Its a window wieght used to open old wooden windows. Rope from bottom of window runs around a fully and the week wieghts move freely inside the wall cavity

Nice rich pocket you found. Well done. You don't find that kind of weight without putting in a lot of time searching. Very happy to see your time pay off. Awesome.

6:00 is an old window weight that would hold open a house window. I think. I enjoyed watching this video. I’d love to get on some gold like that! Gave you a subscription.

Another great video bud!!

Looks like a wing pivot pin.

Counter weight for the old windows

Wow that is some very high grade ore! I hope you guys put a claim on the area!

Dude ! How did I miss this video ? ! I have a specie id like to do the same thing to.

It is a window weight

That super fine In there

Window weight

Hey what are you neutralizing the acid with? I watched all the way through to get the last step and you skipped it! Hahaha I was like whattt! Lol

@MetalDetectingOutWest

9 ай бұрын

Chrishansley6200, just tap water...nothing special...lol

Cool stuff , I have a couple specimen pieces I would like to acid bath, do you have to change the mixture add more or is it just about time submerged ? How do you neutralize the acid and dispose of it?

I concur to all who said window weight.

Nice work sir.. HF is a calcium seeker and yes very dangerous stuff! Be careful! Is there any way else to dissolve the quartz? I believe Hydrofluoric is basically the only way to dissolve the rock and quartz but as I said.. is very dangerous. Thanks for your work! ✌️PT

@MetalDetectingOutWest

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Prospector Tripp. I have found HF is about the only acid strong enough to dissolve the quartz. Other acids just barely scratch the surface, and seem to just clean it, more than dissolve it. I have all the safety when using HF, but one thing is watch out on fumes. I now use a fan blowing fumes away when working with it...

@xrfa7422

3 жыл бұрын

Use molten sodium hydroxide or drano. Heat it to 600 centigrade in a nickel crucible for a few hours and pour off the molten sodium hydroxide. Wash the cooled specimen and see if enough of the quartz was dissolved. To get out iron minerals, use concentrated muriatic acid. Repeat with the molten hydroxide as long as quartz remains if the goal is to remove all of the quartz.

I have some dirty rocks to bathe in HF Dave. Do you recommend a seller?? I bought some 30% peroxide once but pretty sure I was ripped off. Let’s hunt together again someday. Brownie

Great work Dave! I am wondering if that HCA is eating any of the gold as well as the quartz...? Also, that looks like an old anchor. My buddy has an old duck boat we go on and he has two that look like that and they are on a short rope to throw into the reeds when we back into the spot.

@MetalDetectingOutWest

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe... the hydrofluoric acid will not eat the gold. The old iron piece I use to crush the rock is an old window weight.

@joemanly8386

4 жыл бұрын

Metal Detecting Out West You’ve got some good tricks of the trade brother.

Wow that rings up low on the Meter...

@MetalDetectingOutWest

4 жыл бұрын

Gold nuggets on Nox usually ring up around 1 give or take...

It’s a weight for a window

counter weight

@MetalDetectingOutWest

4 жыл бұрын

Richard, yes counter weight to a window...

Old window weight

@xrfa7422

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my grandfather's house had those for the old heavy windows.

window weight

Window weight

@MetalDetectingOutWest

4 жыл бұрын

Yes...

window weight

Window weight

Window weight