[TheForge] Stud finders

[Christopher Warnock]

With a rare earth magnet, you will be able to feel the attraction of 
the magnet to the wall board nail. Wall board nails have a large 
head, and rare earth magnets are incredibly strong, although they may 
not "stick", the attraction will be obvious.

Is the oak really 1/2" thick? That is unusual for a wall, it is even 
unusual for a floor. Regardless of how the oak is attached you may 
consider just hanging the copper from the wall. The oak, if it is 
1/2" thick, will be as strong as the stud.

Chris

>-----Original Message-----
>From: warnock at ebrary.com
>To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 6:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Stud finders
>
>I just did this last night to mount a flat screen television to a 
>wall: if you have access to rare earth magnets, pass them over the 
>wall and they will "stick" to the sheet rock nails. if you can get 
>two to stick, you will have a line. 
>
>You can get small rare-earth magnets at radio shack, but then you 
>could also buy a "stud-finder". 
>
>Chris;
>
>Do you think the rare earth magnets will detect nail heads through 
>1/2" oak and wall board.
>
>Thanks
>
>Don Plummer
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