looking for a good electronic stud finder

Maximus96

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are they all the same? if not, what is a good one. i know studs are 16" apart but i like to have a electronic one anyways. thanks
 

Iron Woode

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"looking for a good electronic stud finder"

no need to look, the stud is right here. :p
 

nakedfrog

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Heh, I knew there would be a couple bad jokes immediately, but still wanted to get in while the getting was good. I need to buy one some day as well.
 

Jzero

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Is there any electronic stud finder that isn't just a fancy bag of blips and beeps hung on the side of what is, at the end of the day, just a magnet?

I mean...is there something that uses like X-rays to find them more accurately than the one my dad gave me that is like 30 years old and is just a magnet on a spindle inside a clear plastic box?
 

JohnCU

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Originally posted by: Jzero
Is there any electronic stud finder that isn't just a fancy bag of blips and beeps hung on the side of what is, at the end of the day, just a magnet?

I mean...is there something that uses like X-rays to find them more accurately than the one my dad gave me that is like 30 years old and is just a magnet on a spindle inside a clear plastic box?

I thought it was a capacitor, not a magnet?
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: JohnCU
Originally posted by: Jzero
Is there any electronic stud finder that isn't just a fancy bag of blips and beeps hung on the side of what is, at the end of the day, just a magnet?

I mean...is there something that uses like X-rays to find them more accurately than the one my dad gave me that is like 30 years old and is just a magnet on a spindle inside a clear plastic box?

I thought it was a capacitor, not a magnet?

Yah but it doesn't seem much more accurate, although as they get cheaper, it's not so bad.
I guess there are some that use RADAR. I would get one of those for the WOW factor. For now, I'll just keep the analog one :D