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wanted a pick for detecting
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Posted : Thursday, 3 March 2011 1:10:43 PM(UTC)
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i have lost my pick i bought back from aus 4 years ago, handle was approx 60cm long, considered a light weight pick. does anyone know who sells these in nz. i know they sell in aus but shipping is a killer. advise anyone?
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Posted : Thursday, 3 March 2011 3:33:20 PM(UTC)
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 2:15:59 AM(UTC)
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yep same size slighty different sharp end but yes very similar, may have to order one from miners den. unless there is someone in nz about to give up this stupid hobby and wants to sell their pick?
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 2:34:01 AM(UTC)
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as far as i know these picks are as rare as hen's teeth in nz. anyone that has one prob has it for detecting and not so keen to offload.

i have been keeping an eye out on trade me, have looked in various shops etc and never seen one for sale.

only place i know you can get them is miners den. yep, postage not cheap.

maybe have a go at somewhere like bunnings. they're australian so you'd think they'd stock them. i'm sure they could be used for other purposes.

a bit like geologist's hammers. no one seems to stock them.
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 9:21:23 AM(UTC)
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Why don’t you blokes just go to a “Warehouse” store and buy a “Westminster” brand light grubber with a sort of “Pick” on the end?

Take it home, and just grind it to a satisfactory shape, cut the handle down to size, recess the end, and glue a suitable "Super" magnet into it--Quite easy to do!

There so cheap to buy, you can loose, or ruin them somehow and not be concerned about it.

This is a tip from me.

Cheers---Colin.

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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 10:02:30 AM(UTC)
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thanks criticol, i will check those out. im pretty sure though i have had a look at those, they seemed so under gunned that a bent the blade over with my hand when testing it. but could be wrong so thanks for the tip.
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 10:08:01 AM(UTC)
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hey jw i think mine was a walco, whats your brand
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 11:02:02 AM(UTC)
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Hi guys, i made my own after not being able to find a suitable one anywere, it took about 1 hour to
manufacture made the blade out of 6mm plate steel cut to shape with cutting wheel on grinder and heavy walled tubeing(i used rollcage tubing as i had a bit left over) mig welded onto blade for handle to attach to.

I think it would you next to nothing for a couple of bits scrap from your local engineer if dont
have any steel laying around.

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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 11:24:28 AM(UTC)
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stressless wrote:
Hi guys, i made my own after not being able to find a suitable one anywere, it took about 1 hour to
manufacture made the blade out of 6mm plate steel cut to shape with cutting wheel on grinder and heavy walled tubeing(i used rollcage tubing as i had a bit left over) mig welded onto blade for handle to attach to.

I think it would you next to nothing for a couple of bits scrap from your local engineer if dont
have any steel laying around.

Cheers

where did you get the handle blank from?
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 1:44:15 PM(UTC)
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Jesus Starflash!

If you could bend the blade on one of these grubbers with your bare hands,then you would be in worldwide demand as a "Strongman"?.
These things are made of about aleast, "5mm" thick heat-treated steel.

Cheers and regards---Colin.
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 1:47:08 PM(UTC)
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ok will check it out, i am however very strong when the force is with me
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 1:55:02 PM(UTC)
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Starflash you sound like just the man to shift this big #%$# off rock in the ???? Creek which I am positive is sitting on the edge of a gold line containing some big nugs.

Go hard
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Posted : Friday, 4 March 2011 2:08:41 PM(UTC)
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Hi Starflash.

Personal query?---Do you actually reside in Auckland? or,Tairua?

Could make a difference in my thinking!

Cheers---Colin.
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Posted : Saturday, 5 March 2011 2:52:28 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Saturday, 5 March 2011 6:12:16 AM(UTC)
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Hi John.

I guess that you bought the wrong sort of grubber from Bunnings and/or Mitre 10.
My suggestion was to get the "Westminster" one from the Warehouse.

I think that you're talking about those little triangle shaped "Light"
gardening ones that they sell, with which you'd have trouble trying to bust up hard clay stuff.

Cheers and regards---Colin.
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Posted : Saturday, 5 March 2011 10:37:50 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Saturday, 5 March 2011 12:42:47 PM(UTC)
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Hi JW some great posts.I have looked at those Westminster & I can not imagine they would be up to making a serious hole.
Me & my mate dug an 8ft hole with Welcos going through the side wall of a dry water course between a couple of mulloch heaps in Dunolly Victoria Aussie.They did an awesome job hard work & extremely hard packed wash.
We were on gpx4500 with little joey coil, digging then swinging after very 5-6 inches.At about the 6ft mark we got a fantastic signal which could have only been a good lump!!!I remember my partner looking at me with adrenalin surging saying "weve done it weve done it".
Another 10odd inches later & we are stareing at a 5 inch piece of folded iron S%#%!!! gutted that ended the day.How it got down there is baffling.
We were in an area where many 100+ ounce nuggets had been found.
Any way I`m raveing now.

Go Hard
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Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2011 5:16:38 AM(UTC)
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Daniel Gerber now has Estwing geo rock picks / rock hammers for sale...

http://www.paydirt.co.nz/shop/daniel-gerber.aspx

I'm still waiting for him to provide me with the prices. I'll update the shop details once I know. Feel free to contact him if you're interested in buying one.
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Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2011 6:47:02 AM(UTC)
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Posted : Sunday, 17 April 2011 7:20:14 AM(UTC)
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Here,s the real deal fella,s
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