In this video youtuber jaime s. How to use a magnetic stud finder find the center of a stud simple easy duration.
Magnetic Stud Finder
Magnetic stud finder how to use. A video review of the ch hanson magnetic stud finder. This is a very compact and low cost product that can locate the stud by scanning the screws nails or steel steel and attracting to it. With a hole cut out of the sheetrock you can see what you might run into behind there. If your project is valuable or heavy its best to use a. Shows you how you can. Magnetic stud finders how they work.
8 things to consider about how to use a magnetic stud finder. Stationary magnetic stud finders. I will show you three different methods on how to find a stud in the wall electric magnetic and manual. Dangling the magnet along a wall revealed all the nails and screws in or beneath the drywall. A magnetic stud finder will read screws and nails behind the wall but whether or not these are dead center still requires some guesswork. Most screws are magnetic and screws are commonly used in home construction.
Magnetic stud detectors set the stage for the explosion of other technologies. So the studs in your walls probably have some screws in them. Stationary magnetic stud sensors run on a small immovable magnet to detect. Grab magnet from fridge hang with dental floss i grabbed a plain magnet from the refrigerator and tied a piece of dental floss to it any fine string or thread would work. Once i marked a few with a pencil it was obvious where the studs were.