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Walabot stud finder
Posted on 12/28/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 12/28/24 at 11:31 am
I’m planning to redo some shelving in several closets and would like to have a great tool to find studs behind drywall.
The Walabot caught my attention. Does it work as well as advertised? Is there a better tool?
The Walabot caught my attention. Does it work as well as advertised? Is there a better tool?
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Posted on 12/28/24 at 11:46 am to Willie Stroker
Love my Franklin Sensors one. No beeping, clear as can be with where and how wide a stud is.
Franklin M210 on Amazon
Franklin M210 on Amazon
Posted on 12/28/24 at 12:18 pm to calcotron
Looks like a great tool. Thanks!
Posted on 12/28/24 at 12:57 pm to Willie Stroker
I bought one from Amazon that has different material and thickness settings, BUT an old carpenter taught me this and I do it to confirm my layouts: just look for the fish eyes in the baseboard, as that’s where we typically nail the baseboard at. Then I’ll take an angle trim nail and tap in to confirm the stud locations on the wall. Just make sure you have your cleats for the rod holders secured well into 2 studs.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:21 pm to Willie Stroker
Just use a magnet to find the screws.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 8:48 pm to Willie Stroker
I need one that can locate wall studs behind stone.
Posted on 12/28/24 at 9:55 pm to Willie Stroker
I have a zircon and it is only somewhat effective. It is very easy to use, but sometimes misses on the edges of the studs. I can pretty much always find the middle to put a screw or nail in though.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 7:35 am to 2 Jugs
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screws.
Thats interesting
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:07 am to LanierSpots
He’s talking about drywall screws.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:13 am to Motorboat
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He’s talking about drywall screws.
Gotcha
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:47 am to 2 Jugs
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Just use a magnet to find the screws.
A good neodymium magnet to find a drywall screw, then the Frannklin tool which gives you a representation of each edge and the middle of the stud using the led lights - that a good measuring tape and awareness of where the outlet boxes are (if applicable) will pretty much set you up.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 11:16 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
I would rather use the stud finder. Hate assuming whoever did the work before did it correctly and the screws, nails, whatever are where they should be.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 12:54 pm to BoogaBear
That's why I use them too, I have a Stud Buddy magnet but it the drywall nail or screw missed just off the edge of the stud or just caught the edge then it's a problem, especially when running larger hardware for a TV mount.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 1:17 pm to Willie Stroker
I just use my knuckle, and it's free and very accurate.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 7:50 pm to Willie Stroker
I have the Walabot. Works great on drywall. I can see the studs, pvc pipes as well as electrical wires. Not certain it would work on rock.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 7:38 am to Willie Stroker
i like the stud buddy, just a strong magnet that finds the drywall screws.
Posted on 12/30/24 at 2:14 pm to Willie Stroker
I have the original and it was pretty handy when rebuilding after the '16 flood.
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