Prospecting & Detecting
Prospecting for Pegmatites
July 2015 by Chris Ralph
Tips and Tricks
I cleared the connector by poking a small Phillips screwdriver through it. To ensure the bore was clean, I dunked the connector into some water and then blew it clean with my shop air compressor.
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