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Title: new to the hobby Post by: roughneck on July 31, 2014, 03:41:40 PM Hi Guys
Just retired so starting a new hobby. (already a fisherman) An absolute beginner to metal detecting. Have bought a Minelab Xterra 705 that I am starting to understand slowly. Have been out locally with a friend of mine and found a few odds and sods, mostly trash. 14 coins so far, pennies etc. got one which I think is Roman, but badly worn. Also found a lovely old lead soldier wearing a beret. Once I find out how to post pictures I'll get it on for I.D. Am already enjoying the hobby and the expectation of not knowing what's coming up next. Any info and help in setting up my 705 will be appreciated as will hopefully learning from all the experts on the forum. Hope to meet lots of you on a rally or two, but it won't be for a while as I'm due for a hip replacement (fingers crossed) :) at the end of august. So I'm out nearly every day trying to make the most of it before the event. Tom Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: Dryland on July 31, 2014, 04:19:47 PM Welcome to the D W Forum Roughneck ;)
Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: nonker10 on July 31, 2014, 10:08:12 PM hello mate there is something that turns fishermen into metal detectorists and vice versa.welcome. :) ;)
Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: jcb (THE THIMBLE) jones on July 31, 2014, 10:58:30 PM welcome to the forum mate , ex fisherman myself but loving this hobby now ,suppose it's a bit like fishing you never know what your going to get , look forward to seeing you at a rally or two , we are a friendly bunch here and any info your looking for somebody on here will know ,(normally chef geoff) lol :D :D
Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: bristolminelab on August 01, 2014, 06:30:45 AM welcome hope to see you at a rally ;)
Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: dances with badgers on August 01, 2014, 07:21:49 AM welcome aboard matey.
mike the gold magnet lol Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: b.buoy on August 01, 2014, 07:31:19 AM Hey Tom, welcome.
I got the best of both worlds, still a keen fisherman and a born again detectorist to boot. Oh, just happen to be retired also ;D Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: roughneck on August 01, 2014, 08:07:42 AM Thanks everyone for the kind welcome to the forum. As mentioned, being a fisherman, I am now 'hooked' on the metal detecting. It's great fun. Look forward to meeting you all. Thanks Again. Tom
Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: welsh john on August 01, 2014, 01:56:35 PM Hi,
Welcome to the forum,what part of the country are you from? Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: adrian wall on August 01, 2014, 02:13:42 PM I used to have a 705.. Good machine.. The best way to learn the machine.is google it.then videos pop up showing all aspects of the machine..that's how I learnt to use it.
Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: selectcase on August 05, 2014, 03:57:45 PM HI John - welcome to the forum, it was good to see you with Ron a few weeks back (Ron bought the detector from me)
cheers will Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: alun on August 05, 2014, 04:20:00 PM Welcome roughneck, your in the right place. Great bunch here all willing to help. Your finding already, so you must be doing something right.
See you on a rally soon. Another fisherman. Lol Title: Re: new to the hobby Post by: david995 on August 05, 2014, 04:20:12 PM wellcome to the mad house !!
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