Stud Finder Wall Scanner Detector – 5 in 1 Electronic Wall Wood Metal Stud Locator Edge Center Sensor Beam for Live AC Wire Pipe Metal Lumber Joist Drywall Framing Detection

Works in a pinch
It’s similar to other stud finders – it finds studs (as well as wires or pipes). It’s easy to use and pretty quick. This won’t work on thick concrete walls as other reviewers have said, but on drywall it works perfectly. To use, just turn it on, choose the appropriate setting, then press it it to the wall and hold the button to calibrate, then slowly move it along the wall until it beeps. Repeat the steps on the other side to confirm and mark the stud/wire/pipe and you’re good to go.

Wasn’t new…
Based on how the unit looked out of the box, I suspect that it was a return. The photos don’t show nearly as well as in person, but you can still see that the screen not only had no protective film, but also has what appears to be finger smudges. And the ‘pads’ that float against the wall are dirty, with particles of who knows what embedded within them. Disappointing since I purchased new and not used.It comes with a battery installed, which is nice, and it turned on with no problem. I’ve yet to read the long set of instructions to see what all of the functions are and how they work, but I did try out a simple stud search and it appears to have nice accuracy, with a side note* (more on that next).Another negative is the way the unit feels while swiping it across the wall. The pads are made of what I can only describe as one half of hook and loop (Velcro). It’s not very smooth at all, and the feel of it when swiping it is ‘off’. *It’s a little scratchy against the wall and I believe you do lose some accuracy as a result because instead of a nice smooth run, it ‘jumps’ a bit from being ‘scratchy’. It’s like using an optical mouse when you need to pinpoint something really small on your screen and should have a laser mouse. Hope that makes sense.If I find any issues or find that it has some great features, I will update my review at a later date.

Works but not that good
Kind of work but you gotta do many passes. To me not that consistent, functionality is lacking. I’ve got an older one that works much better and it’s really old and banged up but still much better than this brand new.

Used item and doesn’t work
First, I received an item that it clearly been used and returned. There was no plastic wrapping on it, no peel off plastic over the screen, and the battery was already installed. The instructional video clearly shows that those things should’ve been there in that form.The worst thing about this item is that it doesn’t work. There were no instructions in the box. On the outside of the box there was a QR code so I tried the reader on the Amazon app, even though there was no instruction to do so, and this did take me to a video that said it was instructions for use. There was a man speaking, but his voice didn’t even match up with the narration instructions, which was weird. The instructions tell you to calibrate the device if it’s not working, but there are no instructions on how to calibrate it. I did my best to try, but it didn’t make any difference. I slowly ran the stud finder over many feet of wall that I know have studs behind them and it never detected anything. I tried in every mode option on the device. I am returning it.

worst product, never buy, not working properly, even live wire detection mode not working

Got this stud finder and it works as described, great price and easy to use as well.

This finder is the best I have used. Very good display, arrow shows which direction to move to locate the centre of the stud. Works a little different from older stud finders, you press the calibrate button to calibrate the device but you do not keep holding it while you scan. Things I would change …… the viewing angle for the display is a bit narrow. I found it a little difficult to see in tight quarters near the floor while nailing baseboard. I would move the calibrate button. It is right where you hold the device while moving it across the wall. Low price, easy to use, accurate, reasonable instruction book.