[Drachenfire]

Unbeknownst to some people, computer hard drives have a powerful magnet inside. Working in IT I have acquired a few of these magnets from dead hard drives which I use to locate nails in boards. I also screwed a number of them onto a board, attached a handle and used it as a crude metal detector to find dropped screws in my yard after building my deck.

NOTE: These magnets are only found in hard disk drives (HDD), not in solid state drives (SSD).

Of course you could purchase some rare earth magnets from a craft or hobby store or online.

 

[Drachenfire]

Would a stud finder work for this?

I do not think so.

 

[Drachenfire]

Love your signature. Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet believe!

Thank you

 

[Drachenfire]

Blessed are they who have not seen, and yet believe there is something in this log like a survey spike from the 1800,s .

It is always cool to find a piece of history..., preferably not with the blades of a planer.