Stud Finder?

[Clark3169]

Can anyone recommend a good stud finder? Ta.

 

[telectrix]

hammer

 

[kingeri]

I asked my wife she said she already found her stud

 

[MDJ]

Thank God your back on site Tel, I nearly jumped in the river due to being completely fed up

 

[Clark3169]

Did you find out who he was? Maybe you could borrow Telectrix's hammer and go sort him out ;-) seriously any recommendations?

 

[SparkyJoe]

Stanley one is alright

 

[telectrix]

i've got the bosch one, but use it just for cables and metal. suppose it can find the nails, same way as nails find cables when we let wood butchers out of their kennels,

 

[Clark3169]

i've got the bosch one, but use it just for cables and metal. suppose it can find the nails, same way as nails find cables when we let wood butchers out of their kennels,

Thanks, I'm looking for one that I can use for a job where I can't lift the floor above to fit down lights in a kitchen. The bathroom above the kitchen is newly tiled.

 

[gigawatt]

I own a Bosch dmf. I think it might handle wood ok, but absolutely useless for power and pipe detecting.

I also own a generic Rapitest wire and pipe detector which works better for power/metal. There is a joist and stud detector version which you might want to try.

Looking for something that does the job better in a few months if anyone knows of anything?

 

[Clark3169]

Thanks peeps ill take a look.

 

[Dan the spark]

I tend to find a fast fix box is a good stud detector.....cos wherever I want to cut one in there seems to always be a stud right in the middle of it!

 

[Johnuk]

i got a woolworth hammer cost me £2,99 had i for 9 years now lol

 

[Cymru]

I find strong magnets are pretty good for finding the plasterboard nails which indicate a stud location

 

[bigbaddave]

I find strong magnets are pretty good for finding the plasterboard nails which indicate a stud location

Really?

 

[bigbaddave]

Sorry a bit of humour turned into a link. .Sorry

 

[amlu]

tried using my bosch one to find joists in plasterboard ceiling with no access from above. no luck
sorted by drilling couple of small holes around marked locations, in case there is joist above they can be filled up.
got some proper magnets from old disk drive may try that way too.

 

[gnuuser]

I find strong magnets are pretty good for finding the plasterboard nails which indicate a stud location

you can get a very strong magnet by stripping a dead hard disk from a computer
practically free

 

[Robert Turnbull]

I use the neon screw driver that came with my wera set. Pole a few holes up till you find some joists. Easily repaired and gives a use to a useless object.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Can anyone recommend a good stud finder? Ta.

Well there's Wor Lass ............ she seemed to have no trouble in finding me.

 

[tidyboiler]

Well there's Wor Lass ............ she seemed to have no trouble in finding me.

Easy peasy, ....... I just googled *Stud ~ Newcastle* and bingo there was Geordie Spark. Result! :tt1: