• defunct_punk
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    529 days ago

    Wowzer trousers that’s bad. There’s even an outlet just to the left, what’s that all about??

    Buuut

    A stud finder works by sticking to the drywall screws just under the wall paint. A stud finder wouldn’t pick this up unless the hangers screws the drywall to that piece for no reason.

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      328 days ago

      Going by the writing on the wall, it’s for a 3-way dimmer switch. It also is likely the picture was taken during its install and not from someone trying to find a stud

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      3729 days ago

      They’re more like depth detectors now. They dont work on magnetism, they work by detecting the ultrasonic echoes of what’s behind the wall.

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      2329 days ago

      Nah, modern stud finders can tell the difference between “drywall with stud behind it” and “drywall without stud behind it” with some rf whatever the hell it does

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        729 days ago

        Oh yeah I totally forgot about the fancy ones. Never loved using them much but I’m sure that’s what the kids call “skill issue.” I’ll lay my life on the line defending the honor of my Stud Buddy though

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          428 days ago

          I use a stud finder and a rare earth magnet with a small light metal chain that (if the stud is plumb) perfectly shows where the stud is.

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          29 days ago

          Except some places use glue and 3 screws in the stud. Top bottom and middle. Then they’ll even push it and not put one in the middle, good luck finding a stud with a magnet.

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        2628 days ago

        Gnomes. Gnomes live inside and use magic to tell you where the stud is. That’s show it works.

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          628 days ago

          Those gnomes are pretty shit at magic then. I’ve yet to encounter a stud finder that works more than 40% of the time which is just enough to keep you using it but not quite enough to be useful.