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Magnetically Locate Fasteners

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What happens here

Once a denser sound is identified, the presenter places the small magnet on the wall and slowly moves it horizontally across the surface. The magnet will attract and stick to the wall when it encounters the metal screws or nails used to attach the drywall to the stud. This magnetic attraction precisely indicates the vertical line of fasteners, and thus, the edge of the stud.

Goal: Place the magnet on the wall in the denser area and hover it slowly until it sticks, indicating the presence of a metal fastener in the stud.

Tools and materials

  • Small Magnet

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just a small little magnet. Pick yourself up a small little magnet. You can find these at any little craft store. Start knocking on the wall until it gets a denser sound. That sounds dense. Put your magnet over it and start hovering it around. We got ourselves a stud. And now we have a guaranteed way of finding a stud in the wall using just a simple little magnet. And if you're

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