walnut size steel ball

[QRWar]

Well, I did not get out on Saturday as I wanted to after work, shortly after I got home, it got cloudy and there was some lightening going on, so I stayed home.
But today was nice, so I went out for a couple of hours after getting off work, did not find much today, a walnut size steel ball, looks like an industrial grade ball bearing, a key chain and a 2001 penny, I did have to adjust my metal detector to filter out iron though, as much as I hated to, I kept getting hits all over the place, and finally had enough sense to take a look at the soil and noticed a reddish tint to it! Have Monday off though, good time to go to the park, as many people were there today for Mothers Day!

Eric
Yakima, WA

[QRWar]

Here is a picture of the steel ball

[dooby]

Cool find !!!

[Jack D]

Originally Posted by QRWar

Well, I did not get out on Saturday as I wanted to after work, shortly after I got home, it got cloudy and there was some lightening going on, so I stayed home.
But today was nice, so I went out for a couple of hours after getting off work, did not find much today, a walnut size steel ball, looks like an industrial grade ball bearing, a key chain and a 2001 penny, I did have to adjust my metal detector to filter out iron though, as much as I hated to, I kept getting hits all over the place, and finally had enough sense to take a look at the soil and noticed a reddish tint to it! Have Monday off though, good time to go to the park, as many people were there today for Mothers Day!

Eric
Yakima, WA

Back in acient times, when I was a boy, we used those as "shooters" and called them "steelies" when playing marbles.

[johnj45586]

Don't you hate it when you dig and come up with orange/red stuff in the soil! That means the metal detector is all over the place and indicating false targets. I get false indications even when in jewelry or coin modes with that stuff.
I run into a lot of it around piers and beachs where something has been demolished.
I used to have some steelies too. They were great for playing chase marbles. You could split a cat's eye with one.
Happy hunting