You bought a 'nail finder'.

The question now is - how dead-on was the nail
to the stud?

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Williams" <wizzzard@BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: How does a wall "Stud Finder" work?


> 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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