Detector Stand for DFX?

[GStiles]

Wondering if anyone had either made a stand or has seen one advertised.

I realized that my Explorer SE has two metal feet as part of the control box and the DFX does not. I realized this fact as I was hunting with the DFX and kept putting it down to dig --- putting it down with the control box sitting directly on the ground.

Seems like with a little ingenuity some type of stand could be devised (if it does not already exist). I was thinking a few short pieces of 1" PVC pipe and some method of attaching to the upper rod......?

Thoughts?

Thanks

George

[grasshopper]

yup...on this page of white's website, they have one for 5 bucks. 8th one down. White's Electronics - Miscellaneous Accessories

[Classic II SL]

My MXT came with some peel and stick on rubber feet, keeps it off the ground by about 3/4 ". Also seen some snap on stands, on e bay, search Whites , in handheld detectors, the stands (several different ones) come up often, for auction. Rich.

[GStiles]

I have those rubber feet too, but in the woods, 3/4" isn't enough to raise the control box above dirt/leaves/etc. I'll look at the Whites site and on Ebay.

Thanks for the input.

George

[Chase2b]

Yeah, they do. I saw one the other night on another forum. A guy makes them for about $20. They are made of PVC and attaches to the rod.
Unfortunately, I belong to about 7 forums and don't rememver which one I saw it at. I did a quick search but haven't been able to find it for you.
Will let you know if I find it.

[Chase2b]

Here's the site that I was mentioning. The guy sells a PVC type stand.
Friendly MD Forum, under the classified section.
"Easy Clip Stand"

"EasyClip"stand for your detector - Friendly Metal Detecting Forums

Hope this helps.

[Ric-san]

Here is one from fleBay...

"Snap" On Stand for White's DFX XLT MXT QXT Whites - eBay (item 270252426641 end time Jul-07-08 08:38:39 PDT)

[GStiles]

I found yet another site with ideas on making your own detector stand. So I went down to the local hardware store and bought some PVC pipe, a few fittings and some spray paint.

To my amazement I created my own clip on stand for the DFX in about 20 minutes for about $15 (with the spray paint being the most costly item).

For inspiration, look at this link:

DIY Detector Stand

I discovered that for the DFX, a 1/2" tee fitting will snap onto the rod if you cut the tee fitting at 10 and 2 o'clock and file down the inside a bit. I have the final product drying right now, but I'll post some pics later on.

[homefire]

Cool! Job well done!

[GStiles]

As promised here are a few pictures of the finished product.

It is probably a bit taller than it needs to be, but I'm happy with my first and only attempt. The vertical stem is threaded so I can rotate the feet 90 degrees while detecting so they don't hit me when I'm swinging the detector.