Making a metal detecting digging shovel!

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7 жыл бұрын

I make these types of shovels all the time with old shovel heads people just chunk to the metal scrap or just leave around to rust away.Metal detecting is a hobby for me so ill keep it cheap and simple,why pay 60+$ for a shovel when you can make one that can do plugs and dig the same way for cheap or no cost at all?Plus your not going to break your back from bending over all day with those tiny shovels!Have fun and happy hunting!
Test dig link near the end of the video.All this time i had the wrong link as my test dig video..it was this one lol!
I would not recommend doing this with a flat head shovel.
Check out the dig test video its short and sooo sweet wut wut!!

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@RossMcgowanMaths Жыл бұрын

Nice. I got an old shovel out the back and a grinder so will make one tomorrow.

@2madakat 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I had bought a D handled drain shovel a couple of years back for field digging and after watching your video, I went home and cut mine into a shape similar to what you have shown. It took me an hour from start to finish including painting. My friends said it looked like it came from a factory and it worked amazing. And I only did it because of how easy you made it look.

@diggingga6197 5 жыл бұрын

2madakat Thanks I appreciate that very much.I hope it does well for you like mine has for me.Its a very handy modification.Thanks for watching!

@g.fortin3228 4 жыл бұрын

fell short of sticking a handle on and a test dig.. but I do like the outcome of what you did do !

@DirtDigglerDetecting 7 ай бұрын

Dude that is AWESOME...... I been wanting to do this but never have. Now i will.

@williamcooper8553 6 жыл бұрын

The man has skills! Thanks for the demo, going to make mine now!

@DmitryShevkoplyas 5 жыл бұрын

That was awesome! I have all the pieces and will try to build something similar this weekend! Thank ya, Digging Ga, for reminding me - we have HANDS (I was about to order something fancy and stupidly-expensive)!!

@GhostCreeper 5 жыл бұрын

your welcome man i figure i would make this stuff because no one has to go out and buy a 100+$ shovel to dig up simple stuff when you can just modify something to use thats going to do the same thing.I just recently found a small spade shovel and im going to make a mini one of these..cost..0.00$ woot and thanks for watching!This was a nice tempered shovel that can take some abuse.Cheaper shovels may bend some depending on the ground,older shovels like this are the best so keep your eyes peeled on some quality shovel heads.

@RuffKutz 6 жыл бұрын

I love watching people make things. I especially like your Chinese saftey boots lol. Great idear and video. I think I'll try making one as well..

@diggingga6197 6 жыл бұрын

StealthCamp thanks I still use it to this day

@martinnelson3565 2 жыл бұрын

Love the things

@anonymouscitizen9630 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of welding one up using a plowing disc from a harrow, it has that curve and hardened steel & go down to the local steel yard and get some 1" chrome moly tubing.

@diggingga6197 2 жыл бұрын

anything is possible and thats some good steel too!

@davidg813 2 жыл бұрын

You sure sold me on this idea. Those old shovels are a dime a dozen at flea markets or estate sales for around $5 to $10. It sure beats shelling out $50 to $90 for one !!! Got the tools and going to make this happen !!

@edwardjj4224 5 жыл бұрын

Very impressive -good job and happy hunting

@graemeregester117 2 жыл бұрын

Love those safety boots

@pulltabsdetector7608 3 ай бұрын

😂

@703am 6 жыл бұрын

looks great, I plan on making one like that soon , I agree some of the trowels/shovels are pretty high priced and why not make you own

@diecast_MikeEspo 6 жыл бұрын

Hey i just found a short old shovel today , about 60 years old , i found it in a pile of metal that was going to the scrap yard , i will keep you up to date . Big Mike

@GhostCreeper 5 жыл бұрын

make that shovel yet?

@Maty-fisherman 2 жыл бұрын

this is a great idea good work. really enjoyed watching this.👍

@GarnetCarmichael 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, thanks!

@jimsmith5756 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@alanhughes1262 Жыл бұрын

The best way to make one hands down old shovels are good spring steel and have a scooping camber built in . a lot make them with no camber out of stainless which are useless , the old shovels or even old plough blades make the best ones.can save your off cuts for a hand digger, weld the two off cuts together with a pipe handle.

@MacLeodddd 2 жыл бұрын

Making this today with my fiance. Finally a use for my old shovel

@GmGarlo 3 жыл бұрын

Just what i was looking for , making it from a regular shovel . Fantastic job, 100 likes from me!!!!!!!!!!

@diggingga6197 3 жыл бұрын

its still going strong.Just less metal detecting days.Maybe once it cools down here we wil lget back at it.Less garden more detecting coming up!

@tonybroster8459 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on m8 thanks for the share 👍

@ortega181956 3 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks

@themadbadger2920 6 жыл бұрын

Wow man that's awesome! I'm in Canada, and to have a Predator Piranha shipped here is around $190.00!

@vunakico3327 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful video

@javieryepez6730 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice job. Thanks a lot

@diggingga6197 5 жыл бұрын

Javier Yepéz thanks man and thanks for the sub.I still use the shovel to this day.

@chuckcrossan6371 4 жыл бұрын

First rule of thumb, measure twice and cut once, you messed up the first measurement. Right side you marked 1 3/4, left side you marked 1 1/2. Was that intentional?

