How do I find studs in my wall without a stud finder?
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Perhaps you could use a strong magnet to find the nails. I believe that is kind of the way a stud finder works. I am using my brain from years ago(I'm aging myself again!) from what my dad told me when I was a kid when I was helping him hang something heavy on his cabin wall.
Magnet sounds pretty clever! Here's a couple other ideas: (1) Outlets are always attached to the left/right of a stud so you could go from there. Normally studs are consistently every 12-18". (2) if it is quiet I've known my husband to tap with his fist/knuckles every few inches and listen for the change in noise. It would sound solid where the studs were and more hollow were there wasn't any. Hope this helps a little.
Try tapping on wall with a hammer and listen for the change in sound.
Easy! Here are a couple links for you!
http://homeguides.sfgate.com/wall-stud-stud-finder-31167.html
http://m.wikihow.com/Find-a-Stud
READ === ELECTRIC RAZOR
There are usually studs on the side of an electrical outlet. From there, measure out 16". Hopefully you have measured from the correct side of the outlet!