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Old Snipe


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I am going to mount a CB antenna on the sidewall of my MH.  I need to drill a dime-sized hole through the sidewall to pass the antenna wire for the radio.  I don't want to hit a stud. cry  

Will a household type stud finder commonly sold at Home Depot work for this application?  I believe the studs in the MH are metal.

Thanks!

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It should work, the capacitance at the stud will be different than the wall.

If you're only drilling one hole, it might be worth it to contact the manufacturer and find out what distance they use for the studs, and simply measure to arithmetically find a center space.

It's much easier finding the space than it is the stud.

Good luck,
Fred

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Thanks, Fred!

BTW, I'm enjoying reading of your AK travels, have fun!

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Old Snipe wrote:
I don't want to hit a stud. cry

Nor do you want to hit any wiring or plumbing that is strewn through our walls and ceilings. You'll need to experiment with the stud finder to see whether it'll give you reliable stud readings in your rig. There are lots of things to cause it interference.

Best to get some guidance fro the manufacturer on the area you want to drill. Then consider drilling a small (1/8 inch) pilot hole barely through one side (inside wall or outside wall) and use an ice pick like probe to probe the area in between. Increase that hole size to say 1/4" (again barley penetrating the first wall) and try to look in. Then go to the 3/4 hole on one side, probe again, and then finish through the other wall member.



-- Edited by RVDude at 00:27, 2008-07-08

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