I don’t know if they have these types of libraries in your neck of the woods, but today I took advantage of our local tool lending library (for those of you living in Oakland, look it up here). We are trying to secure some bookshelves and hang a heavy mirror, so we needed a stud sensor. Our local tool lending library has a wide assortment of gardening, construction, power tools, etc. and will lend them out free of charge for 3 days at a time – just enough time to give us incentive to get it done this weekend, and to save us the $20-30 to buy a stud sensor that we wouldn’t end up needing any other time.
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3 Comments
July 4, 2009 at 11:15 am
Your hubby should have asked me how to do this w/out the need for a stud finder. The old fashioned way to search for a stud is to tap the wall and listen for a change in sound. The solid sound of the wooden stud beneath the wall will be different from the hollow sound produced by the spaces between studs. Once you find the stud, then all other studs will be located every 16 inches apart.
-R
July 4, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I’ve never heard of a tool lending library. What an awesome idea. I’ll see if we have one near us.
July 4, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I’ve never heard of a tool lending library. What an awesome idea. I’ll see if there’s one near us.