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Leon[_7_]

On 7/17/2014 7:09 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:48:36 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 7/17/2014 6:25 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 05:10:37 -0500, Swingman wrote:

Having used it on two jobs since purchase a month ago, it has exceeded my
expectations on drywall covered walls. Initially pricey at $50, the ability
to locate and mark the center of studs on a cabinet run wall quickly,
accurately (even on most insulated, exterior walls) and without the usual
guesswork, it paid for itself in time and lack of the usual aggravation on
the first job. So far so good. At this point you'd have to steal it to get
it away from me, and I'd just buy it again.

Recommended, despite the price, if you often need to accurately mark the
center of frame studs in many framed wall applications, particularly with
drywall.

Maybe I'll give it a try. I have a couple of Zircons (at least one
more expensive than that) that are most unimpressive.

I've found that a pocket full of small rare earth magnets works rather
well, too. Mark a whole line on the wall with them.

He and I have both been using the rare earth magnets for a few years
now. The Franklin shows the edge of the studs. The magnets show where
the head of the nail or screw is at and those are not always in the
middle of a stud. Works well in a pinch, actually works quite well but
the Franklin it is immediately W/O calibration and gives better
information.

If you use a bunch and draw sort of a "best fit" line between the
magnets, you can get pretty close to the center of the stud. Any
errors will average out over the length of the stud. Get more magnets
and lay out the entire room. ;-)

This is true and if you have lots of time on your hands it works pretty
well but bowed studs can really throw this off.

I'll definitely look at the Franklin. Like I said, I've bought
several Zircons with much disappointment. I see the Franklin on
Amazon but not at HomeDespot. Did you find it locally?

After my 3 or Zircon quit working I finally went to the Magnets. I'm
not sure exactly where he got the Franklin, probably Amazon.