Coin Probe Holster by delsydsoftware

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

If there is one thing I need less of in my life, it's getting stabbed in the thigh by a brass coin probe while digging pop tabs and rusty nails out of the ground while metal detecting. It's a bit specific, but it is a Valid Concern(tm) for people who choose to dig up 100 bottle caps in trade for a single wheat penny or a rusty, but slightly older, square nail.
I recently purchased this coin probe from Amazon: http://a.co/6LBFrxI
Coin probes are very handy for people who metal detect in public areas, because you can pop a coin out of the ground without damaging the coin or the grass in the location. Some bad apples in the Metal Detecting Community(tm) have left parks and schools dimpled with divots from overzealous digging. Coin probes are definitely a Good Thing. They don't solve all of the world's ills, but few things do.
So, this probe in particular is very nice, but there really isn't a safe and convenient way to carry one of these around without either stabbing yourself, poking a hole in your pocket while simultaneously stabbing yourself, losing it in some bushes after you accidentally stabbed yourself, or being mistaken for a schlubby mob hitman who is about to assassinate someone with an ice pick. If you're just looking for interesting old stuff in a park or school while wielding one of these in your off hand, this may send the Wrong Message(tm) to otherwise friendly law enforcement officers and citizens. So naturally, the answer is to make a holster for it, because holsters have no unintended connotations whatsoever!
This holster is designed to attach to either a belt or to web gear using 2 zip ties. The holster is form-fitted to the dimensions of the probe I linked to on Amazon. It uses friction to lock onto the first 30mm of the probe's rubber handle. It's a very secure fit, so you don't have to worry about the probe tumbling from it's holster into a bush while you crouch over your treasure hole...There may be some phrasing issues there.
In the pics above, I attached it to my Garrett digging bag. The Garrett bag has web gear across the front of it, which makes for a very convenient attachment point (Note the Garrett Carrot which is also attached). No, I'm not sure why they only make the bag in digital camouflage, either. Maybe we're supposed to sneak up on the nails and pop tabs and pounce on them before they know what hit them. Maybe it's a hobby that is just geared toward the, ahem, typical camouflage consumer. I do not have answers for these questions, but I would have preferred a black color option.
I printed this at 15% infill, .2mm layer height, with no supports. 15% infill seems strong enough, and it keeps the holster nice and light. Since the holster is angled, layer height will determine how rough the top surface is. A .1mm layer height would produce a nicer effect, but you're already geared up like a Salvation Army version of Indiana Jones. I don't think anyone will notice.