"Bob S." wrote in message
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Daniel Prince wrote:
Are there any inexpensive stud finders that work well and are easy
to use on drywall walls? Thank you in advance for all replies.
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"inexpensive" means different values to different people. You might
want to be more specific.

There is one for a couple of bucks that is nothing more than a magnet
with a pointer. It works only if you are lucky enough to pass it over a
nail or screw holding the sheetrock. Not worth a crap!!


You need this one when the electronic one doesn't work if you have plywood
backing like the common garage wall. For plaster and lath I have no idea -
x-ray machine perhaps but that's not inexpensive.



There is an electronic one for about $20, available from Lowes/HD etc
that works very well. It projects a beam up the wall at the wall stud's
edge. Approaching from both directions gives you exact stud location.
Will also indicate electrical wiring adjacent to the stud. Will also
work through double thick sheetrock (firewall).

Bob S.