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As a yoof, I spent a fair bit of one summer on an archaeology dig and still find finding stuff fascinating!  It was hard graft, really interesting, fun and entertaining being with a bunch of like minded volunteers. Mostly quite well balanced and educated people and I'm still in to that kind of thing now. We shifted mountains of spoil over the period on a roman site near to Oundle. Long days with little or no breaks, 7 days per week as volunteers but with all the learning and help you needed on the subject. Really surprised at how much stuff came out of the ground - bones of animals from ritualistic burials, skeletons, pots, coins, jewelry etc and at some depth too!

 

I had a chap working for me years ago who was the other end of the scale in that he was a treasure digger, not interested in the context, only the value. He had pots and pots of finds at home, mostly of little value but I would not have trusted him with any gold etc - he did not see the point of getting permission either. He was the sort to give detectorists a bad name.

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I also have a Whites Classic IDX. There was a US guy by the name of "Mr Bill" modding them and picked up the specs so did it myself. 

They are a pretty useful tool and work at some pretty good depths. They don't work well on wet sand though, got a C Scope pulse induction for that!

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10 hours ago, spudulike said:

I also have a Whites Classic IDX. There was a US guy by the name of "Mr Bill" modding them and picked up the specs so did it myself. 

They are a pretty useful tool and work at some pretty good depths. They don't work well on wet sand though, got a C Scope pulse induction for that!

Ive always fancied getting the Mr Bill Mods done to my IDX Pro but I hardly ever use the damn thing. :D 

 

Ho straigh forward is the Mod? Ive seen some pictures but not sure what components Id need. I guess you need a steady hand with the old Soldering Iron? :D 

 

Being that I have the Pro I believe it has 30% more depth over the IDX Classic. So might not be required anyway? 

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10 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Ive always fancied getting the Mr Bill Mods done to my IDX Pro but I hardly ever use the damn thing. :D 

 

Ho straigh forward is the Mod? Ive seen some pictures but not sure what components Id need. I guess you need a steady hand with the old Soldering Iron? :D 

 

Being that I have the Pro I believe it has 30% more depth over the IDX Classic. So might not be required anyway? 

You would have the super duper one wouldn't you...

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