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Magnetic stud finder how to use. So the studs in your walls probably have some screws in them. 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. I will show you three different methods on how to find a stud in the wall electric magnetic and manual. 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. Stationary magnetic stud finders. Dangling the magnet along a wall revealed all the nails and screws in or beneath the drywall.
In this video youtuber jaime s. 8 things to consider about how to use a magnetic stud finder. Stationary magnetic stud sensors run on a small immovable magnet to detect. Shows you how you can. With a hole cut out of the sheetrock you can see what you might run into behind there. A magnetic stud finder will read screws and nails behind the wall but whether or not these are dead center still requires some guesswork.
How to use a magnetic stud finder find the center of a stud simple easy duration. Most screws are magnetic and screws are commonly used in home construction. Once i marked a few with a pencil it was obvious where the studs were. A video review of the ch hanson magnetic stud finder. Magnetic stud detectors set the stage for the explosion of other technologies.