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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 13, 2018 - 08:55pm PT
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No, I don't swing that way. Looking for a good tool to locate wall studs for hanging stuff from. All the stud finders I've used in the past sucked. Anyone know of a good one?
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 13, 2018 - 09:22pm PT
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Some thermal cameras claim to do this and more.
Termites, rats, leaks etc
They sound kind of fun
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 13, 2018 - 09:40pm PT
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Thanks. I'm pretty good at finding them by tapping on the wall until there is a solid response. Kinda like banging pins. Just wondered if there was a good tool for the job.
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Happy Cowboy
Social climber
Boz MT
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Jun 14, 2018 - 03:20am PT
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I agree w’BJ ^^^ about the rare earth magnet.
I worked as a Trim carpenter and had a small piece wood with a 1/2” magnet embedded.
Found it much more reliable and convenient. It “sticks” to the underlying fasteners.
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otisdog
Social climber
Sierra Madre, Ca.
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Jun 14, 2018 - 06:08am PT
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Back in the day, I used to be pretty good at finding them by punching holes in walls...
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Jun 14, 2018 - 06:11am PT
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EDIT:
I'm more interested in termites and fun, but $400 doesn't seem that bad. I haven't checked out the quality at $400 yet.
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clifff
Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
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Jun 14, 2018 - 06:22am PT
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A magnet on a string will swing toward and stick to the nail or screw in the stud.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Jun 14, 2018 - 10:38am PT
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I've found this variety very helpful, it's wide enough to find both edges of the stud. It's become standard equipment for cabinet installation.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jun 14, 2018 - 11:41am PT
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The ultrasonic stud finders work well on drywall, not so good on older walls such as plaster over board and lath and plaster.
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Jun 14, 2018 - 03:12pm PT
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A good strong magnet passed back and forth in some resemblance of a pattern works way better than any fancy electric stud finder. Pretty much all I use for n many years of trim carpentry. Also knowledge of common layout in framing and your best guess at what them old timers were thinking. What were they thinking anyhoot?
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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Jun 14, 2018 - 03:20pm PT
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Another vote for the one like OffWhite posted. My brother bought me one, I was a skeptic. He likes to be right...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 25, 2018 - 06:49am PT
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Jon Beck speaks da truth about plaster. That said the expensive Zircon one is pretty good on plaster, unless there are metal studs. DOH!
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Jun 25, 2018 - 08:37am PT
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Another vote for the one like OffWhite posted. Downvote.
I went out and bought one based on reviews. It's no better overall than any other ultrasonic, such at the less expensive Zircons at Home Depot - I have 2 of those to compare.
Also - if you happen to have foil faced insulation in the wall, none of these gizmos work at all.
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