reasonably necessary in all circustances for any of the following:-
lawful pursuit of the person's occupation
preparation or consumption of food or drink
participation in a lawful entertainment, recreation or sport
exhibition of knives for retail or other trade purposes
organised exhibition by knife collectors
wearing of an official uniform
genuine relgious purposes
or during travel to or from or incidental to any of these activities

Interesting.....

[Coin Ranger]

All well and good Bluerob, but what happens when kids start crowding around to see what your finding 

CR

[bluerob101]

Holy Smokes, its nearly a sword.

No, I was just being silly. Its staying at home.

Pity that its so "bad" looking.

Works a treat in the backyard digging plugs. Better than the US digging tool. Cuts through the grass like butter and levers really well.

[NewSouthCroweater]

Bluerob

I wouldn't carry that bowie knife/machete around suburbia in a million years.
Park staff around here would call the swat squad / cops for sure.
Looks like a lethal weapon to me
IMHO its not worth the hassles it could cause
This is just my opinion mate but - no matter how well it digs, I think that it portrays the wrong image of our gentle pastime.
If you are dead set on using it, why not go to your local cop shop and run it past them first.?
Good luck

NSC

[bluerob101]

NSWCroweater (and all others),

Mate, nope, its staying at home. Even if the local Police said "go for it," its still staying at home.

I think that I may use it "in the middle of nowhere" where there isn't anybody within viewing distance (i.e. farm's).

I also think that it would be irresponsible because of (a) possible safety issues (b) Public perception (not good for our image I think).

Just mucking around with my original post, sorry!  







 

[Snoopy36]

You call that a knife? 

I wonder which of these would be best for diggin'       

Blades are another passion of mine 

Snoopy
PS: Don't worry I don't carry these around