I was contacted by John and asked if I could find some missing sprinkler solenoids in the ground. I wasnt sure exactly what he was looking for but I told him I would try. At some point previously homeowner had sod put down and most of the access covers were covered. There was one solenoid cover exposed that I was able to pick up a metalic signal with my detector. When I detected a similar reading I put a screwdriver into the dirt to confirm the plastic cover. I found all five missing solenoid in about 1 hour.
I received a text this past Monday 11th from a wife. She said her husband had lost his wedding band in the backyard about a month ago while cleaning out a pool skimmer trap. She was searching the internet and came across www.theringfinders.com where she found my contact information. I made the trip to Calhoun that afternoon and met up with her. She said her husband was still at work, but should be there pretty soon. She said they had actually purchased a metal detector for themselves, but no luck in finding the ring. When Alfred got home he was showing me how he lost his ring cleaning the skimmer with his left hand and throwing the trash over the chain link fence with an underhand motion. He said he felt the ring leave his hand but didn’t see where it went. With that underhand throwing motion I immediately figured the ring had gone over and into the brushy area behind the fence. I eliminated the grass and the plant bed first of course, but no luck. With the chain link fence there I couldn’t get close to it at all without sending my detector into an overload condition. So that part would have to be searched by hand if I didn’t find the ring back in the brush. I started back behind the fence, (poison ivy there too), as well as a snake, but didn’t get a good look at it, it was leaving the area. I started from the right side and went left directly at the back of the fence. The second pass was from the left back to the right, on a steep slope. Of course I was finding bits of metal trash, we all do. On the third pass from right to left I got to right where I figured the ring could have gone with that underhanded throw. The first thing I found there was a rusted bottle cap, then about three feet away I got two signals on my CTX. A strong 12:40 showing four inches, but literally inches away from that signal was another one, a strong 12:28 showing one inch. I hadn’t seen it yet, but that 12:28 at one inch brought a grin to my face. I stooped over and under my coil I saw a faint hint of something shining back at me. I snapped a picture of it before I moved it, and you can barely catch a glimpse of something out of place under the layer of leaves. The 12:40 signal turned out to be a toy car. The search took about 1.5 hours.
Tammy and family are visiting here from Kansas and went to Mission Beach for a day in the sand. Tammy’s ring finger was a bit swollen and her ring was bothering it a bit, so, she removed it and put it on her pinky finger. Some time later, she noticed it missing and searched the area a bit where they were sitting, but, no luck finding it. An online search found TheRingFinders.com and my contact info. I got the call for help from her friend Matt, gathered my gear, and headed down to the beach to battle the traffic and parking. I got a parking spot about a half mile away and hiked to the search area where I met Matt and Tammy and got a look at the search area. Just a small section where I could see where they were set up and an even smaller “box” outline in the sand. I started at one edge of the area, and immediately got a solid 15 on my Equinox. Nope, just a pull tab. Made the return pass, and started my next pass, where right inside the “box” I got another solid 15 reading, and it was Tammy’s ring. A happy Tammy can now catch her train out of town today without a sad tale of what was lost. A pleasure to meet you and thank you for the reward.
……when it involves her horse, Ebony. When Sarah and she were doing some practice routines, Ebony stepped on a nail that resulted in a horrible infection that slowed her activities down to near zero. During the healing process, Sarah got a metal detector and tried to locate more nails resulting in no success. I decided to approach this challenge 2 different ways. First, using my custom tube magnet, I adapted it to drag thru the loose sand in a grid pattern. This gave a high yield to all the loose nails. Second, I grid searched the arena with my MXT metal detector to capture any other stray nails. Both search methods proved successful. Ebony approved and Sarah is thrilled that she’s back in the saddle and riding high again!
Vancouver Ring Finder Chris Turner- Ring Recovery Specialist…Lost your ring?… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP Anytime 778-838-3463
I have the best job in the world, I love helping people more than anything I’ve ever done in my lifetime. I get to make people smile, I get to hear their stories of what their ring means to them, and I get to see how happy they are when I find it…
It was late in the evening when I received a phone call from a young man who told me he lost a very expensive, very sentimental, and very large gold chain off the dock at Wonnock lake in Maple Ridge. I was heading to another search in Vancouver when he called, after hearing his story and the fact that he was going to sleep on the dock until morning to make sure nobody came back to get it, I knew I had to act fast.
