Frequency for steel?

[goldfingerLLC]

Howdy folks,

I have an old Scanmaster Quad 1550. I do not have a lot of faith in this unit but I need to use everything I have. Does anyone out there have the frequency for steel?

Thanks

[Carl-NC]

goldfinger, there is no such thing as a "frequency for steel." If you want someone to pull a frequency out of thin air so you can set up a make-believe locator and pretend it detects steel, I'm sure someone can accommodate you. Your lack of faith in the Scanmaster is a good clue as to what you'll get out of it.

[Mike(Mont)]

I assume you mean locate steel and not iron. Iron I think I've seen 4.95k and many others. I would put out a piece of steel and a piece of iron and adjust the freq and see if you can tune in the steel. Never searched for any so no clue if it is near iron or not.

[Mike(Mont)]

Tim Williams (lrlman.com) can calculate a frequency for a fee. I don't know how it is done or if it is correct. Seems like you would need the exact composition of the steel to get something more accurate. I'd say you are working against the odds on this one but if you get a frequency i will try it out for you on my electronic receiver and give you the verdict. Send your email to my PM box.

[Mike(Mont)]

The way I was taught by Dell Winders is if you have a weight cancelling device you can estimate the percentage of the different elements that compose the steel. If mild steel contains 0.05% - 0.25% carbon it's not going to be easy to determine that against the background soil levels. Obviously I am no expert here. Probably i would try the frequency route first.

[goldfingerLLC]

Thanks you for the help Mike. I am tyring to come up with as much info as possible on what an English steel strong box would be. You can take a look at my YouTube and Facebook videos to get an idea of what I am trying to accomplish here where I am at. Both YouTube and Facebook sites have the same name: "Rogue Treasure Hunter". Any help is apreciated. Thanks