I use strong earth magnets. I actually keep one suspended on my wall for easy access. It found a nail in a stud, and hangs there on the wall as if attached there.
Just rub it around on the wall until it attracts to a nail in a stud. Best stud finder ever. I have a digital stud finder, and still, the magnet is better.
If you have old plaster walls, studs aren't standard widths, so good luck with that. BUT, with all the slats nailed into the studs to make a surface for the plaster, there should be tons of nails along that stud like a beacon for you.
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