Monte’s Nail Board Test

A nail board test is not always a simple trick. You just can’t up and swing your machine over the images of nails and coins. Any test must provide you with some information, approve or reject something… Let’s have a look at a Minelab…

Among the Nokta Anfibio devices the Multi model, a triple-frequency machine, is of the greatest interest to hobby enthusiasts. While the single frequency Nokta Anfibio 19 and Nokta Anfibio 14, being cheaper though, are not yet getting the…

Here is a test of the Makro Gold Kruzer’s ablility to separate close together targets, conducted by blogger Michal Majchrowicz. Plus, a more complicated one – in Monte’s Nail Board format (a specific plane with the nails and coins). Will…

If the new Minelab Equinox 800 has a Reactivity setting (identical to that of the XP Deus), does it allow to equate this machine with the XP Deus? The Minelab Equinox 800 has 8 reactivity levels, whereas the XP Deus has only 6+1 of them.…

The Garrett AT MAX is being smacked down. They don’t beat it against a lamppost just yet, however, no one, except bloggers and dealers acting as brand ambassadors, praises the new machine. But if its price is around $400, the Garrett AT MAX…

The Garrett AT MAX vs Teknetics G2+, being tested in a Monte’s Nail Board Test format. For those not in the know, it’s one of the most difficult and, above all, frequently performed tests of metal detectors. Simply said, not every unit can…

Why does a Minelab Gold Monster 1000 have the manufacturer’s logo added to its control panel but the Minelab Go-Find doesn’t? Both control panels are very similar. Moreover, a new Minelab Gold Monster 1000 has basically been designed…

Monte’s Nail Board Test has been recognized by metal detector manufacturers. It’s an unusual event indeed as they theretofore stubbornly ignored real requests from hobby enthusiasts. And it is White’s that has become a brave path-breaker.…

Here’s the test of the Golden Mask 5 Plus’ ability to separate close together targets. The distinctive feature of this test is that it has been done as Monte’s Nail Board Test, with the nail board buried underground. The test is really…

A nail board test is not always a simple trick. You just can’t up and swing your machine over the images of nails and coins. Any test must provide you with some information, approve or reject something… Let’s have a look at a Nokta Impact…

A new product – the Golden Mask 5 Plus metal detector – appeared on the shelves at metal detecting stores in early 2017. The manufacturer has promised a detection depth increase of up to 20-50% (as compared to the old version of the…

Who said that a new Tesoro detector would have a touch screen? You were waiting for it, and here it comes: a Tesoro Mojave, the new product 2017. Take a look at the first photo and video showing the Tesoro Mojave (and its price). The…

Can a coil make a metal detector better? In my opinion, by changing the coil you won’t get anything except the depth. The same ‘improvements’ will go for both mid-level and professional level machines. Here’s a Nail…

A smooth change of 4-18 kHz frequency with one and the same coil. Static, dynamic and mixed modes. Variable recovery speed. Wireless technologies. Maybe the Polish manufacturer is way ahead of all Garrett, Minelab, Fisher, and XP put…

Monte’s Nail Board Test isn’t ideal, and has arguable points. For example, with what speed is the coil passed over the target? But for now, it’s yet the simplest and most common way to test your metal detector. Want to know how…

A Tesoro Tejon is one of the most popular metal detectors in the Tesoro line. But how do things stand with this device’s ability to separate close together targets? Let’s have a look at a Tesoro Tejon nail board test (a really difficult…