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Article: Wall scanners: three electronic stud finders from $60 down to $14. (Site lines: dispatches from the field).(Brief Article)
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- July 1, 2002
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I don't know about you, but for some reason my stud-seeking abilities with a hammer are decreasing. The old "tap tap tap" turns into "miss miss miss" the older I get. Either they don't frame them the way they used to, or I need help. So I turned to electronic gadgetry (no, not a hearing aid) to get myself back on course, and chose these three electronic stud finders to try out. I picked them based on features and price; testing one in each price range. Here's what I found.
Zircon MultiScanner[TM] Pro
The next best thing to radar vision, this easy-to-use scanner uses four settings to find wood, metal, and live AC wires in walls, floors, and ceilings. ...