On 8/5/2015 1:21 AM, HerHusband wrote:
I use a fair amount of reclaimed lumber, so it is important to find all the
nails, screws, staples, etc. before I run the wood through my power tools.

I currently have a Lumber Wizard 3. It works but often seems finicky, so
I'm never real confident it has found the metal in the wood. For starters,
it has a large 12" wand, but it seems only the 3" or so at the tip really
does anything. I also have to adjust the fine sensitivity a lot, a hassle
that requires a small screwdriver. On several occasions the thing just sits
there blinking the lights back and forth and no amount of adjustment has
any effect. I almost threw it away last time I used it because I thought it
was finally broken.

Are there better metal detectors available that are more accurate and
easier to adjust when needed?

Thanks,

Anthony Watson
www.mountainsoftware.com
www.watsondiy.com

I have one of these:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Zircon-Co...gclsrc=aw.d s

I haven't tried it for your application, but it's easy to use and claims
to find metal 4" inside a solid surface. I have been able to trace
conduit and BX inside a sheetrock wall as well as find sheetrock screws
under compound. You set the sensitivity simply by pressing the button
nearer or further from a metal object. IOW, if you press the button in
the middle of the air, it will set the unit to be very sensitive. But
once you think you've found an object, you can press it again an inch or
so away from it. That will set the unit to be less sensitive, and will
pinpoint the object more precisely.

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