Had some time and some scrap aluminum. Need to get ready for Florida!

[zoama]

Are you entering this as one of your projects for the contest ?

[Steve]

Are you entering this as one of your projects for the contest ?

To be honest. I don't know much about the contest. I was not aware that a project is needed. I did not even know there was a contest until a few days ago. What do I have to do to enter it? Can I enter more? I have a few projects that are in my mind right now.

I probably should read up as to what the contest is all about. Been too busy lately.

[zoama]

It's all in the first post > http://www.everlastgenerators.com/fo...5-Prize-250EXT

[DaveO]

As a diver I'm curious to know about the underwater part. Are you going to depth, or are you searching in the surf zone?

[everlastsupport]

Very clean work. I hate drilling holes though. I have tried the beaches in Florida, but never seem to find anything. Good luck on the hunt. Where in Florida do you visit?

[Steve]

Very clean work. I hate drilling holes though. I have tried the beaches in Florida, but never seem to find anything. Good luck on the hunt. Where in Florida do you visit?

I hunt all over Florida and also on the Outer Banks in North Carolina. The best beach to hunt is South Beach in Miami. You have to be careful on South Beach as there are lots of topless women. If you are married, then it can be a problem.

I always find something of value there. I also hit the beaches around Sarasota / Tampa. Been to the Treasure coast and Daytona Beach. Metal detecting is fun, but metal welding is just a little more fun at least for me!

[Steve]

As a diver I'm curious to know about the underwater part. Are you going to depth, or are you searching in the surf zone?

My detector can go down to 250 feet. It is a Minelab Excalibur II 1000. I detect on dry sand, wet sand and in the water up to my neck. Metal detecting paid for my Everlast Powertig 250 EX as I found several gold rings this last winter in Florida. I sold them off and had enough to pay cash for my tig welder!

[DaveO]

I sold them off and had enough to pay cash for my tig welder!

If you were diving I was thinking the traditional shovel design might be a bouyancy challenge, since you would be pushing yourself away from the dig site, and that a design that pulled you toward the dig might be more stable. Sounds like the design is working just fine for you!

[Jason]

That looks very nice. I hate drilling that many holes even using a drill press lol. I never knew you could find that much stuff that is worth value but I never even thought about hitting the beaches for it, That's a good idea.