C.H. Hanson 03040 Magnetic Stud Finder

You know it only cost me a few bucks. Seven to eight dollars. As I said in the past

For me, this stud finder has been what I would call "pretty ok". In some ways, it's quite nice because it's not possible to produce a false positive. The stud finder works by using a strong magnet. If you move it over a nail hammered into a stud, the magnet will create a slight pull toward the nail....

This stud finder works exactly as it is supposed to. It is so strong the it can suck magnets often be referred greater from almost 2" away. It works perfectly through extra thick plaster and paint over the dry wall. However because of its small size that means it has a very small footprint also. You...

Search the net and you can find neodymium disc magnets cheaper than this easily. If you have a broken 3.5" hard drive, take off the cover, remove the arm connected to the drive motor, take off the neodymium magnets from the arm and use that instead. These 3.5" HDD magnets are very, very strong and t...

no bells and whistles. This is a straightforward, no fancy lights approach to building. You have to use nails, screws and aluminum edgers right? Well, that's the concept here. This little guy has 2 super strong magnets that will find those nails, screws. The idea is you can't nail or screw into thin...

I've been using the stud finder for a long time. Originally it was a small plain solid yellow thing.I had that one since the early 2000's. Recently I lost the old yellow one. Since I bought it on Amazon I went looking in my order history and was able to find it. Clicking on it brought me to this new...

I don't know why but I always seem to run into issues with the electronic stud finders. This little device is brilliant in its simplicity. But there are a few things to keep in mind. First of all, not all screws or nails in studs are centered. I ended up measuring the location of two or three nails ...

The media could not be loaded. Hopefully the title didn't confuse you as much as it did me while writing it. This little guy is great, as shown in the video, for MARKING studs. However, finding studs with it is not exactly its strong suit. You can be directly over a stud and this will do nothing unl...

This is a great tool and since it's small and doesn't use batteries, it's a definite keeper for my toolbox - especially given the price of <$10. I bought both this Hanson tool and the Zircon MetalliScanner M40 at the same time and decided to keep both - some detail below on those also trying to deci...

Simple principle, it locates any magnetic metal that is within ~3/4 (19mm) of the surface, whether that is a a metal stuff as common in commercial building, or the screws or nails used in wooden studs. Indeed, it will hang on the wall when it’s over a drywall screw or nail. For deeper metal, you’ll ...