What's the best studfinder.

tbellemare · Feb 3, 2015

I have a Franklin Sensors 710 and it works great.

Tom

itasor · Feb 3, 2015

I use the Franklin 710 (better than any other electronic stud finder, ever), then double check with the Hanson magnetic one -- they work well together.

SittingElf · Feb 3, 2015

itasor said:
I use the Franklin 710 (better than any other electronic stud finder, ever), then double check with the Hanson magnetic one -- they work well together.

That's the decision I've made, thanks to the responses in this thread! [smile]

Ordered both on Amazon.

Cheers,

Frank

Grasshopper · Feb 3, 2015

That made me chuckle!

Actually, the stud finder did Ok...it was my bad thinking I had a 3 1/2" wide stud

Davej said:
Never used one myself but make sure it's not the same one grasshopper used to drill through his soil pipe [eek]
Dave

L.J · Feb 3, 2015

SittingElf said:
I've got an older studfinder that is not what I'd call super accurate. I've drilled enough holes into the vacuum of space to recognize that my current studfinder is not exactly fully up to snuff. The money I've spent on patching putty would probably be much better spent on a really good Studfinder.

What are you guys using, and what do you think is the best? (like Festool quality best)

Cheers,
Frank

How much money do you want to spend ?? I have this one.
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/instruments/inspection-and-detection/2291-20

FOGNewbie · Feb 12, 2015

rvieceli said:
Frank - I don't personally have one, but this one is supposed to the king of stud finders. It's from Franklin Sensors

http://www.amazon.com/ProSensor-710-Franklin-Sensors-Precision/dp/B0064EICKG/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1412567045&sr=1-1&keywords=franklin%20stud%20finder&tag=viglink20245-20

Ron

Late to the party. For ease of use, and price point the Franklin studfinder gets my vote. Mine has proven very repeatable. That and a Hansen(sp?) magnetic studfinder, and you are pretty well set. Otherwise IMHO you are looking at the kind that peak(photo type image) into the wall. Not sure what they run now, but when I looked, the cheapest was $500 to $700 US.

FOGNewbie · Feb 12, 2015

SittingElf said:
itasor said:

I use the Franklin 710 (better than any other electronic stud finder, ever), then double check with the Hanson magnetic one -- they work well together.

Click to expand...

That's the decision I've made, thanks to the responses in this thread! [smile]

Ordered both on Amazon.

Cheers,

Frank

Good choice. I'd add the Hanson magnetic stud finder as a backup/ confirmation tool. For $9 not a bad investment.

Tinker · Feb 12, 2015

WarnerConstCo. said:
Find nails in trim (baseboards) check recept's for stud side, my knuckles an ear works really good.

That's been my way. I bought a stud finder once, used it once. the next time I needed it, the battery was dead so i had to go back to the old method of knuckle drill.
Tinker

rst · Feb 12, 2015

The REAL king of stud finders is this Bosch Wallscanner D-tect150 Professional. I have the Milwaukee and an older Zircon MultiScanner. Plus with this in your shop your Festools won't feel like they;re slum'n. Don't have it yet but it's on my list.

Stephen B · Feb 12, 2015

Tinker said:
WarnerConstCo. said:

Find nails in trim (baseboards) check recept's for stud side, my knuckles an ear works really good.

Click to expand...

That's been my way. I bought a stud finder once, used it once. the next time I needed it, the battery was dead so i had to go back to the old method of knuckle drill.
Tinker

[size=14pt]Agree Warner and Tinker.

I inherited a few tools from my carpenter/boat builder father and grandfathers. One of them was a good set of knuckles. Whilst I cross check with a higher end Stanley Model, my knuckles are usually right. [big grin]
[size=12pt]

At the Hardware I work PT, one of the 'naughty' female sales assistants always personally checks if a stud finder is working before the sale.

On the male customer! [eek] [smile]

Bigchasbroon · Feb 12, 2015

My wife's a good stud finder, she found me afterall [big grin]

Actually hilti have a new one out, it supposed to detect everything, no idea on price. Do you get hilti in the states?

smartcarpie · Feb 12, 2015

Franklin is great. Agreed on knuckles and receptacles. Modern houses just look for drywall screw pops...

Grasshopper · Feb 12, 2015

Anybody use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCT410S1-12V-Inspection-Camera/dp/B0043XX89K/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

After my "mishap" I am considering a pinhole camera of some kind to inspect inside the wall-

jbasen · Feb 12, 2015

I have a Zircon OneStep Multiscanner i520 that I bought at Home Depot a while back.

http://www.zircon.com/products/center_ms_i520.html

I have found it works well but I always double check by tapping on the drywall with my knuckles. My biggest complaint about the unit is that the viewing angle of the LCD display is very limited. You have to be looking pretty much straight at it.

Before purchasing the Zircon I had some cheap units that weren't worth the plastic they used to make them.

deepcreek · Feb 12, 2015

I prefer to use a magnet and ended up loving the Magic Studfinder Plus because the coated magnets don't scuff painted walls. I have several extra sets of magnets and will often use them all when installing trim or cabinets in a room.

http://www.amazon.com/Biary-Innovations-MSFL-T1003-Targets-included/dp/B001IIJY8C

SittingElf · Feb 15, 2015

Both my new Franklin 710 and Hanson mag units arrived today.

Testing the Franklin was awe inspiring. What a tremendous difference from the crappy Zircon I've been using for years!! Flawless!! Don't even have to "slide" anymore. Far more accurate for finding the center of a stud. Excellent!!

Thanks for the recommendations...I feel I now have Festool-level quality for a studfinder! [thumbs up]

Cheers,

Frank

Walk On Wood · Feb 15, 2015

The Franklin is awesome. It's a game changer in stud finding.

wow · Feb 15, 2015

Grasshopper said:
Anybody use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCT410S1-12V-Inspection-Camera/dp/B0043XX89K/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

After my "mishap" I am considering a pinhole camera of some kind to inspect inside the wall-

I have this one:

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/instruments/inspection-and-detection/2310-21

I can't believe how much I use it. It's one of those eye-opening purchases!

And thanks for reminding me - it is currently lying in a tool drawer, but I need to get it into a systainer.

Grasshopper · Feb 16, 2015

That looks pretty slick.

wow said:
Grasshopper said:

Anybody use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCT410S1-12V-Inspection-Camera/dp/B0043XX89K/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

After my "mishap" I am considering a pinhole camera of some kind to inspect inside the wall-

Click to expand...

I have this one:

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/instruments/inspection-and-detection/2310-21

I can't believe how much I use it. It's one of those eye-opening purchases!

And thanks for reminding me - it is currently lying in a tool drawer, but I need to get it into a systainer.

What's the best studfinder.

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