The one I bought consists of a magnet on a pointer. Move the thing
around, find a nail, stud found!

David Koski wrote:
>
> I can see how that would work for a steel stud.  But wood?
>
> David
>
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 21:38:49 +0200
> Tal Bejerano - AMC <kooter@ZAHAV.NET.IL> wrote:
>
> > yeah coil and  a very sensitive circuit..
> > this is the right and the only way
> >
> > Tal
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Anyone out there know how a wall "Stud Finder" works? I imagine a coil
> > with some sort of level detection but I am curious.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Kevin
>
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