June 12th, 2009 by Brad Lovell

A few blog entries back, I mentioned a search I did for Sky’s lost wedding ring at Newport. There we’re many setbacks with this job, first being the low hanging power lines above the search area…then there was the steel re-inforced concrete driveway which caused the metal detector to go crazy…not to mention a very steep decline which could have caused the ring to roll anywhere. Anyway, being the stubborn person I am, I went back for a second search for Sky’s lost ring. (at no extra cost of course) But this time I came equipped with my friend Tony from MetalDetectorServices, and also a Vibra Probe pinpointing device with a 4 inch coil. I thought this time round we may find the lost Ring. But as it turned out, even with the extra man power and equipment, we we’re unable to find Sky’s lost wedding ring.  I really hate to give up searching for someones lost sentimental item, but I feel I have done my best with this job. I want to thank Tony from Metal Detector Services for his help on this job. Tony did a great job considering the conditions we we’re dealing with.

June 2nd, 2009 by Brad Lovell

On Monday morning I drove up the northern beaches to Newport, near Mona Vale. The day before I had received a phone call from Sky, who had lost her grandmother’s wedding ring. The wedding was on a necklace Sky had been wearing. After doing some gardening, Sky noticed her necklace had snapped, and was laying on the driveway. But unfortunately the wedding ring was no where to be seen. When Sky showed me the area the ring was lost, I thought this should be a quick job. But as it turned out, my equipment was rendered almost useless due to low hanging power lines above the area the ring was lost. I used my metal detector the best I could in a very unstable state…then decided to use my pinpointer as a last resort. After spending a good 3 hours searching for the ring, I decided to call it a day. My friend Matt has a handheld pinpointer which I believe would work in these conditions. I have not given up on Sky’s lost wedding ring yet.