BLACK+DECKER SF100 Wood Stud Finder

One of my best toys. My house is a confusion of studs. This is so helpful hanging my quilts and pictures. It's worth the purchase, especially if you are a handy lady.

Awesome product. This stud finder is not going to disappoint. This stud finder is able to give an honest and accurate reading. I tested this stud finder when having to mount a TV mount to the wall in my son's room. This product did not go off until it came across a stud, and the moment you went past that stud the light would go off. This product also alerts you to when there is a stud by beeping when it comes across one. I appreciated that fact as I found myself having to look down as I navigated my son's room while attempting to find the studs. I haven't had a chance to use this stud finder again, but I will be shortly. And feel confident in that this will be there ready to work without issues.

Not the best but it does work

I bought this to help with the installation of a TV mount. It took a combination of using the stud finder and using a little common sense about building construction to make sure it was correct. A few times it would not even sound while sliding it across the wall. Other times it would just beep the whole time. I wouldn't recommend to someone who has no clue what they are doing.

I have a manufactured home and wasn't sure if of the way the home was built, so I bought this stud finder to find out if the studs were wood and how they were spaced. I wasn't sure if I was going to get false readings because my walls are a thick wood paneling, but it gave correct readings and helped me find the studs. Too bad it can't be used to find other kinds of studs, the kind that take you out to dinner.

We also live in an older house, where hanging pictures it not a problem, but I purchased this so that I could loacte wall studs to securely attach anti-tip furniture straps to protect our toddler. I tried several times over any given area of wall, and could not get a repeatable reading. It detected studs where there was none and missed some completely. I ended up placing the dresser between 2 windows so I knew there were studs there. Recently tried it again in a different room where we have doors that slide into the wall. I discovered that I could see into the wall in the 1/2" gap by the door, and I could determine the actual location of studs (almost 3 " wide) with a measuring tape. This stud finder was still just as clueless.

I purchased this for my sister who had just purchased a home and was complaining that she could couldn't find any wood in the walls. At first she told me not to buy it she didn't need it. I knew that she had never seen one and when she got it, she tried tried and was OMG it actually works and has been thrilled ever since. I made sure that it was a quality brand that she would trust, thank you so much for the quality product and always your excellent service

Makes finding a stud easy, even for those of us who are not trained in building.

I'm a tool nerd, and this handy little stud fibder was the perfect little tool. Bought this to help install TV wall mounts. I <3 new tools! It is easy to use, has light and sound indicators (I'm visually impaired so the sound indicator helps).

The device is easy to use but I wouldn't say it's accurate. I would suggest having a long thin nail to poke around before committing to drilling. Even after reading the instructions and doing the calibration, it only gave me the general location of the stud. It doesn't do so well when the drywall isn't at its best condition--leaving you with a wide area to find the middle of. It's best to throw in a few knocks and feel for the stud while using it. That or spend more to obtain a better stud finder. I wouldn't recommend this product to a friend nor would I buy it again. It did get the job done but it wouldn't be the only thing I could rely on.

A decent stud finder. I used it when I was wall mounting some TVs. I'm sure there is probably some more high quality products out there, but the price for this was very reasonable and it works pretty well.

Great small stud finder. Works well, obviously not as well as the more expensive, bigger counterparts. But it is great for finding mounting studs, and for small repairs.

Edited: I bought a painting yesterday and tried to use this again, well my husband did. Still doesn't detect, complete waste of money... Wish I had held onto packaging to return. Really disappointed. I threw away money, as this is going in the garbage. Really hard time with this, my boyfriend is the handy one really hard to find studs. Knocking on the wall to find wood beams works as well as this device. I'm quite surprised from Black n Decker, a company I otherwise respect.