@diggingga6197 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I had no precise measurements I just eyeball it with a ruler I just needed lines to cut.

@i_darrin_t_it5716 5 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know they made safety toe flip flops. What’s next...steel toe sandals. Your cutting technique is also dangerous. The grinder handle should be on the other side so the wheel is away from your body as it cuts so if their is a bind and a jump it doesn’t slice your wrist off.

@diggingga6197 5 жыл бұрын

thanks im living on the edge.Though i still forge with flops on and sometimes boots and even shirtless(wont see that part on the tube i dont want to disgrace the net with my out of shapeness)

@Joel-McConnell Жыл бұрын

Sparks, sharp hot metal and flip flops! lol!

@GhostCreeper Жыл бұрын

hey man its how i roll lol.

@Joel-McConnell Жыл бұрын

@@GhostCreeper me too often that is why it stood out.....

@chrisramsey7598 4 жыл бұрын

Well the shovel looks pretty good but you drop the ball when you broke out the farriers rasp

@diggingga6197 4 жыл бұрын

I still have no clue why i used that dang thing to this day lol.I think i have a phobia of any kind of burrs..i hate burrs.

@beardednomadvanlife6363 Жыл бұрын

nice video but why wear hearing protection ...oh wait I see the antenna your just listening to tunes and gloves if your gonna wear flip flops ... those Chinese work boots as someone called them made me laugh ... am I the only one who uses the wrench to tighten. the nut before using the grinder ... nice idea for the side teeth I'm digging that for sure for my next shovel build .

@quochuync Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration. I just did the same with an old rusty shovel. Did you need to re-heat treat the steel? I was thinking the heat from grinding might have removed the temper on the steel

@diggingga6197 Жыл бұрын

Nope no reheat needed since it’s just cuts.Thanks for watching.

@TUNDRAMILLIONARE 7 жыл бұрын

Nice work, I bet it still holds up pretty good.

@diggingga6197 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks,yes they hold up pretty good.They may be a little heavier than smaller shovels but they do the job.Now i just need to install a handle on it and its ready to rock!Maybe ill do a give away later to a subscriber.Ill fully restore it to a more eye appealing fashion.

@pulltabsdetector7608 3 ай бұрын

Nice!

@DETECTOR_MG 2 жыл бұрын

Excelente!

@sevysnape Жыл бұрын

@everyone, why would you need anything more than Japanese safety boots in a dirt floor workshop? :) I'm making one of these shovels tomorrow. Thanks for the video 👍

@diggingwithdale4734 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully my new one doesn't break as easy or I'm making my own

@jms4406 5 жыл бұрын

Did you end up having to go shorter from it bending?

@diggingga6197 5 жыл бұрын

jms no its still the same length.It won’t bend its pretty hardcore shovel head.Though I did make one from a flat head shovel,it did well in soft sandy places but when my brother got ahold of it he kinda dominated it😂.I have a quick test video on how the shovel worked though.

@Metrorenovationsandmore 4 жыл бұрын

Dude... great job!!! I'm 30 mi. NE of Atl. What part of Ga. Are you in?

@diggingga6197 4 жыл бұрын

I live outside savannah

@danluther1741 4 жыл бұрын

@@diggingga6197 Lucky man! Super historic & beaches near by to boot!

@joshuabrown7034 3 жыл бұрын

@@diggingga6197 Im in screven county

@diggingga6197 3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuabrown7034 Im chatham

@martinstreasurehunting 6 жыл бұрын

How well do they hold up over time? Thx for sharing

@diggingga6197 6 жыл бұрын

martyisnuts aboutdiggin depends on the shovel head.The one I made this out of was a old shovel but it’s shank is strong and the metal is quality.I still use that one to this day.I have made a couple in the past but the steel was from a cheaper shovel and resulted to bending and I did one out of a flathead shovel and I don’t recommend flatheads with this project

@martinstreasurehunting 6 жыл бұрын

Digging Ga I'm sure the old shovels were made of a better gage steel. May try it sometime if I can find a good old solid shovel.

@diggingga6197 6 жыл бұрын

martyisnuts aboutdiggin we go through shovels like candy here where I work.Usually the tip is gone so I just take the ones we don’t need no more and make a shovel or two.And when I’m out and about metal detecting I’ll find a good one laying around sometimes.

@chad9198 3 жыл бұрын

Cool vid but i wish you had a cord caddy

@gundorethemighty 4 жыл бұрын

the best shovel to use is a sharp shooter .. all you need is shorten the blade alittle an put a point on it an some teeth .. also to improve it i got some foot peg from a old three wheeler cut them in haft an wielded them to the shovel to give more footing

@halleluyahpraiseyah6907 Жыл бұрын

How come you didn't paint it?

@strokers7729 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I was really overthinking how to make the teeth. Making stuff like this is half the fun of the hobby for me.

@levity2893 2 жыл бұрын

by cutting the blade straight you basically ruined any strenght in it. it will bend pretty easy

@diggingga6197 2 жыл бұрын

you would think,but in this case of this round nose shovel you are wrong.I did one with a flat head and that one did bend.The steel on this is pretty durable and still use it to this day and been through many trials.Thansk for watching.