[TheForge] Stud finders

[Jerry Smith]

Don,

Use a fine drill, "very small", with your electric
drill. Drill a hole where you think a stud is, if you
get wood, you have the stud. if all you get is plaster
dust, then you missed. Try this on 16 inch centers.

Jerry

--- plumdon at aol.com wrote:

> A customer wants to mount a small 37 pound segment
> of copper ore over 
> her fireplace. It is a beautifully colored and
> textured 24" x 11" piece 
> of natural ore that has been sliced into a 1-1/2"
> thick item.  This is 
> a very upscale home and the owners are not tolerant
> of mistakes. There 
> is white oak paneling on the wall over the
> fireplace. I have no way of 
> determining how thick it is. I will be making the
> mounting brackets, 
> etc., and installing. I want to go through to the
> studs but unsure what 
> I might use to find them.  I have seen some devices
> rated at 1-1/2" but 
> never used them, not sure if that is enough depth
> range or if they 
> really work.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a device ot technique that might
> help?
> 
> Regards and thanks
> 
> Don Plummer
>
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