Lumber 5

Oh man, I would love to have this kind of service with all vendors. I bought this tool last year in July since I got a ton of old Pine Heart lumber...from a barn over 100 years old. They were up to 2.5 inches thick, very heavy. And this tool was great! It detected it all, it was fast, self calibrating, and I was able to plane and saw the lumber without any issue. It was KEY to have a save and rewarding woodworking experience. This year I planned to used the lumber again, and for some reason the wizard was nor working right...I always try to test it with a nail or something under the board in order to make sure it will detect anything inside of the board...and it was erratic. I tried changing batteries, but without luck. So, I read it had 1 year of warranty..I shoot them an eMail...and I got an immediate response, replacement was on it's way! No questions asked! I had the new wizard in my hands just 3 days later!!! It is so amazing. I'd do business again with them anytime!!!

Works well

I am jumping into the world to building doors with reclaimed lumber. I can't trust a magnet to protect my expensive jointers, planers, and saws from buried nails and metal fragments. I picked up the lumber Wizard 5 and put it to the test on a pile of reclaimed wood. It did a fantastic job finding every exposed and buried nail fragment. The sound is the first indication but having the laser light showing exactly where to pinpoint the fragments that I couldn't see with my eyes was invaluable. I would recommend it to others and also say that that the responsiveness of the rep at the company both to order fulfillment and a follow-up question was exceptional.

I have been using more reclaimed lumber lately and after the simple cut in the first picture cost me a $30 bandsaw blade when I hit a nail. I decided to read up and invest in a metal detector. Plenty of $40 specials available but I decided on the the Wizard 5. Mostly for the auto tuning, which works great and the tuning of a lesser unit I may not have taken the time to do it every time. Less than impressed with the sensitivity after playing with this very simple example for a good while. The second picture the Wizard 5 could not pick up the buried finishing nail. in the second pictures the Wizard 5 goes nuts as I hoped it would. Same piece of wood. I will keep the device and gave it 4 stars as this is my first experience with a metal detector so maybe my expectations are too high. Plus I don't know if the cheaper versions would do any better but if they had the same sensitivity I would probably put up with the tuning in exchange for triple the price. (Yes it had a brand new battery)

Not only is this a great useful tool but there was a bit of a glitch with shipping and Billy went out of his way to make it right. Great selker,owner and all around guy.