Used to think stud finders were all the same til I tried a Franklin at a job site near Hamilton

I spent years using those cheap magnetic stud finders from Home Depot, the ones that just stick to a drywall screw. They worked okay for finding the edge but never gave me the center. Then last summer I was helping a buddy frame out a basement and he handed me his Franklin 710. I mean, it caught a live wire behind the wall on the first pass. That thing paid for itself when I avoided drilling into a pipe at a rental in Mississauga last month. Now I won't touch anything else for electrical work. Has anyone else had a tool that just made you feel stupid for not buying it sooner?

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gonzalez.rowan13d ago

And that Franklin unit, man, it's a total game changer for sure. I had the exact same experience, I was using one of those little magnetic blocks for years and just thought I was bad at finding studs. Then I borrowed a friends 710 and found a surprise junction box behind some old plaster in my own house (which was terrifying, honestly). It's brutal admitting you've been working harder not smarter for so long.

kelly_miller8013d ago

Grabbed one for myself right after that and never looked back.