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The product came very timely (even in the middle of the Christmas rush). Amazon did a great job. It was in original packaging and our son loved it.
1st) I left a detailed reply with amazon before; however, you chose not to post it. In short, do not purchase this metal detector since it is unable to scan deeply into a piece of wood and it's inconsistant (device works when it wants to).-Scott
It is a good and useful product, one that is necessary for those of us who use recycled wood. It is cheap insurance for your various blades. but the piles are a lot smaller now because I use the stuff.One reason I can safely recycle the wood is because of this detector. I have never hit a nail yet, so it is sensitive enough for me. I took off a star because this is very long and only part of it is active, so that is silly and makes it harder to use than necessary. Like many people who bought this product, I use a fair amount of old lumber.
I am afraid there are snakes in the piles of salvaged wood. It works perfectly for me on the typical planks and up to 4X8 wood I stash. Maybe that is a little harsh. And it wasn't because they had nail guns or anything.The buzzer and vibration modes leave no doubt that it is activated. I have pretty much rebuilt my old house and haven't thrown away the old growth wood. It even picks up the rust left behind by long-departed nails.
I recommend it. It is interesting that in them ole days there was evidently a surplus of nails as they used vastly more than anyone could possibly think were necessary.
I have a Lumber wizard I got a while back - it worked for a while but now it doesn't work, and having paid $100 for it I tried to get it fixed. Very disappointing $100 piece of junk I now own. You can search all day and night on the internet, call the numbers on the instructions, the company that makes this is now hiding behind some internet distribution outfit that won't return e-mails or phone calls requesting info on how to get it fixed.Forget it, no after purchase service at all.
Every wood worker with a planer or joiner should have one of these. Just one nail will ruin your day and your blades, plus the time to reset your new blades.I recommend this product. The cost of one of these will save you valuable time and money on your blades by finding rouge nails hiding out in your wood.
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