I need to be able to find metal in wood to be sawn or turned on a lathe. Will this do that job?
1284277
I would say so, It does a great job of finding nails and screws in plaster and lath walls. Their instructions should work well for what you are doing. Wide scan for general area and then focus it in on the specific spot.
1284278
Hi Sandy. I used mine specifically to find the studs in lathe and plaster walls and it worked great. I know others using this tool to recover pallet wood before working with it and they had good success.
1284279
You can't apply pressure to the tip or it will false or use it around heavy electronics. It picks up electromagnetic fields.
1284280
Absolutely! This will detect very small nails thru plaster and wood. I have been impressed by this tool every time I use it. -Roger
1284281
Yes, I would trust this to find any metal in the wood. However, depending on the shape of the surface, it could take more than a few sweeps. I would also use the strongest magnet I could find, including an electromagnet. A compass will also deflect if the metal is close enough to the surface.
1284282
Yes this would be an excellent choice for that. I use mine for metal detecting and it picks up all coins and even foil. Good product good price.
1284283
My answer would be yes as we used one to find nails in lath and plaster walls, we also found three vent pipes we didn't know were there.
1284284
Yes a believe it will work great for that purpose. I purchased it to find studs in my plaster walls and it exceeded my expectations. Just follow the directions and make sure you dont have any metal near the wood you are checking to avoid false readings as it is sensative. But I am very happy with this tool.
1284285
It can adequately find nails and other metal I've found up to several inches in. It provides a more exact target than other detectors I've tried. But it is also easy skip past a small bit of metal if the piece is large. I missed a small part of an old iron nail (140 yrs old) in a 16 ft floor board and chipped a blade on the bench planer as a result. Just go easy and careful and it will do the job.
1284286
This was our purpose too. Unfortunately this thing kept beeping no matter where you put it.
1329886
As far as wood is concerned absolutely. I have not needed to drill any metal with these particular drills, however I would have to say that as long as you used them properly ( using lubricant and not trying to go too fast ) I would thing these would work well on most metals.
1988681
Yes Ma'am, but pay close attention to the diameter of the cutter so that you dont get one that is too big or too small. It is made for making connecting joints on rough wood. Also, the ability to clamp the pieces while you work on them is important as well.
1714845
I've used it only on wood, but it seems like it would work on metal when wet.
1866526
It's made for cutting metal but it will work on wood. You might want to get a blade with less teeth per inch than the fine tooth blades you use for metal cutting.
2112753
This lathe is only intended for wood working. You can turn some special brass projects such as those sold by Penn State. However, for all intents and purposes if you want to do metal turning get a metal working lathe.
1763875
This will find anything metal and the depth it will detect may be enough to get the job done but you will look silly crawling around on your knees with something about as round as quarter. Get a cheap detector, even a used one. It is never cost prohibitive to get the right tool for the job
948149
You may use it as wood and metal for. This tool is very handy for small jobs. That is, he is not a professional. For home and family.
1609877
No, this machine is designed to cut wood, not metal. The speed of the saw would be too fast to cut mild steel. Using this machine to cut metal will void any manufacturer warranty.
1186341
I had one of these a long time ago. As far as I can tell they are only intended for wood working not metal working. They are fine for a beginning wood turner doing pens, small bowls and the like. I have not done any work on metals, but I don't think I would start working metals on this lathe. However, I have heard of some people doing limited work on brass on similar lathes, but never stainless steel. But, as I said, I haven't done metal work so I might be mistaken.
2043987
The unit comes with two blades, one for wood & one for metal. The metal blade should do the job.
2158125
Yes and it will do a good job of it. Up to a half inch this unit will pick up broken bits of staples, so brads and finishing nails are picked up even further.
1300975
ANY scroll saw will, with care and skill, slowly cut NON-ferrous metals. Thus aluminum and copper can be cut but NOT at speeds you might be used to with wood. I have cut 1/4" aluminum with some pretty cheap scroll saws. Just take it easy.
76732
It will probably meet your needs. I've used it for baseboards and kitchen trim/moulding and it's worked well. I've also used it to throw together temporary or rough projects, and it does the job. For thicker wood I use a 16 gauge brad nailer for the added strength. The nice thing about the 18 gauge brads is that they leave a very small hole to patch. I have two Porter Cable nailers, and have had no problems with them.
1866026
This isn't the tool for that job. It's designed for sheet metal. You'll need a proper thread-making tap (Not a rethreading tap.)
970700
I don't know. I use the saw for wood only. If I was going to cut some metal I would use my hacksaw or a torch.
1673499
No this saw is design for metal only, you would want to purchase a mitter saw for wood