Locating electrical outlet access holes behind drywall and even materials such as wood paneling, wainscotting, plywood and tile just got a lot easier. Calculated Industries has a magnetic two-piece tool called the Blind Mark XT that allows you to assemble your walls without any worry of finding outlet locations.
Before an outlet gets covered, a target is installed in the box. Three targets are included. Each target has two strong rare-earth magnets. A locator, sized the same as a typical outlet box, is also fitted two corresponding magnets. This locator, when slid over the covered wall will essentially snap into place when the magnets get close to each other. We tested this on a solid piece of wood that was over an inch thick and the magnets were just strong enough to show the proper location of the target.
The three targets and one locator come in a plastic case with instructions.
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