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Affordable Ground Penetrating Radar finally complete
Well after another year and a lot of work have a unit field tested and ready to sell. Have found many dumps, trash pits and privies. I have relocated to the Augusta Georgia area and have a pit to dig on Monday that I found with the radar.My site is www.easyradusa.com , trying very hard to reduce...- Rufus
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Looking for diggers in the Augusta / Aiken area?
Hi,I am moving to Aiken in 3 weeks and looking for some friendly diggers to pal up with? Have dug a lot of pits in Arizona but need advice from diggers in the South. Bringing a lot of Western bottles if you want some.Thanks , Karl- Rufus
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Homemade Ground Penetrating Radar for Privy hunting
[attachment=IMG_2247.JPG] Diggers,I have been working on a privy detector for 5 years now and have built pulse induction, ground conductivity, earth resistivity and thermal units. Unfortunately you can not beat GPR. Working on my third GPR system. The first one worked but detected other objects...- Rufus
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Found the secret to cleaning bottles!
For some reason that I can not explain the bottles come cleaner when washed in this device? It was found at the 10 foot level in a 13 foot deep privy here in AZ. It is so dry here that I still find bottles with paper labels that have been buried for over 100 years.....- Rufus
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- Forum: Cleaning and Repairing
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Funny thing in an 1870's Arizona Privy????
Found this thing in a pit about 10 feet down. Looks whole? The first picture; opening in top with small ground edge hole?- Rufus
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Oldest Digger out there????
Hi all, I am going to turn 50 in a few months and still dig privies here in AZ on a regular basis. Hope to dig until I am in my 70's?? Hope to find some older diggers to give me hope of a future. One plan I have is to partner up with someone younger and I do the research and get the...- Rufus
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Digging Liability? Ever get sued?
Since we live in a very sue happy enviroment, has anyone ever had any problem with getting sued or heard of it happening? I always get permission but my wife is concerned that we could be sued? Have never hit a water/gas/etc. line; if I did I would repair it..... Never leave an open hole...- Rufus
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Wanted: SC Dispensary bottle
Hi all, I will be moving to Aiken SC ASAP. Need to sell my house in AZ; bad market. Would like a dispensary with a palmetto on it to set on my desk to keep the dream alive? Does not need to be perfect. Thanks for any help, cash or trade??? Karl- Rufus
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- Forum: Bottles for Sale or Trade (WTS, WTT)
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What does everyone use for screening???
I would like to build a large screen; maybe piviting for dumping? Please send any photo's you have of yours? I mainly dig privies but screening is screening. Many thanks in advance, Karl- Rufus
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Arizona Territory Pumpkin ????
Dug a 13 foot privy here in Tucson last month and found this one; anyone ever seen one of these? Thanks in advance for any help, Karl- Rufus
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
