Description
One of the tricks I like to use in organizing my tools is to attach things to pegboard using wall anchors in the holes to accept screws. This doesn’t always work as well as I would hope. Since pegboard is usually 1/4″ thick or thinner, the anchors have a tendency to spin when you drive screws into them.
My solution was to create anchors that are ganged together and spaced appropriately for pegboard. This prevents all of the anchors from spinning.
You can see these anchors work by expanding as the screw is driven into them, making it very hard to remove.
These anchors work well in hardboard, plastic, and metal pegboards. The STL files below are designed for 1″ spaced hole patterns and 1/4″ holes, but you can use the model to create them for any hole spacing and size.
Files
Print Settings
Printer: Prusa i3 MK3
Slicer: PrusaSlicer
Material: Inland PET-G
Resolution: 0.3 mm with a 0.4mm nozzle
Wall Lines/Perimeters: 3
Infill: N/A
Notes: These need to be solid and that can be accomplished by using three perimeters.
Instructions
I printed and tested these anchors in PET-G. I suspect PLA, ABS, Nylon, and flexible filaments would also work, but you need to have your printer dialed in pretty well. These anchors depend on pretty strong interlayer bonding.
The hole size should work with #6, #8 and #10 wood and metal screws, if you need another size you can use the model to change the “screw_dia” variable in the “Screw Options” section of the customizer.
Gallery
This is a fantastic print and works perfectly on my wall control shop panels! Used the 2 holer to mount my Milwaukee M12 battery holder, also from you! Thank you!
This is just what I was looking for, like you’re reading my mind. I’m putting a multiboard grid on the face of an existing pegboard wall, and the mystery was how to attach it with some strength. I did a test with these and couldn’t even get them back out after removing the screws. Sold! 🙂
BTW, any particular reason these designs are not uploaded to your thingiverse repository?
I’m glad they worked for you. I didn’t post them to Thingiverse because at the time Thingiverse was pretty broken. It’s gotten better, but I really only post things there now if I have remixed from another user.
I’m planning on doing the exact same thing, attaching multiboard to my existing pegboard.
What filament did you use? I’m thinking if layer adhesion is key the TPU might be best?
Did you create a single hole version for the corners? I assume for the purposes of multiboard attachment, that would work just as well?
I usually print PET-G. I haven’t haven’t had too many issues with layer adhesion. TPU might work, when dry it tends to have really good layer adhesion.
A single hole version kind of defeats the purpose…to keep the anchor from spinning.
I’ve since gone ahead with the TPU plan and so far it’s been good. I did use singles on the corners as I printed tight enough that when pressing down to screw in there were no spinning issues.
All feels like it’s holding well so far, I’m yet to actually hang anything off the multiboard but so far I’m really happy to have found this.
In the past I’d been printing out my own stuff backed with ‘pegs’ but they were never very reliable, especially if I wanted to remove and move elsewhere. This is a much better idea!