Good Filter

[litlewolf2]

I'm new to detecting. So naturally I read all I could on the hobby. I looked up some products on digging tools. I decided to try and design my own instead of spending $30+ on a sifter. This I have found works great at a beach. Just take a coffee can (I used plastic but I'm sure metal would work even better if you can cut it good). I cut 2 small V's on opposite sides of the opening so I wouldn't hurt the integrity of the canister and get a decent digging part. Then I just drilled a bunch of holes about 3/4 the size of a dime on the bottom and a few rows on the side. I used a folgers can since it has the 2 grooves for handles. This works best for shallow targets 2-3" or less. find a target scoop the area rescan if it's not there run your can over the detector hopefully it's in the can. Then take the can of sand and depending on the amount of sand in the can shake it til you have nothing but your find and rocks left. If you get a few inches of sand in the can it goes faster if you can just sift the bottom of the can in water dry sand or underwater sand. This can work with dirt to but water helps a lot so I perfer using this on a beach.

Anyone else got any good tips for digging up finds or filtering out dirt? Any time saving tips and tricks on digging up huge holes is much appreciated.

[pris]

Would you be able to post a photo of your sifter? It would be nice to see your creation. It sounds like it would work out just great.

[julieburger]

Very Crafty.

[gordiesgirl]

Would like to see what you did. could you post a photo?

[litlewolf2]

I want to increase the holes a little bit. Not much because it does filter out sand really good with water added. Not so great without water but it does the trick with a lot of shaking. Hope it helps and sparks some ideas or gets others ideas up so I can find a good dirt filter or good way to get out my plugs without digging forever and a day. good luck!

[ghos7man]

first post, so ya.
i wouldn't recommend using the the metal cofee can because when you wave it under the detector, wouldn't it beep no matter what?

[JCWhite]

That would work just fine ... keep us posted on any other tools you create or finds you dig up with them. Thanx for sharing