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What is an item below 100 bucks that everyone should own? (feddit.de)
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[โ€“] 84 points 3 years ago (7 children)

Maybe specific, but if you do any DIY housework, get an endocscope. Baiscally, a 10 foot long flexible wire with a camera and light at the end. Uses your phone as a screen. Can be had for <$50. So many of my house projects would have been impossible without it. Also good for finding stuff under the couch.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Could've used one of these yesterday. My father-in-law needed help mounting a TV and we couldn't find a stud to save our lives. We eventually discovered that the wall had deep studs due to ยฝ inch chipboard in addition to the ยพ inch drywall. We literally start randomly hammering nails into the wall to find the studs, which led us to that discovery.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago*

    I had something very similar - a wall with old wood paneling that had been painted so you can't tell it's wood paneling any more. My stud finder was having a hard time due to the thickness of the wood on top of the drywall. I drilled a hole and stuck my little USB camera in there. Life saver.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I recently bought a metal detector/stud finder for that exact reason. I also am an electrician and have to find studs or rebar often when drilling and it's been great for that too. In your case it would work by detecting the nails in the studs instead of looking for the studs themselves. I got the Zircon Metalliscanner (I believe)

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I got one on wish like 10 years ago and it's still works fine today! Do your research though because some say "1080p" but gives you only 120p! lol Also, Temu is the new wish! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Get one with a built in screen not an app. Your phone will eventually be updated but the app never will and might stop working at some point

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'll second this, although mine doesn't work anymore as the software is too out of date for my phone! It was very useful when it worked though.

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