I do not dive and I really don’t know many people who do in Vancouver that can use a metal detector underwater so this got me thinking I had to go and grab some treble Hooks and Jimmy rig some way to try to hook it under the water as I knew it was gonna be over my head and it was 7 1/2 – 8 feet of water.
The fact that some people knew he had lost it that day made us all little nervous I got there 7 AM in the morning and there was three people fishing off the dock, I set up and started my search with the hook in line but after three hours I knew I had to find a diver for this young man. Not long ago I had a phone call from someone who was looking for help to find a lost ring in 15 feet of water, after talking to him I decided to lend him my underwater equipment as I do not dive.
Sadly he did not find the ring, but he said anytime you need help looking for something call me, this stuck out in my mind as I was thinking of who I could find to help, my first thought was my member in Kamloops but he’s hard to get a hold of so I reached out to this young man.
Surprisingly he rearranged his whole day to come out and help us and he was the reason this young man’s got his beautiful custom made gold chain back. The great thing was, Stan who found it, got to experience what I experience all the time and that is the excitement and joy of returning something back to someone and seeing how it affects their lives.
You see this chain was made up of gold from this young man’s brother, uncle and grandfather, who sadly had all passed away. You can never get something like that back even if it was insured which I believe it wasn’t. It was so nice to see how happy Justin was when he saw his chain again for the first time in over 14 hours. It was equally exciting to see how happy it made Stan to return it back to him. Win-win for everyone!
Thank you very much Stan for making this a very happy day for Justin and one I’m sure he will remember for a very long time! Stan in the blue sh
Vancouver Ring Finder Chris Turner- Ring Recovery Specialist…Lost your ring?… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP Anytime 778-838-3463 I have the best job in the world, I love helping people more than anything I’ve ever done in my lifetime. I get to make people smile, I get to hear their stories of what their ring means to them, and I get to see how happy they are when I find it…
Pam reached out to me about finding her friend Sara’s lost promise ring in Ocean City, New Jersey. They had moved their chair setup back as the tide was coming in. The ring had fallen in to the sand. Upon arrival and turning on the machine a crowd had gathered. Next to me one of the spectators saw the ring on the slope as the wave was coming, as I was about to put the coil over the ring! I was able to pick it up! Not all rings found are with the metal detector.
Shout out to John Favano of Ring Finders South Jersey for the lead!
I contacted Keith after John called me and told me Keith had lost his wedding ring and needed help! Keith had taken the day off to celebrate his wife’s birthday by going to the beach for a relaxing day with their dog. When they arrived at the beach, Keith started digging out a hole for his dog so she could lay down in cooler sand. As he was brushing off his hands his ring flew off into the sand. He and his wife searched to no avail. When I arrived, he showed me the 3ft x 3ft area where the ring landed. I started my search and within a few minutes, I had his ring in my scoop!! Happy to reunite another ring and owner!!
Got a call from Marion that his wife had lost her ring in the ocean! He said she was about 3/4 feet deep. Using only a dot on a map showing the location (ain’t GPS Great!) I proceeded to grid the area off. After about 1 hr I struck GOLD! I worked it out with Mario to go to her work and pretend she was receiving a delivery at work and I gave it to her! What a surprise! Video is on my youtube (Gigmaster) here https://youtu.be/2aj_YDKyPnM.
Al called me about his father’s lost gold chain that had a very precious item on it. In addition to his gold Cross, Morris wears his wife’s wedding band on the chain. He took the jewelry off before he went swimming and placed them on top of his bag. He didn’t realize they had fallen into the sand until later in the evening. I met up with Morris and Al on the beach in Wildwood Crest, NJ to find the jewelry. Shortly after looking with the metal detector, his chain was found and placed back around his neck with the Cross and the ring now close to his heart.
Got a call from Cheryl asking for help in finding her lost wedding band at Spring Lake Beach NJ. I told her I’d be there within 20 minutes to help. They met me where they were sitting and explained to me that while on the beach she took off her wedding band to put lotion on her husband and placed it in the pocket of her sun dress and forgot about it. During the course of the day she took off her sun dress a few times and then remembered her ring but it was no longer in the pocket. She was devastated because the ring has never left her finger in over 20 years of marriage and now it’s gone. I worked around the area with no luck till we moved the chairs out of the way and just off to the side I found her ring. No words can explain her emotions getting it back on her finger where it belongs. This was a great recovery and a very happy ending. Glad I could help. The Ring Finders New Jersey The Ring Finders New Jersey Facebook Central Jersey Metal detecting service Jersey Shore Ring Finder Jersey Shore Ring Finder Facebook
