Workshop

[hobbes_lives]

I'm wondering how everyone has their workshop set up to reduce interference and to eliminate false signals while working on detectors? In the shop I'm working in, I'm having allot of difficulty positioning PI mono coils to not pick up the rebar in the concrete floor, and to not pick up 60Hz interference. It's quite frustrating and very tedious. So how do you do it, or do you not really have that problem?

As a second question, I may have the opportunity to build a workshop on my property. I need to replace an existing shed and am thinking about building something big enough for storage on one side and a workshop on the other. If you have any pointers on things to do, or not do, when designing a detector workshop, I'd appreciate it.

[Tinkerer]

Workshop noise

I have the same problem. Just now wondering how to work with a large size coil.
Looking at it from a different point of view, I reckon that if I can get good results in this difficult environment, the detector should work good out in the field and near power lines too.

Tainting the shop walls with graphite paint could help shielding against outside noise.

Tinkerer

[Carl-NC]

Some people use figure-8 coils.

[hobbes_lives]

Some people use figure-8 coils.

That's a good idea for working on the circuitry. I've seen the figure-8 coil Woody uses while working on his Minelab mods, as an example. I'll keep that idea in mind when I get back to some of the circuitry.

Unfortunately, I'm currently testing a new mono coil, adjusting damping, pulse delay, etc., for an existing detector. I think I'm going to have to set up outside, away from any metal and power lines, to finish this one.

[joecoin]

Build your workshop using post and beam construction (no metal nails).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_framing s

[Rov]

Basic metal structure all eathed,all metal Ok!,just earthed ,thru slab,as per lighting codes for construction,to an earth pit! an normal electical codes to internal electrical wiring codes for earth as per state or other wiring code is ok.use a booth in home workshop$$$ again electically earth to common? slab wiring etc.good common earth ,in metal sheet,reo -rod steel sheet for concrete is ok for this booth.Now you have common good earth an screening .can do ovrhead ,sides an other ,all common to earth is now good.!Do what you like??
Screening an atenuation of rf waves eg .chicken wire or flyscreen embeded in walls to microwave level screening,full insulfoil -cheap?,most all screening ,till beyond to x-ray almost ,rf screening! just make sur yu earth all this screening embededed or other wise to your earth pit or rod, an Meg. test for resistance an reduce to lowest base point,where ever or how to lowest! now yo have a good home screen booth or lab to do your best on your project without upset!