Stud / Cable finder

[Giff]

Has anyone any recommendations on stud finders. I have used the cheap ones in the past and found them very hit and miss. Geoff

 

[Skeety]

I had the same experience with the cheaper ones.

Drilled straight through a cable that a cheapy didn't detect, bought one of these and love it. Very accurate but not that cheap at around £100.

http://www.boschtools.com/Products/Tool ... pid=GMS120

Cheers,

Jon.

 

[Yetty]

+1 for the Bosch GMS120

 

[Doug B]

After getting fed up with the inaccuracies of the cheap & not so cheap ones I now use a magnet, inexpensive & great for finding screws or nails in the stud work, will also find metal wire capping & nails of plastic wire capping.

 

[Giff]

Thanks Jon I am going to get one.
Is this the same model ? or a lower grade.It seems to be a lot cheaper that anyone else.

http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/bosch-gms ... oCXWfw_wcB

Thanks again Geoff

 

[Skeety]

That's the one The lower grade one is green and has a different model number.

Bloody good price too! Paid £89.99 for mine in D&M's when it was on offer whilst returning the Stanley Intellisensor one.

Cheers,

Jon.

 

[Giff]

Great..I'll go for that them. Thanks again for the advice. Geoff )

 

[dickm]

Looks like Lidl have their own brand detector on special offer this week. Anyone tried it?

 

[ayuce]

I have Bosch PDO 6 for a few years, but havent tried on lumber somehow. It's unreliable for finding live electrical wires and iron bars in te wall.