CH Hanson 03040 Magnetic Stud Finder
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of CH Hanson 03040 Magnetic Stud Finder
Customer Review: This is like magic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Tried a couple of electronic finders but they kept giving me results I couldn't trust. Read the reviews on this gizmo, and figured it would be worth a shot. Magic, I tell you! Of course, since it finds the nails, one assumes the nail is in a stud -- who knows some joker drywall guy just hammered random nails in to fool us! ;-)
A couple of my nephews saw me use it and now, each of the kids that visits our place wants to do a stud-finding trip around the house, giggling all the while. I have to be on top of things or they'll mark dots on all the walls where they have located nail heads.
The product arrived without packaging, so I did not have any instructions on usage, but having read others' reviews here, I already knew how to use it.
Buy this product, and it will have you smiling! Unless you don't want to become the Pied Piper of Studsville with kids trailing you whilst begging to use your Stud 4 Sure, in which case get a Zircon.
Customer Review: small and reliable
Summary: 5 Stars
This little guy, and I do mean little - it would get lost in your toolbox if it weren't for it's strong magnetic pull, is great. My apartment is a mishmash of crap behind the drywall. Shoddy construction everywhere. Plaster, wood, brick, space then brick. Ugh. This studfinder has already made my life easier in the couple jobs I put it to the night I received it in the mail. With no batteries to worry about, you'll never have to search for batteries before starting a job.
Move it in a tight S-shape and it'll snap-to at a stud. You can let go and it'll stay put. I put the magnet on the freezer door and when I asked my wife to hand it to me later on, she pulled the whole door open with the magnet still attached. Granted, it's not a very heavy door, but still, we were both surprised.
As an added bonus, the little level is quite handy. It's finder rotates 360 degrees in 90 degree stops so you can go from level to plumb in either direction.
Customer Review: It's great!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband has always used the "tap and listen" method for finding studs-- checking for the difference in sound and then driving in a nail to see if he had found a stud. To say the least, it was a hit and miss and very time-consuming method. I searched for a electronic stud finder to give him as a Xmas present, but was discouraged by their negative reviews. Then I found the reviews for this stud finder, and was quite impressed. My husband has used it several times already and it is just amazing-- he waves it along the wall and within seconds it picks up the stud!! $11 might sound like a lot of money for a magnet, but believe me, this one is worth it,because apparently, not all magnets are created equal-- my sister bought one for around $5 that was the size of a plastic pencil sharpener that was supposed to find studs and she said it didn't find squat. BTW, my husband says not to store the magnet attached to or near metal or it will lose it's charge.Customer Review: mini-sized, FULLY-FUNCTIONAL!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought an electronic stud finder and though it was impressively featured often left me unsure about the results. I had to hang my new HDTV on the wall and wanted to be completely sure I was finding the studs. I went online to do some research and ended up deciding on this product. It sounded simple and logical.
When it arrived I was amazed at how small it is, however, this thing absolutely gets the job done. I scanned the wall for stud nails as the instructions suggest with this little unit clinging to the wall on each hit. I marked off three nails on three different studs and saw the markings of the studs perfectly spaced 16" apart. It was a visual guarantee that I had found them. When I went to drill the holes, it was exactly right.
I cannot recommend this simple, small, but fully functional stud finder enough. If you want to find studs, just get this thing and forget all those fancy electronic gadgets.
Customer Review: A Stud Finder that Actually Works Well
Summary: 5 Stars
There's nothing fancy about this product, but it is simply awesome. It's not much more than 2 super strong magnets embedded in a plastic case, but it works great and is well worth the small price.
This product quickly finds screws and nails in studs, hence identifying the location of the stud.
The magnets are strong enough to hold the stud finder on the wall. It works on the ceiling too, but the weight of the second magnet over powers the attractive force of the one that's sticking to the screw in the ceiling.
You could just purchase magnets and use those, but good luck keeping track of those. The housing makes the magnets easy to find and also eliminates the hazard that rare earth magnets pose for small children.
I honestly doubt I'll ever use my electronic stud finder again. I find electronic stud finders to be way too frustrating. All I use now is my magnetic stud finder and a plumb bob.