8/23/2019 How To Make A Pegboard
Pop your new hook into your pegboard and hang something up!
Tips and thoughts:
If you are planning on making a hook that goes into more than one hole (like the one holding the knives, shears and saw in the first picture) make sure you measure the distance between the holes so everything lines up properly. I believe the standard in the U.S. is 1' (25.4 mm).
Be sure to size the cut so that the trim plate will cover the opening. Hold the pegboard up to the wall to make sure it fits and make any needed adjustments to the.
For any odd holders think your design through. The hanger holding up the knives is a terrible design. To get any item down I have to remove the entire thing from the wall, fish out what I want and re-hang it. I threw it together to get stuff off of my workbench while I unpack from my move, so it does what it was intended to do. But... I probably should have invested a little more time and made it more functional.
You can use a vice to hold the piece while you bend it, but I haven't found the results to be as good or as fast as just using pliers.
Round nosed pliers would probably make smoother bends, but I don't have any available.
You can get 1/8' rod from your local hardware store, (Lowes / Home Depot) but it is probably cheaper to just buy a factory made pegboard hook assortment at that point (unless you need a custom solution).
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If you are planning on making a hook that goes into more than one hole (like the one holding the knives, shears and saw in the first picture) make sure you measure the distance between the holes so everything lines up properly. I believe the standard in the U.S. is 1' (25.4 mm).
For any odd holders think your design through. The hanger holding up the knives is a terrible design. To get any item down I have to remove the entire thing from the wall, fish out what I want and re-hang it. I threw it together to get stuff off of my workbench while I unpack from my move, so it does what it was intended to do. But... I probably should have invested a little more time and made it more functional.
You can use a vice to hold the piece while you bend it, but I haven't found the results to be as good or as fast as just using pliers.
Round nosed pliers would probably make smoother bends, but I don't have any available.
You can get 1/8' rod from your local hardware store, (Lowes / Home Depot) but it is probably cheaper to just buy a factory made pegboard hook assortment at that point (unless you need a custom solution).
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