Comments on: An Inexpensive Basic Stud Sensor With Extras http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/06/an-inexpensive-basic-stud-sensor-with-extras/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:33:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Randy http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/06/an-inexpensive-basic-stud-sensor-with-extras/#comment-73822 Randy Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:46:50 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/06/an-inexpensive-basic-stud-sensor-with-extras/#comment-73822 Mark, It's not just you, but they work OK. If it's just a stud, they are about 90%. It can still be hard to define the stud edges, but I can hit wood almost every time. A few weeks ago I was replacing a can light in the ceiling. Poor attic access, so I decided to cut the steel braces out from below (plus it was much cooler in my house than in my attic). With the ceiling joists, the steel support bars, the frame of the light, and the romex in the area, I couldn't get anything that made sense with my stud finder. I just ended up using a rare earth magnet to find the braces. Mark,
It’s not just you, but they work OK. If it’s just a stud, they are about 90%. It can still be hard to define the stud edges, but I can hit wood almost every time.

A few weeks ago I was replacing a can light in the ceiling. Poor attic access, so I decided to cut the steel braces out from below (plus it was much cooler in my house than in my attic). With the ceiling joists, the steel support bars, the frame of the light, and the romex in the area, I couldn’t get anything that made sense with my stud finder. I just ended up using a rare earth magnet to find the braces.

]]> By: Mark http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/06/an-inexpensive-basic-stud-sensor-with-extras/#comment-73804 Mark Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:02:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/06/06/an-inexpensive-basic-stud-sensor-with-extras/#comment-73804 I've tried many different stud finders over the years and have never had much luck with any of them. Lowes even has a demo display of the Zircon (I think it's the i65 one step) that I couldn't reliable locate the stud on. Is it just me? I’ve tried many different stud finders over the years and have never had much luck with any of them. Lowes even has a demo display of the Zircon (I think it’s the i65 one step) that I couldn’t reliable locate the stud on. Is it just me?

]]>