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| View Larger Image | Zircon MetalliScanner m40, Handheld Electronic Metal Detector | Tools & Hardwareby Zircon
| List Price: | $39.99 | | Price: | $34.34 | | You Save: | $5.65 (14%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Sales Rank: | 8,377th |
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FEATURES | - Locates ferrous (magnetic) metal up to 4-Inch (102 mm) deep and non-ferrous (non-magnetic) metal up to 2-Inch (51 mm) deep
- Use pinpoint scan to locate small metal objects such as screws and nails
- Use wide scan to detect metal in walls or concrete
- Led arrays indicate signal strength
- Have questions? need more information? Call the Zircon customer service department at 1-800-245-9265, monday-friday 9am-5pm pst; We'll be happy to help
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ACCESSORIES |
| Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide
by John Carroll (Author)
-- Provides simple techniques for accurate measuring using a number of basic tools
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| This Old House (1-year)
by This Old House Ventures
THIS OLD HOUSE focuses on appreciation of craftsmanship and fine design, with the idea that the best value is derived from informed planning and the usage of premium materials and workmanship. Detailed information and photography provide an understanding of the equipment, materials and techniques needed to renovate a home, as well as how to communicate more effectively with architects, contractors, craftsmen, and designers.
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| 4 Pack Zircon 62518 Metalli Scanner m40 Metal Finder / Detector
by Zircon Corporation
Zircon's MetalliScanner m40 electronic metal detector quickly and easily detects metal through concrete and most nonmetallic materials. Wide and pinpoint positions find plumbing, ductwork, rebar, nails, and screws in your walls, floors, and ceilings. Find
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
The MetalliScanner m40 metal scanner finds studs in lath and plaster walls by detecting nail patterns. Also detects metals behind nonmetallic walls. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 10 reviews)
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Not reliable by R. Reschak (St Louis, MO)  1 Stars
November 18, 2009
Great idea, but it doesn't work.
Bought one & it would not work after finding the first nail. Could stand in the middle of a 20 x 20 room & it would signal metal all around me. Turn it off for 20 or 30 minutes & then you could find the next nail. Need to work quicker than that.
Returned the first one, (Amazon quickly replaced it at no charge), and the second one would also sense metal everywhere after the first nail was found. Returned that one for a full refund.
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Broken ..... by RK (Asia) 1 Stars
June 27, 2009
This is the second time I bought the zircon metal detector. The first time works perfectly, then I bought 2 more, however both of them doesn't work. I shipped this to Asia, and it already cost me a fortune to send this via international courier. It is not worth the money if I need to send it back to get repaired or to get replacement.
Very Disappointed !!!!
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It works by Jay P. Bowman (Columbus, IN)  5 Stars
June 13, 2009
I have a house that is over 110 years old and all the walls are lave and plaster. I could have never found the all wall studs with out this tool. Quite happy with it!
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Great sensitivity, quality product - I love it! by OCDShopper 5 Stars
May 07, 2009
Brand/make: I'm very glad I spent the extra $10 to get this one instead of the Little Wizard II. Zircon seems to be the industry leader in this sort of technology, and seems to be a brand I can trust and get good support from. Their website is well maintained. It's designed in USA; assembled in Mexico. I think it's a newer design than the Little Wizard II, since it was first released in April 2007, whereas the Little Wizard II product manual is dated November 2002.
Purpose: I bought this primarily for finding staples/screws/nails in old wood I want to reuse, but I'm sure I'll find other uses for it too, like finding things I drop, finding studs and nail lines, etc.
Size: It's a little bigger than I imagined it, but that's a good thing - my fears of it being delicate or likely to be broken were completely unfounded.
Battery: I only just got this, so I can't comment on battery life, but it's nice that it came with the 9-volt battery already installed and ready to use.
Broad/pinpoint usage: You can use this lying flat for doing a broad sweep, then turn it up and point it like a gun to pinpoint the exact area. That's really handy.
Proper usage: This is a sensitive, quality device. Like the directions say, if you move it around quickly changing its orientation, it will give you a false positive briefly, but used properly, it'll work great - just use a steady hand and don't twist it around quickly.
Lights/indicators: The scanner has a green "READY" LED under a four red LED "bargraph". This is duplicated on the other side, so you can conveniently see it regardless of orientation. Furthermore, when you're closer than 4 lights, the blue senor lights up and buzzer sounds (engineered at just the right volume, IMO, to be audible but not annoying).
Calibration: Rather than fool with a little adjustment screw till you get it to stop whining (like I saw in a video for the Little Wizard II), this is auto-calibrating. Just hold it out away from any metal while you turn it on, and it calibrates based on its surroundings. This is also helpful when narrowing down a piece of metal in an area with other smaller pieces. Just let off of the trigger and turn it back on where it is, and it'll be better calibrated to pinpoint the large piece (strongest influence).
Metals: This detects ferrous and non-ferrous metals, though it is more sensitive to ferrous metals. I'm not sure how it works, but there may be a different mechanism involved. For example, with ferrous materials, the scanner seems most senstitive when the object is inline with the sensor rather than turned perpendicularly, whereas overall proximity seems to be the most important factor in detecting non-ferrous metals, regardless of orientation.
Large object detection (pinpoint orientation, high calibration):
Item: [distance at first light], [distance at buzzer]
5-qt stainless mixing bowl: 5.5", 3.5"
heavy lineman's pliers: 5.5", 3"
3/8" OD copper tubing: ~2", ~3/4" (similar for 5/8" OD copper pipe)
14-AWG 2-conductor Romex: ~1", ~3/8"
0.024" thick aluminum plate: 4.5", 1.5"
(Your mileage may vary...)
Small object detection: This found one leg of a common office staple (~6mm long - pretty small!!) in a piece of wood. Properly oriented, it's enough to sound the buzzer. Oriented non-optimally, it may only light up 2-3 lights, but I'm still convinced it would find it buried even an 1/8" in both broad or pinpoint orientation, if you're doing a properly careful search. For non-ferrous metal, I got similar results with a 14mm piece of solid telephone wire.
Sensor geometry: The sensor is not as symmetric as it appears. I used the two tiny bits of metal mentioned above to "map" it. The intended pinpoint end is sensitive, whereas the other end isn't very. In the middle zone, there's a variation of sensitivity depending on the material. For ferrous metals, it seemed more sensitive in the very middle, whereas non-ferrous materials were better detected in either direction away from the very middle.
Magnetized materials: The usage sheet states: "Magnetized materials may cause false, unstable indications." After experimenting with a small disk-shaped fridge magnet, I don't think that will make a big difference. It seemed to detect it somewhat better facing into one of the poles, and a little less coming at it from the side, which is about what I expected.
Bottom line: I'm very pleased with my new "toy" and expect it will serve me well for years to come.
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Nice tool but not for me by mikeHDTV (Iowa, USA)  4 Stars
February 28, 2009
I ordered this item to detect drywall screws. Unfortunately my exterior walls have metal foil clad insulation in them which prevents the metal sensor from detecting the screws.
Its a pity because this is a nicely designed tool and is effective in locating isolated metal in a non metallic environment.
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