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Where can I buy a probe? - 3/11/2004 9:13:27 PM    BottleDig1   Posts: 55 Joined: 3/10/2004 From: North Alabama Status: offline Where can I buy a probe or the materials to make one? I would prefer going to a store and not ordering one through the mail. I want a long probe to search for outhouse pits and hidden dumps. I live in Alabama and the closest hardware/home improvement store is Lowe's. Any info will be greatly appreciated! _____________ BottleDig1 Post #: 1

RE: Where can I buy a probe? - 3/12/2004 4:23:55 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline Hi BottleDig1, if you Search this site there is a member here who makes and sell's probe's (I can't remember who sorry) . if you can't make one up yourself you can always go to a local welding shop, they will make one up for a small fee. (in reply to BottleDig1) Post #: 2

RE: Where can I buy a probe? - 3/12/2004 7:01:18 AM    Maine Digger   Posts: 823 Joined: 2/4/2004 From: Augusta, Maine Status: offline Bottledig, check back in the history of some of the messages posted here and you'll find a discussion regarding this very topic. If you have an used auto parts reclamation and selection and storage for possible sales establishment nearby (JUNKYARD) lol - nearby check to see if they have any old relics from the 70s or 80s around. Preferably a big tank, like a caddy, chrysler etc., they have two rods in under the rear window deck that controled the opening/closing of the trunk lid. They are made out of spring steel, and the perfect diameter and length for a probe! I know up this way, we still have some yards that let you go out and get what you need and then haggle over the price. Be careful if you remove it yourself as it does have a 'spring' to it! lol _____________________________ Norm Miller (in reply to BottleDig1) Post #: 3

RE: Where can I buy a probe? - 3/12/2004 9:11:08 AM    Guest most hardware stores no not carry spring steel. it is a must when building a probe. it is best just to buy one. try forum member "jaken" he makes nice ones. _____________________________ Always looking Mint Cola bottles, and local bottles from North Carolina (in reply to BottleDig1)   Post #: 4

RE: Where can I buy a probe? - 3/12/2004 11:03:13 AM    Maine Digger   Posts: 823 Joined: 2/4/2004 From: Augusta, Maine Status: offline Digger, I agree it's easier to buy one and to support our fellow forum members, I guess my DYI kicks in gear sometimes. I might also say I'm working up a design for my own tumbler, it's not that I'm cheap, I just enjoy the challenge, and most of my raw materials are free! _____________________________ Norm Miller (in reply to BottleDig1) Post #: 5

RE: Where can I buy a probe? - 3/12/2004 8:58:12 PM    BottleDig1   Posts: 55 Joined: 3/10/2004 From: North Alabama Status: offline Sounds good. Thanks for the info! _____________ BottleDig1 (in reply to BottleDig1) Post #: 6

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