I use a Bounty Hunter metal detector, with the switch set to "all metal". I
also do a visual inspection.
Joe
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"sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> A coworker has offered me all the Oak i can haul if i help him tear down
an
> old shed. So, i need to purchase a good metal detector. Any brand better
> than others? Or all they about the same?
> thanks
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I've got a DeWalt surface planer that ALWAYS find any bits
of metal in any board run though it. Does that qualify as a
metal detector?? sigh. The 733 I have doesn't allow for
offsetting the blades to neutralize chipped blades.
dave
sawdust wrote:
> A coworker has offered me all the Oak i can haul if i help him tear down an
> old shed. So, i need to purchase a good metal detector. Any brand better
> than others? Or all they about the same?
> thanks
>
I use a Garrett metal detector - the kind you see airport security using all
the time. I find them a lot better than that red one that you can get
through woodworking supply stores.
While I bought mine through Ebay, you can get them from any store dealing in
security equipment. I figured if I saved one set of knives on my 15 inch
Delta Planer, it was worth it. It's done that over and over again.
Brian
"sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> A coworker has offered me all the Oak i can haul if i help him tear down
an
> old shed. So, i need to purchase a good metal detector. Any brand better
> than others? Or all they about the same?
> thanks
>
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> DavisWoodShop
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I had a lumber wizard. I found it to be very, very fussy to calibrate and
it wasn't all that sensitive. I returned it to the seller. I checked with a
security vendor and asked what they recommended for metal detection in
lumber. They pointed me toward a Garrett model (about $170).
Bob
"Eric Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I use a lumber wizard without trouble (got it for the same project)
anything
> that misses I also have the same dewalt 733 metal detector BAD has, works
> every time!
>
>
>
> "sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > A coworker has offered me all the Oak i can haul if i help him tear down
> an
> > old shed. So, i need to purchase a good metal detector. Any brand better
> > than others? Or all they about the same?
> > thanks
> >
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> > DavisWoodShop
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> >
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I use a lumber wizard without trouble (got it for the same project) anything
that misses I also have the same dewalt 733 metal detector BAD has, works
every time!
"sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> A coworker has offered me all the Oak i can haul if i help him tear down
an
> old shed. So, i need to purchase a good metal detector. Any brand better
> than others? Or all they about the same?
> thanks
>
> --
> DavisWoodShop
>
>