IKEA Skådis

I'm doing some recombobulation of my workspace, and decided to add some pegboards.  There seems to be a lot of IKEA Skådis hooks, so I decided to give that system a try.  I don't plan to post these (it would be too big a project to support), but if you are looking for something similar, these look pretty good.  I wanted something that did not require as many mounts or screws though, so designed one with printed interlocking parts (in green and blue in the pics).  The plan is to assemble the panels and then mount them with corner mounting adapters.  The plates take about 4h each to print, so this will take a while.  But I have already printed three of them, and the connections are really solid, even without glue (which I plan to add).

This is just a side project though, and the Bambu and Voron spares cases are still the top priority to get released (this next week however will be busy with unrelated stuff).

8/13/2025:  Quick update on this, the prints are half done and one of the two panels I need is completed.  The panel seems pretty strong with the connectors (which were superglued in place).  I'm sure it will hold the small tools I plan to install on it without a problem, but I would not use it for anything really heavy like large power tools.  

I was looking for a mounting solution, and none of the designs on MakerWorld or Printables really had everything I was looking for, so I just designed some from scratch.  I've printed a few as tests, and they seem to work well enough, though they can be a bit tricky to get the caps on the first couple times.  The design should allow me to just set up the panel with the connectors, then once it is level, I can drill the pilot holes.  Then I just remove the connectors and install the mounting screws in them and mount them to the wall.  The connectors are then aligned with the panel and the caps are screwed on to hold it.  That seems like a lot of steps, but it should be much simpler than printing templates and a bunch of measuring to locate the screw holes on the wall.  These wall connectors may also be useful to connect panels together, if they were combined with some simple brackets.

Here are some pics of the connectors installed on the Skådis board I printed.  It's mounted to the side of a bookcase with #6  3/4" wood screws.

But now I have another idea on how to make the design even simpler to use and print...

8/15/2025:  The new version of the mount is done and tested.  I swapped out the earlier version with these, and I think they will be much stronger, as well as simpler.  When I removed the old mounts to install the new version, a few broke, so I'm happy I didn't keep using them.  

I felt that the updated design for the mounts was worth posting, so I uploaded them to MakerWorld.  The design includes the basic mounts with a 6mm and 10mm height, as well as 3M Command Strip versions of the same.  I do not however plan to upload the design for the Skådis boards at this time, so these are just the mounts:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1701525-simple-ikea-skadis-wall-mounts#profileId-1804463

8/30/2025:  I was able to fully test the 3M Command Strip mount with a Skådis pegboard which I put up on a kitchen cabinet.  It seems to be working as planned, and I installed it by peeling back the tape on the Command strips about half way, with the backing folded so it stuck out from the side.  I then leveled it and stuck the entire board in place with the mounts (and Command Strips).  Then I pressed down the top mounts to set them in place, and pulled the backing paper out from the sides.  It worked pretty well and did not require a bunch of measuring or marking to preposition the mounts.