Stud Finder Wall Scanner - 5 in 1 Electronic Stud Sensor Wall Detector Joist Finders Edge Center Finding with LCD Display for Wood Beams AC Wires Metal Detection (Yellow)

I highly recommend purchasing this stud finder, even if you don't have various projects around the house. My father used to be the person who would accurately install my house accessories. He always did things by the book and I was "that" DIY person that randomly nailed things into my wall without having a stud finder. Yep, totally guilty! After my father passed away, he wasn't there to make sure my wall ornaments or accessories were leveled, strongly held/properly supported and safely nailed and drilled into walls. After fighting my walls (haha) for not letting me install my heavy as heck curtain rod without falling, I said, "Okay dad, you win! I'll finally give in and get a stud finder and make you stop rolling over in your grave." I searched Amazon for quite sometime in hopes of finding something that was affordable, good quality, and accurate and stumbled upon this little gem after going through various stud finders and reviews. It came quickly, brand new, and worked perfectly. It took a few seconds to recognize where the studs and wires were and were not. And um....as you can see in the photo, I finally hung up my curtains correctly and they are holding up strong. What are those big dots within the record circle you ask? My many failed attempts of drilling into the wall only to hit God knows what and fail at my project. Now I can lay under my curtains without worrying that they are going to collapse on my head and send me straight to the afterlife, ha, ha! The adjustable depth and various options for inquiring about what exists behind the wall is great and the arrows easily point you in the direction of where you can safely drill. As I said, it's an easy and efficient drill that does its job without complicating life or frustrating you in the process. Even if youre just planning on hanging up something as simple as picture frames, trust me, this will save you time and ensure that you actually hung them properly and that they are secure. Hope this review helped anyone who needs it!

The product is very usefull. I am not a pro builder, I just wanted peace of mind while drilling my walls to tipp proof furniture and etc. The product more than serves my purposes and easily detects wodden and metal beams and live wires.If I had to nitpick I would say that the sound alarm is a little too loud and that instead of selecting modes it would be nice if it would just have a single mode and tell me what is behind the wall by displaying text in the screen or lighting up the leds.One major update they could do would be detection of water pipes, but its unlikely I would need it.

I needed to secure a TV mount to the wall and therefore needed a stud finder. My old stud finder, which is a completely different brand, was not working so I thought I would give this one a try. It worked well and I was able to get my task completed.The stud finder was simple to use. There is a mode button on the front which cycles thru the different objects for it to detect. The first three modes were for wood studs of various thickness, followed by metal stud, and AC. There is also a button on the side for calibration. There is a short bit of instructions that came with it and worth reading. I only tried the 1 1/2 wood stud option over drywall so my review is in regards to it.Before looking for wood studs I used the calibration button to calibrate the unit (per the instructions). You need to hold it up to the wall for the calibration to work. There are multiple bars on the lcd which count down to let you know when calibration is complete. I didn't time how long calibration took but it was just a few seconds. You need to be aware that when you calibrate you don't want to have it over a wood stud. So if after you calibrate you are getting odd results try to calibrate on a different part of the wall. This is very similar to the other stud finder that I had.I then slid it across the wall with the unit pointed up to the ceiling. I moved it at a slow pace and before too long it found a wood stud. There are arrows on the lcd screen to point which direction is center and also it tells you when you hit the edge and when you hit center. Once you find the stud you cannot depend on these readings to be 100% accurate. This is also similar to the other unit I had and I think you will have the same result with any stud finder. What you want to do once you find the wood stud is to use a very small drill bit (I used a 1/16) and drill a series of holes to find the edge of the wood stud. This is the only way to know for sure where center is. When you drill a hole past the edge of the wood stud you will be able to push the drill bit into the wall after you have drilled thru the dry wall. If you are drilling into a wood stud you will not be able to push it into the wood of course so you should be able to feel the difference.I did have a few false positives where it detected a wood stud where there wasn't one. When that happened I recalibrated and tried again with success. The reason that I knew that there wasn't a stud is because I didn't expect one to be so close to the other wood stud. I have had this same experience with my other stud finder as well so I don't expect this to be too uncommon.Like I said above I was able to secure my TV mount to the wall with the help of this stud finder so I am happy with it and have added it to my tool chest for future projects.

This "Stud Sensor" is as good as any other Stud Sensor and better than most. It "is" able to find studs behind drywall and it does warn of electrical lines. (What I cannot judge the is metal stud setting because I do not have metal studs.) What it simply cannot do well is: find studs behind plaster walls. Be it the half inch setting, the 1 inch setting, or the 1.5 inch setting, the sensor does not give confidence to use a fastener in a given spot. I was most certainly hoping this stud sensor could do exactly that. It cannot. I suspect the technology is just not available for my particular needs such as plaster walls, a very precise task. (My 35 year old Craftsman stud senor cannot handle plaster walls either.) Instead I get these ghost images telling me that I have studs every 6 inches or so. For me, stud sensor are getting better, but they just aren't there yet. It is a very nice stud sensor. It just doesn't solve my needs any better than my old Craftsman. For me it would be a 3.5 star but I will give it a 4 star because they did so well on drywall.

Great Tool! Fast, free delivery. Over the years I've owned several Stud Finders but because of ever evolving technology I decided to give Stud Finders another look. After researching numerous products in every price range, and reviewing an enormous number of customer reviews. I was amazed to find so many positive reviews on the Tavool model TH510 or maybe it was the lack of negative reviews. I read them all. So I bought one, and diligently set out to find something wrong with the unit. Instead, I found it is consistently accurate, very easy to use, and versatile; has clear easy to follow instruction printed on the box and in the instruction procure. And most of all, it does what it's supposed to do... find Studs.I tried it on Sheet Rock, 3/4 in Ply Wood, 1/2 in Backer Board, Wood and Metal Studs. I checked it out using raw materials on my bench and on the actual wall with a tape, measuring distance between stud placements. On each of my applications it's been Spot-on. Your applications and results may differ. While it generally does a good job detecting A/C voltage behind walls, I'd highly recommend using a circuit detector to locate specific wire locations near wall switches and power outlets. Safety First!I agree with many other reviewers, it's a good idea to use a new battery and please read the instructions since they contain a lot of useful tips, like determining whether a Stud is wood or metal, as well as easy calibration techniques. I also purchased the Aenllosi hard case, so I'm comfortable throwing the device into my tool bag.