Milwaukee SUB-SCANNER M12 Cordless Detection Tool Kit 2290-20 - Review
2011 ж. 19 Ақп.
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i have one of these and its a great tool as i drill into alot of walls and not being superman with xray vision this enables me to see whats behind the wall its great
I bought this a couple months ago to find a floor box that got buried by concrete. I was able to outline the box, with the scanner and painter tape, and use a grinder to expose it. Worked like a charm.
Where did you find yours? I guess they don’t make it anymore?
@@Militaria_Collector I bought it online from home Depot. Might not be in production anymore.
@@dhender85 yep…they’re out of production. From what I’ve read they weren’t as good as others on the market that were less costly.
@@Militaria_Collector I have a extra one I'm getting ready to throw up on ebay. What's up?
It's cool that there putting more effort into finders but the Franklin stud finder is hands down the best. The 2nd stud here didn't look quite centre even. The Franklin has 2 scanners in it set to 1-1/2" deep looking for any inconsistency at all, it shows the full width (up to 5") of any object, and works at high speed 1st pass, no slowly going back and forth trying to narrow down actual centre. Because it's set for inconsistency, and not material specific, it means you can scan your hardwood floor for your floor joist, or through any material for another material
The depth of the metal scan is a great feature.
Thanks for getting back to me, the Bosch unit is less than half the price of the Milwaukee but I just hope that doesn't mean it's half as good. I personally don't have any experience with either tool but from the reviews I have read it is a hard choice to make, there doesn't seem to be a clear winner. I am thinking I will go with the Bosch, it's only 60 bucks so if it turns out to be a bad tool then I'm not too much out of pocket. Thanks again guys and keep up the great videos!
Great question. We haven't tested the Bosch yet, but we hope to soon. I really haven't heard much about the Bosch. The Milwaukee is great and is accurate most of the time. However there is a big price difference. I wish we could give you better advice, but without trying the Bosch, its hard to say.
Very good point. Thanks for the input.
(Continued) The Bosch however measures the depth of the item to a fraction of an inch while the Milwaukee rounds the measurement off. As I mentioned the Bosch has better wheels that allow it to scan over rough surfaces without getting caught up like the Milwaukee but the Bosch is more prone to wheel slippage which makes you have to reset the scanning mode. The Milwaukee requires a lot of calibrations for each type of scan you plan to do with the Bosch you just set the scan type & are set.
Thanks. Let us know how the Bosch works out. Curious as it seems to be pretty good.
Will this find pex tubing in concrete? I have a heated shop floor and have been scared to drill any holes for fear of puncturing the hot water lines.
Those showed up in my favorites. Is the tool still available!
Hi guys, quick question! I am looking to buy a stud finder for some remodelling work, I am torn between this one and the Bosch GMS120. I have heard good and bad reviews of both tools and considering the price difference I don't want to make the wrong choice so any advice?
I presently own this sub scanner as well as the newer version of the Bosch scanner. What I have found is the Milwaukee is more consistent vs the Bosch but the Bosch gets into tighter fit locations, it's wheels are bigger so is better for rough concrete & has a better deep scan mod then the Bosch. What I mean by consistent is I scan a known area & mark everything, both pick up the objects but the Milwaukee is spot on all the time while the locations for the Bosch varies. (to be continued)
I'm finding the bosch for five hundred dollars so it seems like maybe the millwake for 170 seems better buy especially because I will only be using this once of twice
Not sure, but it does have a deep scan mode,
Where can I find one of these? I’m looking everywhere and it’s either sold out or webpages have been taken down 😢
FYI: You said that Milwaukee said the unit wouldn't pick up live voltage in a conduit but it did in your test. That is probably due to the fact that in a typical installation, the conduit is grounded and will not show as "hot". I'm assuming that in your mock up wall, you have a piece of conduit mounted to the back of the wall and a wire run through it but the pipe is not grounded. It will induce a small current from the wire and look "hot" to the tool. Don't expect that in real life, though.
I wonder if it will Detect the post floor On the concrete?
could this find rebar and electrical in concrete?
The main drawback that I can see about the Dewalt DCT418S1 is the fact that unlike both the Milwaukee as well as the Bosch the Dewalt doesn't give you a depth measurement of the items it finds. The other short coming of the Dewalt is it only measures up to 3" deep while both the Milwaukee & Bosch both measure up to 6" deep into concrete. A plus for the Dewalt would be it actually shows a representation image of what it is it finds where the Milwaukee & Bosh only give symbols.
I will do for sure guys! I just found DeWalt are releasing a new stud finder and it looks sweet!!
Will this pick up plastic pipe?
I didn't see any subs at all in this video. I had food on my mind. Nice tool.
I miss those awesome PA and NJ cheesesteaks!
