Surely this can be used to find studs in the wall at home by sticking to the nails or screws in the wall correct?
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I dont have studs at home but maybe u can use it for that purpose. My main use is with hard disks repairs
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I purchased this magnet with exactly that intention in mind the magnet was horribly insufficient it does not lift 100 pounds or anything even close to that it is insufficient I am completely and totally disappointed in the purchase I took the magnet apart to be able to use the pieces separately and are still unable
281684
I used it exclusively for picking up women. If you have men trapped in your walls you may want to hire a contractor and alert the local news.
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The hole is big enough for either a nail or a screw. I think it also comes with double sided tape that you can use to glue it on a wall but I'm not sure it did come with the tape as it has been a while. If you decide to use tape, you can buy them in many stores.
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My home was built 1938. I used this magnetic stud but it's just a magnet that finds the metal on the studs. I waved it all over the wall and didn't help me at all. I got it to install a TV on the wall. I ended up driving nails into the plaster to find the studs and then I re- plastered the wall. Planed on painting it anyway .I don't think I'll have much use for it now. It has a level built in and I could use the magnet to retrieve things that fell into tight areas like a bilge in a boat.
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yes and no. work only when you have located a drywall nail in a stud then you can go from there every 16 inches.
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The stud finder will find the drywall screws (and therefore the stud) in your wall. You're still ultimately mounting to a stud, so you should be fine.
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As long as the stud has nails in it. It contains a magnet, which allow it to be drawn to metal.
945728
Yes, you can find studs behind plaster walls, and you can find electric wiring behind plaster walls.
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True it locates the nail but I have had no problem hitting a stud everytime I use this product. It rocks and I've dropped it 2 times already from a high height with no problems. Great product at a good price
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It's best of you put it into a stud. Putting anything into drywall only can be pulled out easy. Like when you hang a picture and its not in a stud, you can move the nail in and out with your hand. I put mine on a porch so it was mounted on a wooden beam.
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depends on what your screwing into.If drywall then drywall screws with anchors.Into a stud use wood screws.
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It will work in dry wall. I still would try to get at least 1 screw into a stud just for added safety.
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Yes it will find jewelry but the detector will have a hard time differentiating the jewelry with the rest of the metal in your house. Such as nails, screws, pipes etc. Good luck
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It's simply a magnet. It pops when it is placed over a nail (in a stud) or anything magnetic. It doesn't actually find the wood stud, it finds the nail in the stud.
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Depending on the size of hole that is needed. It could be used in such a manner. Using it for Tap-Con screws, drop-in anchors, etc.
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well depending on the wall you're hanging it to use a studded nail and hammer
1880737
Find the studs on the wall since the locations for the screws for the equipment line up with the typical stud spacing. You can get a cheap, magnetized stud finder or for an even easier way to mark the studs, there are electronic stud finders that you can get for $10-$20
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Yes, I use it primarily in peoples homes while installing window treatments (and pictures and all the other stuff that my clients hang on their walls). have not yet tried it in a metal studded commercial buildings, but I'll bet it will work just as well as it finds the screws that hold the drywall on, not the studs.