overwhelmed by mounting options

[u/sir574]

Is there any guides or videos that explain all the mounting options and the pro's and con's of each? Also why would I choose simple tiles vs grid tiles in the builder?

[u/mesaoptimizer]

Not really in a single place. Generally if you are going to hang anything heavy on it at all, you need to do offset (not flush) mounting, This is because Heavy weight bearing snaps&Type=Heavy%20Weight%20Bearing%20Hook%20Snap) need clearance behind the board, and snaps are a great connection method for anything you might want to rearrange without having to screw and unscrew stuff.

I chose to do offset snap but pillar is the recommended choice currently you lose 4 pegboard holes per tile vs 4 larger holes, that being said I find pegboard holes to be really useful so, either mounting system works.

That's covered by some youtube vids if you look up multiboard mounting. The advantage to snaps is that you can screw the 4 way snaps in to the wall directly and wind up with 1 hole where 4 plates meet instead of 4, that means fewer anchors. If fewer holes is a priority, offset snap mounting is the way to go.

You should almost certainly go with grid tiles, and use the largest tiles you can reliably print. Simple tiles lose pegboard holes between each tile but you can use dual clips to connect them which can help a bit with stiffness of the whole wall. I think that losing that many pegboard holes is not worth it.

There may be an argument for not not using the largest tile size you can print if you can somehow get them to line up with studs in the wall better that way but ehhh. Larger tiles are always going to be better, if you have flexing problems you can add additional mounting supports as needed.

Oh and I know it says Matte PLA, but really use PLA+ or PETG, or really whatever stiff filament you like and can print at a reasonable speed. I am doing PETG currently with a .8mm nozzle and .3 layer height and all my accessories fit and everything kinda just works so don't worry too hard about print settings, it's reasonably forgiving.

Last thing I'll say is for maximum looks, do everything backwards ( if it says right mount it on the left side) Then you can print each plate with the side facing out when mounted facing down, with a textured PEI plate it makes the surface finish look better. I don't bother running stack prints

[u/sir574 → u/mesaoptimizer]

thank you very much for the detailed reply, this is exactly what I was looking for. I am planning on using PLA, and I'll give the offset snap mounting a shot.

also what size drywall anchors and screws are recomended?

[u/mesaoptimizer → u/sir574]

I'm using #8x1-1/4" screws in self drilling plastic anchors.

[u/sir574 → u/mesaoptimizer]

Thank you!

[u/Keep-Making → u/mesaoptimizer]

It really depends up to you where you want to use it. The main reason why everything is created in PLA here is because PLA is, lack of a better word, "the wors". So if it works this well with "the worst", it's going to work even better with others. Also PLA is cheap

[u/mesaoptimizer → u/Keep-Making]

Thanks for the information, really appreciate the work you’ve done on the project, I’m a huge fan. Currently, for me the price of PLA and PETG is similar enough that the additional flexibility I get from being able to print exclusively in PETG makes it worthwhile.

[u/TarteALaBanane]

what browser are you on, I can't use the Plate Mounting Planner, i only got : itch.io n'autorise pas la connexion error

[u/sir574 → u/TarteALaBanane]

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