Franklin Sensors 710 Professional Stud Finder with 13-Sensors Wood & Metal Stud Detector/Wall Scanner, Made in the USA

I purchased this to install a grab bar. I already had a stud finder, but it did not work well and was difficult to use. I took this out of the box, installed batteries, and it worked perfectly and easily. It is 1,000 times better than the cheap stud finders. I threw my old stud finder away. This is how a stud finder should be!

We all know how frustrating it can be to find wall studs without leaving your walls looking like swiss cheese. Many wall stud finders have been released in the past however none in my opinion offered up consistent reliability and accuracy on my day to day home improvement projects...till now. The ProSensor 710 is incredibly accurate and so simple to use my 4 year old was able to locate wall studs in our house.First impression:Pulling the ProSensor 710 out of the box I was first surprised by how big the device was. It's 3 inches wide and a little over 7 inches long which is basically the equivalent of a chalk board eraser on steroids. I thought this would be an overall negative in terms of general use/handling but that isn't the case at all. In hand this stud finder just feels right. The power/activate button is easily accessible and doesn't require much force to push which is a MASSIVE plus when using stud finder. Even better Franklin Sensor cleverly placed the power button in the middle of the handle grip so what you naturally find is when using the device you will use your index finger and pinky finger to hold the top of the handle, your thumb to hold the bottom of the handle and your middle/ring finger (depending on hand size) to push the power button. It doesn't sound super easy to use but trust me in hand the balance between the size and weight of the device makes operating this sensor super easy.Impression after use:I'm just blown away by how good this device is at finding wall studs while removing lots of the issues other stud finders have. The ergonomics of the handle and balance between the size of the device all work together which make operating the ProSensor 710 a cake walk. Simply walk up to any given wall, press the power button, place device against the wall and the slide horizontally or vertically to find the wall stud layout in any given room. It's just that simple. No more having to bend your fingers around like your trying to play the guitar to both hold up the stud finder and press the power button...no longer do you have to worry about misreadings because the stud finder temporarily came off of the wall. With the ProSensor 710 findings accurate wall studs is as easy as point and click.Feautres:-There 13 LEDs that will indicate when a stud is found in your wall in relation to where you have the stud finder placed on your wall.-LEDs are bright and easily visible while operating the device.-Bottom of the stud finder is smooth so when your sliding it across your wall you don't have to worry about any unexpected damage.-Accurate time and time again-Ergonomics are second to none on this device-No longer do you have to press the power button ONLY after placing the device against the wall and then make sure to not accidentally let the device come off the wall resulting in misreadings. This device removes all those complexities and all you have to do is press the button and just naturally slide across the wall without any concern of any short mis-contact as the device will compensate accordingly.Cons:-Only real verdict I've found is the price which can turn some folks off.Verdict:This is a higher priced digital wall stud finder but for the easy of use, accuracy and reliability is consistently provides me I would easily recommend it to anyone who is tired of guessing where the wall studs are in their house.

I have bought three different stud finders previously, and could never get any of them to work. I am not naturally skilled at "handy" type activity, so I simply figured I'm a big ol' dork. Recently a project made me decide to try again, and to my relief, in reading the reviews of other stud finders, I discovered that most people are in the same boat as me: the reliability of traditional stud finders seems to be about 50/50.Enter this bad boy. Holy cats, where have you been all my life? Dead easy to use, fantastic to read -- I can not only find the stud, I can find its exact edges and exact center. I just hung a heavy carpet on a wall, which required me to find five consecutive studs to make sure the curtain rod was truly braced. 100% accuracy for both the ProSensor AND me, a first for this new DIY enthusiast. The reason it works is simple: it brings to bear many more sensors across its width than any other stud finder does.My wife knows how "construction challenged" I am and even she blew her mind at the super powers the ProSensor gave me. Now she's in her home office with it, finally able to hang the pictures and bulletin board she was afraid to mount before we could reliably find studs. I feel like this gadget took me from back of the pack to leading the pack; such a great tool!

To begin, I am so impressed with this stud finder. It's so much easier compared to my traditional sensor. I mistakenly replaced the first sensor because I thought it was broken, but it turns out that my rechargeable AA batteries aren't 1.5 volts, and that is what was causing the problem where no lights came on when you pressed the button. Once I installed some regular AA's it worked perfectly. This stud finder is really a marvel. It takes out the guess work of finding a stud and it doesn't matter if you start on a stud or not, the display lights let you know if you're over it or not. I'm really happy I got this for my home projects.

Good item on flat walls, sadly does not work on popcorn style walls. Great product tho.

Great product, works as specified

Made it so easy to find studs to mount my tv, a little expensive considering i had to apply to amazon.com and pay for the import charges etc, you would think they would store some in Amazon uk and other countries, but still worth the money for the ease of use in finding stud walls more accurately.Highly Reccommend Though, deffo a must have tool for your tool box.

I had an old stud locator I purchased about 20 years back (which worked very well). Since losing that unit about 10 years back, I've purchased 3 new units prior to this one that didn't work well at all. After reading the review on this, I gave it a chance and have been very happy! It locates and displays studs well including ones that are doubled up (shows more dots to indicate larger studs). Very reliable

I had a stud finder that bleeps at everything no matter what you do.This one actually works.Insert two batteries, hold horizontally on the wall and move across. As you find a stud the lights come on. As you move across the stud the lights in the centre come on. That is when you know you have found the centre of the stud.These DO NOT detect electrical cables.They are simple to use and are NOT a bleeping nuisance!

Used it in multiple homes. Never failed me. It’s perfect.