On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:14:49 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

On 2/9/2013 9:58 AM, Leon wrote:
On 2/9/2013 8:16 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
This is not really a woodworking question, but I figure someone here
ALTERNATIBELY, Drill lots of holes to find your studs in a straight
line even with where the rail will go.

Cover all of those holes up with a 1x4 piece of wood to match the hand
rail, anchoring it to the studs you found. Mount your hand rail to the
board you just used to cover the holes.


Just a question of interest. Using sensitive thermal imaging equipment
could you find the stud by the difference in temperature between the
wall over the between studs and the wall over the studs?

How about renting a better radar-type stud finder at the local
equipment rental place?

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