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    Quote Originally Posted by markinoz View Post
    Just reading through this and wondering whether a stud finder set to metal detect would do the job any better. I have a Bosch unit that's a classic to get right as a stud finder but it could/should work for nails. Will try it over the weekend
    This is what I use. It detects my saw horse legs through 2 bits of 45mm timber. And if I was using it on the ground it was detecting mesh in the concrete.


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    I use a Wizard too. You have to avoid setting the wood on a chair or ANYTHING else with metal in it because it will go through 6" pieces of wood and pick up the screws, nails and so on in the item on which the wood is resting.

    When the batteries get low, you'll have to calibrate it every time you use it, so, when in doubt, swap the batteries out.

    You don't even want to calibrate it within a couple feet of your cabinet saw or other significant source of metal.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    I use one from Wizard Proucts - Little Wizard Metal Detector. As BobL says, slow and steady and recheck at intervals.

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    Little Wizard. We have to use nontoxic shot to hunt migratory waterfowl such as Canada geese.
    Most hunters are using steel shot, BBB for example. Biting one of those at dinner is bad form.
    The Little Wizard finds them all doing meat prep. Down to #2 steel shot in ducks as well.
    Finding nails in walls/stud finder should work very well.

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    I've bought one from Ebay,, looked identical to the carbatech one... it has variable sensitivity.. .at the highest it detect rebar from the slab when the detector is located about 150mm above slab. And thats with the 50mm timber in between...
    as a caution i still do detection on both sides of the timber... quite happy with the investment...already saved my blade several times..

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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    We have a Garrett Super Scanner at work (the one you see at airport security) and it does a pretty good job; we can't use it on the floor as it tends to pick up the rebar in the slab . Not cheap though...
    Actually picked one of these up off eBay this week for a little over a hundred bucks, thanks for the recommendation mate!

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    Hi all.
    Im about to try to denail some Douglas Fir I have had for many years. It came out of the roof of an old wharf shed in Port Adelaide. 90 x 190 it measures. Ive been reading about metal detectors and for $20 ill get the cheap one and give a small piece a thorough going over. i am also looking for someone in the local area who can slice it up for me. Any contacts would be much appreciated.

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    Unfortunately, most people are reluctant to process other people’s used timber because of the chance of hitting nails or blunting tools due to grit etc.
    A $20 metal detector doesn’t give me a lot of confidence either - can you post which one you are looking at. I bought a cheap one and that was $45.
    Hope you can find someone.

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    We used to have a recycled surcharge. Also, we NEVER trusted de-nailed timber, every piece was checked again regardless of the source

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    Adelaide and rural salvage may cut it up for you. They do all sorts of milling there now.

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    I'd back what you have said. I'm also at a Men's Shed and we use the Carbatec one without any problems.

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