11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Uselss, Nov 14 2010
By ParkD - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black & Decker SF100 Wood Stud Finder (Tools & Hardware)
Have several stud finders - A Stanley and a Zircon, occasionally they make a mistake, both mostly right on. This Black and Decker gets it right 1 out of 100. Yes, it was cheap, but so were the others. I need several - one in each truck, one home, one tool box-because of what I do. Don't need anything fancy, but this is a joke. I have figured out how to use it though-go to the left four times and mark the beep (each one will be different). Go to right 4 times, mark as above. Find center between two outermost marks and two inner most marks. Mark each on, and measure differnce between, add difference divide by 2. mark that spot. Drive in nail. if you don't find a stud, drive nail again 1/8 inch to left. Keep driving nail at 1/8 intervals until you find a stud. This is stud edge. Meassure 3/4 in to left. This is center. Mark center. Patch holes with drywall compound.
It think they have discontinued this item. Good riddance.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not satisfactory, April 27 2006
By D. Wyss - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black & Decker SF100 Wood Stud Finder (Tools & Hardware)
Not accurate. I drilled holes to find that there was NO stud where it said there WAS. I could've guessed just as easily. It also left black marks on the walls from the felt pads on back of product. Don't waste your money!
13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
How thick are your walls?, April 15 2006
By Tim Gulley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black & Decker SF100 Wood Stud Finder (Tools & Hardware)
I dont have a clue how thick my walls are. This product says it works on up to 3/4" thick walls. I figured living in an apartment complex that the thickness would be average if not thin. Apparantly that was too much for the Black & Decker SF100. I'm pretty disappointed. Too bad I cant get my money back now. Maybe I can sell it on ebay *shrugs* I dont advise buying it though, that's just my 2 cents.