I want to see a review of it finding REBAR and PEX TUBING in CONCRETE.
I have a heated concrete floor in my shop with hot water flowing through pex pipe and I have been scared to drill into the floor. Maybe this is the answer. I wish I had marked the walls when we laid the pex but u kno what they say about hind sight...
@@davewilkey1268 This is one of those situations where you would probably be better off by using Infrared/Thermal gun to pinpoint--It would SUCK to hit the plumbing that's buried in the concrete.
Just thought of another plus for the Bosch, when scanning over an area that has multiple items the Bosch picks them each up. Not only picks each of them up but gives the depth measurement of each item found while the Milwaukee would register all items as a single item & give inaccurate depth readings for the items.
I'm finding the bosch for five hundred so for 170 the mil seems like the tool to buy
Awesome tool!
Does this work on ceilings full of insulation? particularly popcorn ceilings.
feistyferret We havent tried
@@Toolsinaction Yes, it does.
So.. its been 9 yrs since milwaukee released any wall scanners.. i am wondering why they havent design new ones. Is this unit that good that they didnt need to redesign another unit
They stopped selling this unit and I've got the same question because it seems like it's a phenomenal scannr. Maybe it was just too expensive, but i want one and wish i found it sooner. Seems like it wasn't as accurate for the wood stud, but what i like is the wheels that help you glide the scanner along the wall. The shitty fur strips on cheap scanners are a pain in the ass and mark walls after they get a little dirty. The $80 scanners don't find wood studs reliably either so that's why i want the wheeled tool
Has anybody tried finding trusses from the top of the roof with this? Theres quite a bit of material go through so Im curious.
I saw this on eBay at $152 and climbing what is the going price of a bare tool
If you can get one, buy it. It's awesome. Worth every penny.
Have you tried to use this to find rafters on a comp shingle roof?
It does from my experience.
Can I find studs through plaster lat?
I have been able to.
can you tell me if it detects mobile phone?
If It's inside a wall, yes.
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I've found mine great for metal but crap for finding wood
wayne burgess I honestly never found a 1 hundred percent accurate sub scanner....
Unfortunately, I believe It's discontinued
After decades of research and all the new tech...we still can't get a freaking tool that can accurately find wood studs with great accuracy. It is soooo annoying to use a stud finder, and this one doesn't do any better, and have it find a stud but miss the center by 3/8" or more and then you miss the stud. I was hoping something like this would work better but it clearly missed the center of the stud and started blinking way before the edge.
How come you cannot find these anymore?
Try eBay or Craigslist. This is one of those rare products that's now worth even *more* than when it was new. If you can find it, buy it.
@DELETE THE ELITE I do love my Sub-scanner. I paid $200 for mine back in 2011 in a kit with one battery and a charger. A couple years later I went to buy another and it was discontinued! I found a used one in CList in 2018 for $150. No idea why the geniuses at Milwaukee killed it. Everyone who uses it loves it.
I can't find this anywhere for purchase
Try eBay or Craigslist. This is one of those rare products that's now worth even *more* than when it was new. If you can find it, buy it.
the problem with this is you have to keep on calibrating it every time with BOSCH d tect 150 theirs no need but its more expensive!
I can read the box
How was that accurate? Really! You're helping it along by marking sideways on the wood stud!? It's obviously much more accurate on the metal stud. You will be getting lots of shiners on the wood studs if you rely on this tool. Do you get paid by Milwaukee, because this isn't an accurate presentation; no pun intended.
Track a Hack Nope just a demo
3:22 and fail. On to the next pos scanner
feistyferret looked dead on to me Did not give arrows to Indicate stud until in center
@@Kwkeaton Nope, missed it by a long shot.
@@suburbanhobbyist2752 I've owned one for years and never had a problem. Love it.
@@kriskaiser33 That may be the case and I can't argue your experience, but in this video it is displaying the same issue that I get with most stud finders I've used in the past and that is disappointing. Watch closely again and you can see that it is way off on that one attempt anyway and it needs to be accurate all the time to be of use. Look at when he says, okay there is the other side of the stud so this is dead center...no, that isn't dead center, it is actually showing just inside the left edge as being center. That means, in this case, you would drive your fastener into the very left edge of the stud or miss it entirely if you are a bit off. Maybe it needs to be calibrated?
@@suburbanhobbyist2752 He's using it on a floating demo rig. I use it in real life on the job and *very* rairly have I experienced that type of inaccuracy. No scanner is perfect but that has never been my experience.
This tool is no longer available with no updated model.
He's not using the tool correctly (not calibrating it between wood and metal studs) and his floating demo rig is unrealistic. It reality on the job, this scanner works great.
The video clearly shows that is not at the center of the wood stud
Garbage. to much money and does not function properly