Gary's Metal Detecting Forum

Gary's Detecting forum => General detecting talk => Topic started by: GrandslamTim on January 31, 2016, 11:46 pm

Title: help
Post by: GrandslamTim on January 31, 2016, 11:46 pm

Hi all,

looking for some advice, my mum has lost a gold piece of jewellery in the house, we've looked everywhere but no joy.

its very sentimental as her late husband bought it for her.

is a detector a wand best to help locate it? I'm based in Cardiff.

cheers for help

Title: Re: help
Post by: gc-1023 on February 01, 2016, 12:00 am

first rule dont vacuum ,and if she cant remember when she last had it let everyone know not to change the vacuum bag .
my missus has come home twice now and said have you seen a ear ring .
dont ask me why she cant use the phone when she gets to work .
both days we had had the cleaners in and they bring their own vacuum. >:(
not found either ear ring so my money is on they were sucked up .

Title: Re: help
Post by: AdrianP on February 01, 2016, 06:25 am

It could be possible to use one to find it but....

You have to remember a house has a lot of metal used in its construction

A wooden floor will have loads of nails holding it together and a concrete one will be reenforced with metal too

Title: Re: help
Post by: dexters shed on February 01, 2016, 10:18 am

I think you'll have more luck using eyes only, any sort of detector will be pinging all over the place

Title: Re: help
Post by: Maxi21 on February 01, 2016, 11:27 am

I also wonder if you are thinking that a metal detector will be able to pinpoint and distinguish gold - unfortunately its not as simple as that!