Little Wizard II Nail Finder Woodworking Metal Detector

This is excellent. I should have bought this long ago. Could have saved myself a lot of money on blade sharpening.

I was searching for nails in wood recovered from a 100 year old house. I wanted to ensure all nails were removed so I didn't hurt myself or my planer or table saw when I trimmed the wood for new projects. The nail finder seemed very sensitive and seemed to find nails in the wood from both sides of the board, even small tacks and short nails that were buried in the wood. The product emphasizes the need to use a new battery each time. I decided to increase the battery life by turning off the nail finder after using it on each board, because then I would remove all the nails, which might take 5 minutes or more.This seemed to keep the battery fresh, but each time I turned on the nail finder, I had to re-calibrate it, which is a slightly noisy process. After 20 boards, the noise was a little annoying. However, the accuracy at finding nails was very good, so I still give this a high rating.

I wanted to repurpose the wood from some old windows and I know there are buried nails in there. I bought this detector to help me know where I could run it through the table saw. This is not nearly that precise. It does detect the metal every time but the noise starts ‘near’ the nail, like an inch plus. I know this because I dismantled the window to see what was exactly where.I’m sure I could spend a little more for a pinpoint detector. Next time I will. It totally works though, just more broadly than I’d prefer.

I have used one of these Little Wizard ll metal detectors for years. It has saved a lot of saw blades, jointer blades and thickness planer blades. There is a small thumb wheel on the side which adjusts the tool’s sensitivity. The little screw that holds the thumb wheel to the tool worked its way loose and disappeared. So I ordered a new one on Amazon. I also sent an email to the company asking what the size of the little screw was or if I could buy one from them. A week later, I received a new thumb wheel and several screws and also a brand new Little Wizard ll. I couldn’t believe it. Talk about great customer service! I could have returned the one I bought on Amazon, but kept it as a back up.

I was hoping to find a tool that would help me assess the risk of drilling a hole in wood. The picture shows a small section of a wood rack. I wanted to be able to drill a hole between the existing pegs and couldn't remember whether or not there were any screws in the piece at the location where I needed the new holes. This nail finder worked great. I don't know how 'accurate' it is, but I was able to drill a dozen holes 1-3/8" in diameter with NO problems (i.e., didn't hit any screws).Setup and calibration was a breeze as was using the tool. Every woodworker with wood that has been exposed to metal fasteners could use this.

MISSED SMALL NAILS ON HIGHEST SETTING, NEW BATTERIES , CHIPPED NEW PLANER BLADES

I've been milling a lot of reclaimed wood and you never know when there's some hidden chunk of nail buried somewhere inside. I've successfully avoided ruining my planer blades at least a dozen times already.It's not really useful for pinpoint accuracy but that was never my expectation. That it tells me there *is* something there is useful enough to keep me from running it through my machine until I sort it out. A simple magnet is usually enough to pinpoint it if there's any mystery there.

I use a lot of recycled lumber and free pallets to make projects. Really helps to save different tools blades by locating hidden metal in the wood. Had been using an old metal detector that was too big, was meant to be used on a beach to find lost jewelry but was free. This handheld model is a great improvement.