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I am afraid there are snakes in the piles of salvaged wood. And it wasn't because they had nail guns or anything.The buzzer and vibration modes leave no doubt that it is activated. Like many people who bought this product, I use a fair amount of old lumber. I have never hit a nail yet, so it is sensitive enough for me. 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. 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.
Maybe that is a little harsh. I have pretty much rebuilt my old house and haven't thrown away the old growth wood. 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. It works perfectly for me on the typical planks and up to 4X8 wood I stash. It even picks up the rust left behind by long-departed nails. It is a good and useful product, one that is necessary for those of us who use recycled wood. I recommend it.
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. 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. Very disappointing $100 piece of junk I now own.
Every wood worker with a planer or joiner should have one of these. 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. Just one nail will ruin your day and your blades, plus the time to reset your new blades.I recommend this product.
This is a nice tool and certainly has some value, but it is NOT as described. Third, for $100 you might think that it would come with a case. I tested it with douglas fur and found that 2" is more accurate for a large nail (10d) and 1" for a staple.
It makes me curious as to who is writing the reviews. Second, they claim a large scanning are (12"x 2.5") however the actually scanning area is just at the top half (6"x2.5"). I've only tested mine, but it is no where near as sensitive as it is described to be.
It will detect a large metal object, like a toolbox, from 6" away, but I imagine most alert woodworkers would notice if a toolbox were imbedded in a piece of lumber. I tested it with a brand new battery and did work extensively with the sensitivity adjustment. First, they claim that it penetrates up 6" of wood.
I don't mean to be skeptical, but it seams to be very misleading. Finally, if the smaller version of the product, the Little Wizard II metal detector, works as it is advertised for only $20, then I can't figure out how this one is worth 5 times as much.
What ever the problem was I wasn't able to correct it so I contacted Wizard Industries customer service. I purchased a Wizard III metal detector about a year ago and after some use it began to fail, meaning that somehow it would all of a sudden loose power and just stop working, and then come back on again a while later. Obviously the Wizard unit was not getting a good connection with the battery or it had a short. I was amazed how courteous their customer service team was in trying to rectify my problem and then once they realized that the unit had failed, how fast they sent me a replacement unit.Not only is a metal detector an invaluable tool in any workshop but after dealing with the team at Wizard Industries, I'd never think twice about telling a friend to purchase a Wizard for their shop. The Wizard is an excellent tool, that's backed up with a support and service staff that gets the job done right the first time.
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