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rabert

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metal detecting trowel with compass?
« on: December 10, 2016, 12:21 pm »
Hi there,
Hope you don't mind me asking, and I hope I'm not becoming a pest.   Yesterday, hubby and I travelled to Maplins and had a mooch.   There was a smallish hand trowel with a compass?     Can you advise why there is a compass attached please?    It's probably blatantly obvious, but unfortunately not obvious to me !
Many thanks once again.

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Re: metal detecting trowel with compass?
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2016, 12:26 pm »
Nothing more than a sales gimmick ;)
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Re: metal detecting trowel with compass?
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2016, 12:59 pm »
The folding spade is very poor quality, the additional compass was to tempt kids I think.

rabert

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Re: metal detecting trowel with compass?
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2016, 01:34 pm »
Thanks ever so.  Must admit -     it did have me wondering.   Thanks for your help.

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Re: metal detecting trowel with compass?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2016, 02:42 pm »
The mind boggles.  ;)  :) Jerry.

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Re: metal detecting trowel with compass?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2016, 02:52 pm »
If you decide on a small spade then something like the Roughneck Mini is a good choice, but I find the little uns give me back ache.  My advice is to shop around the DIY stores and even better try the bigger garden centres with a good choice. I t's worth finding one that's light enough but well made and it pays to spend a few quid and have something that lasts.  When you have some time, log on to Regton or one of the other metal detecting stores and have a look at the kind of thing that's recommended for the hobby.
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rabert

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Re: metal detecting trowel with compass?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2016, 04:37 pm »
Thanks Keith,
I've pasted peoples' replies and helpful places, suggestions etc., into a sheet so I'll print it off, go through it and make a shopping list!

Thanks.

ttfn