Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-07-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
understood. It wasn't so long ago that radio was "magic" -Curt From: Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, July 1, 2016 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dowsi

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-07-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Grad school. On Jul 1, 2016 11:04 AM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" wrote: > Teach you that in College? > > ;) > > - > Max > Charleston SC > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Willow works

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-07-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Teach you that in College? ;) - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Willow works best. > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-07-01 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Count me a sceptic. I'm pretty sure that any random spot in your example had good odds of producing water, and extensive (expensive) testing would show that. You and your father probably have good local knowledge of the hydrology in your locale, the dowsing rod is, in my opinion, simply a way to

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-07-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Willow works best. On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Its not so hard, my dad was teaching Angie when we were at camp last month. > Getcha two pieces of wire, I don't know that they have to be ferrous > although thats what I see used most

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-07-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Its not so hard, my dad was teaching Angie when we were at camp last month. Getcha two pieces of wire, I don't know that they have to be ferrous although thats what I see used most often. Its probably most important that it feels good to you. Bend your 90s, hold the wires loosely and think hard

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-06-30 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:15:57 -0400 Joel Cairo via Mercedes wrote: > You can call the buried stuff finder line, 811? Just tell them you are > going to do some construction and you need to find various lines. guy > will come out in a day or two, walk around with his

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-06-30 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
You can call the buried stuff finder line, 811? Just tell them you are going to do some construction and you need to find various lines. guy will come out in a day or two, walk around with his magic wand, and paint your stuff, phone, electric, water, gas, whatever you have. No cost.

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-06-30 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Are any of us okiebenz readers familiar with dowsing? Weirdest shit ever. But I guess that for those whom it works at all, it works well. My grandfather, I believe, could find water. But his brother couldn't. I tried as a kid. Nada. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-06-30 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Recommend you get a toner set, which generates a radio signal using your buried wire as the antenna. A receiver comes with the tool, move that around in the area you suspect that the unknown end of the wire is located. Gets the job done. I think Harbor Freight sells a cheapo version? No

Re: [MBZ] Dowsing - Finding Buried Electric

2016-06-30 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Mtn man asks: >Are any of us okiebenz readers >familiar with dowsing? >What is the best material to use >for dowsing? Coat hangers, or I suppose any ferrous rod will work. My friend from work was doing that just yesterday. Rick  Sent from my BlackBerry Z10‎