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Posted on 11/16/18 at 6:52 pm to lsualum01
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I have had the most luck with the magnetic ones sold on amazon for under 10$. It is a super strong magnet and it finds the sheetrock screws.
This
Posted on 11/16/18 at 6:58 pm to gumbo2176
Ever thing to build the house as far as lumber, I sawed it all on my sawmill. From tree to finish produce all off my place. If I had to go out in buy just the oak I used thru off the house, it would of cost way more then 15K easy. And yes all cabinets thru the house, doors are all oak.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:05 pm to idlewatcher
Yes, they will if you know what you doing with one.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:10 pm to Christopher Columbo
Nice till I read it doesn't work with iphones. 
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:14 pm to Broke
I have a Bosch one that can deep scan and differentiate between metal and wood studs as well as sense live electrical wires. Very finicky and usually just easier for me to use a tape measure and knock on the walls. If I'm dealing with exterior walls then my thermal imaging camera does a great job picking up the location of studs.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:15 pm to Broke
Just buy a small strong magnet. Rub it across the wall until it finds a drywall screw. Old school carpenter showed me this years ago. It is the only way to go.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:15 pm to fishfighter
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Ever thing to build the house as far as lumber, I sawed it all on my sawmill. From tree to finish produce all off my place. If I had to go out in buy just the oak I used thru off the house, it would of cost way more then 15K easy. And yes all cabinets thru the house, doors are all oak.
I've been following your progress and it is really coming out nice. I know if I had a piece of land with timber on it, I'd certainly have a sawmill at my disposal to garner some "sweat equity" in my projects.
You certainly have a true DIY project going on there. Can't wait to see the finished project pics. You've just got to stay healthy enough to "git er done".
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:17 pm to Broke
Never had any trouble with the little cheap magnetic ones that find the drywall screws.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:18 pm to fishfighter
It's the same stuff on my ceilings, but the back is facing the room vertically. I have one of the few houses with zero sheetrock in it.
Eta: My walls are either full 3/4 pine with a chair rail, or custom pine inlays with a chair rail
Eta: My walls are either full 3/4 pine with a chair rail, or custom pine inlays with a chair rail
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:26 pm to gumbo2176
yep, had some set backs this fall. But I did get a little floor work done. Some sweet Rosewood that one of my brothers gave me. Way more then what I need for the front bedroom.
Rest of the house will be some quarter sawed 100+ year old pine that my brother gave me.
Hey, if you live closet New Roads and would like to stop in for a cold one, let me know.
But I did get a little floor work done. Some sweet Rosewood that one of my brothers gave me. Way more then what I need for the front bedroom. Rest of the house will be some quarter sawed 100+ year old pine that my brother gave me.
Hey, if you live closet New Roads and would like to stop in for a cold one, let me know.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:02 pm to Broke
The magnetic ones do.
Posted on 11/17/18 at 1:25 am to The Pirate King
I am glad it is not just me.
Posted on 11/17/18 at 1:40 am to Yellerhammer5
quote:Dad?
I always test them on myself and they work on me.
Posted on 11/17/18 at 2:09 am to Broke
Stud finder are crap. Yesterday I thought I was putting a nail in the stud when actually it was a pvc pipe. Water started dripping through the hole in the wall. Fortunately i had some of the flex seal tape and put it over the hole to keep the water out. It actually worked.
Posted on 11/17/18 at 2:14 am to Broke
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Do any stud finders actually work
I've found them to be inconsistent and lacking in accuracy.
Posted on 11/17/18 at 7:01 am to idlewatcher
quote:So long as the combined layers are not too thick and fairly uniform, it will. Most electronic stud finders use capacitance to determine where the stud is. Air (or insulation) will have a markedly different capacitance than the stud. when you place the stud finder on the wall and press the button, it uses that reading as the base and signals when there is a change in capacitance.
So it will magically sense a stud behind plywood but not the plywood itself? not sure I buy that mang
That is why you should continue after the initial indication and make certain the signal drops after the approximate width of the stud in order to ascertain that you did not start on a stud. At least on mine I have to do that.
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