CRAFTSMAN Stud Finder, 3/4-Inch Depth (CMHT77633)

This thing works great--when you know how to use it properly. You have to have the device against the wall before turning it on. While holding it against the wall, press and hold the button on the side (it will do one long beep and the light will stay green- DONT LET GO OF THE BUTTON), now swipe it across the wall. It will beep and glow red once you've found a stud. If you press the power button before contact with the wall, it will give false readings. It's a great bang for buck (I'm just hanging shelves nothing serious), but it's a bit frustrating to get working right away. Also it doesn't come with a 9V battery, so there's that.

I just purchased this handy dandy little gadget.TWICE neighbor girl came over looking for my 'stud finder' as she wanted to hang a shelf. borrowed her mine and then went online and bought her one for herself...told her she is going to NEED THIS little gadget FOREVER, saying to her,with a laugh, 'don't give it to your dad.you'll never see it again.' She loves it so much, I got big hugs from her for thinking of her. So I decided that I needed to buy another for my niece who just moved into her own apartment. Tell you what ,if you know young people who are out on their own and will often struggle as to 'how to' hang anything on a wall without it falling down (which ,in my own personal experience, looking back, would always be in the middle of the night, and it would scare the bejeezes out of me) This is small, easy to use and just about anyone who has ever hung anything on a wall, would love to have ! this is a great little gadget, saves one from having to make SEVERAL holes in the wall just to hang ONE thing! I remember my mother trying to hang things.alot of what she hung on the wall would have up to 5 extra unused holes in the wall behind whatever she hung up(laugh) This also works especially well for when you need to hang a curtain rod and want to be sure you anchor the mounting brackets to the stud and not the sheetrock....anchors work.kinda. Until they don't....then you're left with a huge hole in the wall from the anchor that pulled out due to the weight .( I learned this from experience, so allow my experience to spare you the pain of having to make repairs to your walls ,the way I used to have to) This operates on an easily found 9volt battery (not included). Will last for years!!!! It is an indispensable item for anyone who has ever wanted to hang ,or hans hung,anything of 'weight' on their wall.. It is well worth the cost effective price. it will cost you more to repair/patch your wall and replace what was broken when it fell off the wall because you didn't hit the stud. AND I really like that this little gadget lets you know when you are at the edge of a stud. VERY HELPFUL! You want to be dead on center when at all possible.especially if you're hanging a mirror..... not that I can say I don't enjoy the sound of breaking glass.....but it's rather dangerous to clean up that kind of mess. Yep. Everyone should have one of these.

The stud finder works great, however it does have some quality of life features missing from it. When you find a stud the edge light comes on, however this light stays on throughout the entirety of the stud instead of showing that you are no longer on an edge. This doesn't take away from the performance of it, however it is a little quirk this stud finder has. Also, there is no laser that displays on the wall for easy marking, what this stud finder has is a notch in the finder itself to use for marking. There are also no changes in tone or any means of displaying that you are near the middle of the stud. If you are looking for a stud finder with those features, this stud finder will not be for you. What this stud finder does great at is quickly locating studs while being in a very compact shape.

Great stud finder. Works well & excellent value for the money.

Great

I had high hopes for the Craftsman stud finder given the brand reputation, but it’s been a mixed experience. When it works, it does find studs fairly quickly, and the screen is easy to read. However, the main issue is consistency — sometimes it clearly locates a stud, and other times it gives false positives or can’t find the stud at all, even in places I know there’s framing. I’ve had to double-check with other methods or devices, which defeats the purpose. For light, occasional use, it might be okay, but if you’re doing more precise work or hanging anything heavy, I’d be cautious depending on this alone.

Works well! It is a great price and even came with the batteries!

I have been a DYI'r my whole life, nothing I can't do. As I have gotten older and can afford the better things in life, I buy the better things, but always open to a good value bargain. So, when I had a closet rack fell down, I went to the garage to discover my old stud finder was deceased. Began my search on Amazon, and local hardware stores and reading some reviews. I was determined to get a 'good one' this time around. Found the Craftsman one at the local hardware store, and just touching it made my blood run cold.... flimsy. However, I later read a review which I thought was real (it wasn't) that rated the Craftsman as second....only to a unit that costed 5 or 6 times as much. My frugal side got the better of me. OMG....this thing finds nothing. And yes, I know how to use it. You can make the same pass and it will find two studs in an 8" pass, and then repeat it, and find no studs for 36"s. Since it was in the back of a closet, I found the first stud with my drill, and all others every 16". Once I had them marked, I tried the stud finder again. Absolutely couldn't find ANY of them. Use the $10 to light your BBQ grill, cus spending it on this stud finder will return less benefit.

Requiere baterías pero excelente producto.

Produto veio muito rápido, fiquei impressionado com tanta eficiência, produto de ótima qualidade, produto de excelente construção, ė bem resistente, material de primeira, ótimo custo beneficio, podem comprar sem medo, recomendo, parabéns ao vendedor, compraria novamente.

works

I got this today and I have tested it already and found it works perfectly. To those who wrote that it doesn't find the stud or they can't figure it out are simply not reading the instructions correctly. Put the sensor on the wall. Press the button and DON'T LET IT GO. Move the sensor across the wall until it beeps repeatedly. That is one edge of the stud. Repeat the process from the other side of the stud and that is the other edge of the stud. The middle of those two marks is where you drill. This is an excellent value and works like a charm. 5 stars all the way.

el producto hace un sonido cuando detecta algo, vi comentarios positivos e hice la compra, a mi no me sirvio, el problema es que el sonido se oye en todas partes y no tengo tantos tubos o instalaciones en el muro, agradezco que me regresaran el dinero