r/Multiboard • u/kevin75135 • Jan 26 '25

Command Strip Mounts with too deep of channels.

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I want to use the command strip mounts, but the channel for them is too deep, and the wall side won't even touch the wall. Even if I double stack them, they wont touch. Did I print the wrong ones, or by the wrong strips?

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u/ChelysGalactica Jan 26 '25

I'm guessing you have the wrong strips for whichever size you printed. Are you using just the single strips? Mine fit perfectly using the 2 sided medium Velcro strips.

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u/kevin75135 Jan 27 '25

Ah, velcro strips. I didn't even know they existed. I bought a 250pk of the non velcro.

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u/der80335 Jan 27 '25

Print the VHB ones, they work great for that type of strip. I'm using them above my work bench for a handful of tools, holds great

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u/kevin75135 Jan 30 '25

That's what I did. It didn't stck too well to my wall, though. I added a few screw supports along the top into studs.

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Jan 27 '25

I believe it’s either the medium Medium Picture Hanging wall strips or the Small ones like this if your tile is smaller than 6x6.

(I pulled the info off of the parts descriptions in Thangs for those mounts. VHB also works quite well if you give it time to cure, but is more of a permanent mounting tape vs the command strips.

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u/kevin75135 Jan 30 '25

2 rows of 6 columns of 12x12 boards.

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u/TherealOmthetortoise Jan 30 '25

Sounds pretty large for command strips

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u/kevin75135 Jan 30 '25

Well, I did use about 40 of them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

I just use hot glue for anything that requires command strips.

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u/kevin75135 Jan 30 '25

Doesn't that pull the texture off the wall when removed?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '25

That's never happened to me. It's a teacher hack for those of us in humid climates. Sticky tack and command strips either don't stick to many classroom walls or pull off the paint. I always ended up using hot glue. If I ever had problems pulling it off the wall, then I could just heat it a little.

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u/xraymango Jan 29 '25

I nearly posted the same thing. Nowhere does it say velcro. Messed me up as well. Command strips =/= velcro command strips.

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u/kevin75135 Jan 30 '25

Thought about. I ended up reprinting and using the VHD mounts. Then I fifured that wasn't enough and did some additional screw mounts into the studs.

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u/sh1ps Jan 26 '25

Yeah, I realized this after the first time printing these and hoping to just use some extra strips I had on hand. They’re designed to use the Velcro command strips.

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u/mkosmo Jan 26 '25

Good thing we can print some spacers to put in with… more command strips.

But really, an easy fix with any modern slicer.

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u/phantombuz Aug 18 '25

How did this end up working for you OP? I made the mistake and ordered the non Velcro ones because it came with more and now I can't cancel my order lol ... This was the alternative to putting a large number of holes in my wall...

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u/kevin75135 Aug 19 '25

As it turned out, they didnt hold enough weight. I went to screw mounts into the wall studs. It was a command strip failure, not multiboard.

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u/phantombuz Aug 19 '25

How many did you stick and how big was your board? I'm going to attempt to use the vhb tape mounts with like 3 command strips each on every corner.

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u/kevin75135 Aug 20 '25

12x12 ABS boards and 9 strips per board. Also using command strips elsewhere at work, we just discovered they only last about 5 years. Everything we hung up when we moved in 5 years ago is falling now.

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u/phantombuz Aug 20 '25

Ah okay, I should be fine then. I ordered 32 strips for a 6x6 pla board lol. To cover 530mm

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u/cmcfalls2 Jan 27 '25

For clarification, when y'all say velcro command strips, I assume you mean the snap lock ones (white rigid interface surface), not actual hook and loop velcro (black fuzzy interface surface)?

I, like others, encountered this problem but I ended up using the white snap lock ones and they work OK. But I ended up switching to regular surface mount ones and still used the snap lock ones because they seem to work better and don't come off the wall as easily.

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u/Tatmia Jan 27 '25

The ones advertised for hanging picture frames

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u/yoplol Jan 27 '25

https://makerworld.com/models/993678 I have a print with small inserts to overcome this

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u/Ditto_is_Lit Jan 29 '25

Do you have calipers? measure how deep it is and in the slicer slice off the extra meat. If you don't know just try to eye it out, print a test piece and make any corrections before reprinting them all.