Tilswall Metal Detector Reviews UK

Customer reviews are actually pretty good. But I think the reviews and your expectancy if you buy a Tilswall is dependent on what you expect for the money. If you're just buying a tilswall to have a little mess around with, detect shallow items on the beach, have some fun digging up old coins at a shallow depth with the kids, then yes, the Tilswall isn't bad for a laugh considering how cheap it is.

 

Before writing this "review" [it's not really a review] I looked at what reviews were out there for this model, and I couldn't help to notice that there is literally one video review which is basically a promotional slideshow video of images.

But the people who made the video are so clueless, or they think their watchers are, that they actually claim that the Tilswall TST-TCY-P, and I quote, "is one of the best professional metal detector in the market today."

In truth, the Tilswall is a kids metal detector, nowhere near the level of being classed as a professional metal detector. If you want something at least entry-level professional, I would advise you to take a look at the Garrett Ace 250 or the C-Scope CS1MX.

Tilswall is a Chinese company and their business name is Shenzhenshijimiankejiyouxiangongsi. A bit of a mouthful. But credit to them, when it comes good products in terms of value for money / good revews and customer service / support, they do appear to a very good track record.

And for how cheap the Tilswall TST-TCY-P is, it's not too bad to either practice with, or have a mess around with digging for items no deeper than say 4 inches [that's just my own opinion on the average depth capability].

It's also a decent choice for those who want to give metal detector a go for the first time [new hobby tryout for the extra time due to the plandemic] but don't want to jump in head first and spend a pot full of money on a nice pro detector only to end up discovering metal detecting isn't for them and their nice pricey detector ends up sitting in a cupboard for a few years, or ends up for sale on eBay.

Tilswall do state the deepest this metal detector can detect items is 18cm, which is  7-inches. But in my opinion that is a stretch. Of course, sometimes the type of soil, whether its dry / damp, the type of metal buried etc can affect conductivity greatly. But I seriously doubt this detector has the power to find items at 18 cm. The Ace 250 and 1MX certainly can but they are more expensive. However, it's money well spent.

But lets not forget, apparently some of the items found in the Saxon hoard [Staffordshire Hoard] were only 2 - inches deep. And if I'm not mistaken, one of the guys who found the Saxon Hoard did so with an old second hand detector he bought from a car boot sale.

That means, even if you had your little Tilswall TST-TCY-P over in the area where the Saxon Hoard was buried before it was found, and you were the lucky person who was in the right place at the right time, you more than likely would have found some of that treasure with the Tilswall TST-TCY-P.

A Prospector T150 Metal Detector Binned

I have quite an interest in metal detecting, and do know a thing or two about good detector brands. So when I seen this Prospector T150 lying there smashed to bits I laughed. I imagined that the owner must have found out after he or she purchased it, that it was basically a kids toy, and can't really detect much. Specially not at any respectable depth. When the person discovered this, perhaps out of frustration, they smashed it to smithereens. Well, not quite smithereens, but in half at least.

Surprisingly, the Prospector T150 does have the usual features found on the more respected brands, like volume adjustment, discrimination level and sensitivity. However, how effective the sensitivity and discrimination dials are begs the question, is it really worth putting those features on the detector if they are not effective. Anyway, it's only a cheap detector, so its probably a good model for kids, right? No. Regardless of age, it's always better to spend a bit more money and buy something that can really detect. It makes for a much more pleasurable experience. And potentially a more profitable one, too. Don't waste your time with a T150, buy something like a Garrett Ace 150, or C-Scope C-scope CS770 X D.

Your prospecting days are over mate

Take into consideration that the Prospector T150 costs between £40 - £50. For around £50 extra, or a little bit more you can buy a second hand Garrett Ace 250 (Read here) (Ace 150 is good too - but has no internal pin pointer) or C-Scope CS1MX (Read about that model). Those are ten times the machine that the T150 is. There are many other brand options to choose between. For the same money you can even buy a used Tesoro, Laser, Whites or old Compass XP. Just having a look on eBay UK while writing this, and I can see that there are loads of excellent used detectors on there for sale.

Garrett EuroAce Metal Detector

The Garrett Ace 250 was made for the USA. If you have an Ace 250, or have seen the LCD screen you would have noticed that the symbols are in USA currency. This means that although the Ace 250 works really well in the UK on UK coins, it was made for US coins and US soil.

The Garrett EuroAce, the names a dead give away, was made specifically for the European market. It is a better machine than the Ace 250. It has a bigger coil and can detect slightly deeper targets. Air tests on the Euro Ace tend to be around 8 – 11 inches on various objects like coins, gold rings etc. With the bigger objects like relics obviously performing better. It has good discrimination capabilities and it makes all the same sounds as the Ace 250.

The EuroAce operates at a higher frequency (8.25 kHz), which is meant to be better at detecting thin gold and silver items like jewelry, rings, ear rings etc. Both detectors work really well and will find the goodies at decent depths if they are there.

But if your a beginner to metal detecting you would probably be wise to save some money and go for the Ace 250. For the extra £70 – £90 you pay for the EuroAce you get a bit more depth, slightly better Iron discrimination, and a bigger coil. If you’ve already owned an Ace 250 and really liked using it, then the EuroAce is the appropriate upgrade.