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Lifer
Nov 13, 2019
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Thats a bummer. I'm really sorry but I laughed a bit when I saw the picture. :poop:
The good thing is that I have a few more like this one and plenty of other tampers. I lost another one just like it in our front garden. One day I’ll learn to use the metal detector we have and find it. I tried a couple times but I’ll be damned if I can understand that thing. WTF IS DISC/NOTCH!!!!!!

that’s the pic I sent to my wife because she knew I was looking for it the night before.
 

Eaglesgift

Starting to Get Obsessed
Apr 15, 2020
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Chiang Mai
The good thing is that I have a few more like this one and plenty of other tampers. I lost another one just like it in our front garden. One day I’ll learn to use the metal detector we have and find it. I tried a couple times but I’ll be damned if I can understand that thing. WTF IS DISC/NOTCH!!!!!!

that’s the pic I sent to my wife because she knew I was looking for it the night before.
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Lifer
Nov 13, 2019
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Won't gorilla glue make the tamper at least serviceable??
I thought that too but unfortunately no. It stretched the acrylic as it broke so the pieces don’t quite fit together properly.

I’m going to round/polish the top as it can still be used as a tamper, just with no pick.
 
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Eaglesgift

Starting to Get Obsessed
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I mean I read about it, but it doesn’t seem to do shit either that or there is buried treasure under my front garden. ?
It’s a “lone star” brand I have no idea if that’s a piece of shit or not. ?
Although I will say that your description pic above is better than most explanations I read about.
You'll need to find someone more intelligent than me to help you. I've got a concrete front yard and I'm currently sitting in it smoking War Horse Bar out of a maple pipe. Mensa are not hunting for me. :)
 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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'Seems like you could incorporate the part that is still a tamper and build a different pick on the other end, if it is worth the time to you. Since you have others that are similar, it might not be worth the time. Looks like you can easily make yourself a whole new tool, if you fancy. Looks quite nifty, even in pieces.
 
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Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
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Ouch, I did the same thing to my favorite pair of Gargoyle sunglasses back in the '90s.
 
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Lifer
Nov 13, 2019
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'Seems like you could incorporate the part that is still a tamper and build a different pick on the other end, if it is worth the time to you. Since you have others that are similar, it might not be worth the time. Looks like you can easily make yourself a whole new tool, if you fancy. Looks quite nifty, even in pieces.
Actually installing a pick is not a bad idea. Maybe I could heat a nail or some other metal spike and jam it home.
 
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anotherbob

Lifer
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In the semi-rural NorthEastern USA
The good thing is that I have a few more like this one and plenty of other tampers. I lost another one just like it in our front garden. One day I’ll learn to use the metal detector we have and find it. I tried a couple times but I’ll be damned if I can understand that thing. WTF IS DISC/NOTCH!!!!!!

that’s the pic I sent to my wife because she knew I was looking for it the night before.
I think she read the forum and believed my joke about tampers. Think about how this happened less then a day latter.
 
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Lifer
Nov 13, 2019
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from the Vauen video thread. (If she's reading and we keep saying it was a joke, she might believe us).
Lol I can assure you she has zero interest in this forum. If it’s not Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook it’s not worth any time. ?
 
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