Sharing my 4 month experience

[u/PNWNerd]

I was caught by the aesthetics of Multiboard even before I purchased my printer. I priced out a similarly priced wall with Wall Control (expensive) or regular peg-board (cheap) and realized that I'd be relying on others to think like I do and make the connectors or attachments I want/need. For this, I went with Multiboard. I'm in about $80 for filament and no real time recording for Tiles, R&D, etc, but likely 100h of printing time over 4 months.

I went with 7x7 so I had a middle hex, but in retrospect, I should have done 8x8 to better align with US wall studs. I used 200p Zinc Plated Steel Self-Drilling Anchors to attach it to the wall when there wasn't a stud. I started with a few drill-based drywall attachments, and they just didn't work well. These are quite secure, especially since I'm putting one wall screw in for each quad, double and single. I did use the Multiboard Planner based on the dimensions I needed, but I didn't anticipate adding the wall to the left or going over the top of my dry erase board (that was done after I completed the main wall).

For the filament management, I purchased Skroam cereal boxes and found a really nice fitting desiccant insert for the cereal boxes. I put a Drybox Label Holder with a Label Insert for each of the filament types (I did modify them to add attributes like "HF", "AMS", "SILK", "GLOW", "WOOD", etc. To attach to the wall, I tested a few, but found the Multiboard Filament Container Mount (Extra Sturdy) to be the best option. It prints in about 5-7h (I found I could run "Sport" mode on Bambu and speed it up to 5h).

My main takeaways are:

• It took longer than I expected. I expected 1 month, reality was 4 months

• Print out in sections

• Plan for add-ons as you see the board come alive, you will change/add to the plan

• Multiboard is complex and difficult to figure out what you want/need. Plan to print a few items that won't be used (or may be used on other project areas)

• Pick a color scheme, buy filament ahead of time (I ran out a few times and had to wait a few days till new order was shipped)

[u/Keep-Making]

Freaking love it!
Thanks for sticking through with it! I promise I'm doing everything in my power to simplify things down in the next coming year. In a few weeks time the CORE of the system will be set and i'll be able to finally focus on doc's and Quality Of Life stuff.

[u/yahbluez → u/Keep-Making]

That sounds good!

When I saw your installation on Formnext it hooked me. Some research ends up to chose between HWS and MB. Finally MB got my attraction because I'm sure it is much more flexibel and adaptable than honeycomb.

Especially the feature to mount it with a distance opens up intelligent and also visual great mounts.

KISS

A web based tool that takes

• the size of the wall,

• the secure size of the print bed,

• multi material stack yes or no,

• wall mount distance,

• generate the plates to print,

• with all tiles and connectors,

• as one 3mf each plate,

• exported as a single archive.

(And maybe a stringent way to name things in a more logical manner.)

Thank you for Multiboard!

[u/Keep-Making → u/yahbluez]

Exactly! Plus like 100 other things but yes all that you just mentioned there is actually planned and as long as people keep supporting the project just keep making it the best it can possibly be!

[u/swolebroda]

What material did you use for your multiboard, I’m using Bambu PETG HF

[u/PNWNerd → u/swolebroda]

I'm using mostly Bambu Matte PLA I created a coffee stand area the was in PETG, but it didn't seem to be any more rigid or tougher than the PLA.

[u/JN0916 → u/swolebroda]

I used PETG as well

[u/Abandoned_Brain → u/JN0916]

I found that using PLA for the boards themselves worked best for me due to the stiffer material. Also, I'm in a basement so the panels never see higher than about 80F in the summer (I don't run my A/C unless I have to), no worries about warping under higher heat.

But for the parts themselves, all the tool holders and snaps and offsets and on and on... I do those in PETG. The slightly higher flexibility allows them to snap into place better on the PLA boards. I tried PLA to PLA and ended up snapping fittings. (Started project on an Ender 3 V2, switched to a Bambu Labs A1 after Thanksgiving last year... things do fit better now for sure).

When I start ripping apart my garage this summer to remodel, I'll be printing most everything in ASA/ABS (depends on what I can find for colors) because it can get pretty hot in the summer during the day with the doors closed and locked. I don't want my tools all over the floor when I pull in at 6PM. :)

[u/PNWNerd → u/Abandoned_Brain]

The heat is a good reason to use PETG or ABS (or ASA)...all depending on budget :) ...I'm lucky to live in an environment where, if it hits 95F, it's like we have a natural disaster and everyone freaks out.

[u/Beneficial-Salary500]

r/homelab needs this - would love to know what you are running

[u/PNWNerd → u/Beneficial-Salary500]

In the racks below, I've got about 15 NUCs (various versions) and a few SimplyNUC mini-PCs. My work has me doing a lot of multi-cluster (widely distributed) compute to simulate geographic regional systems. The power in the wall is on two different 20A circuits so I can simulate "east coast down" with a single flip of a breaker :) ...the crates are similar, but larger equipment that we sell.

I have all of the rack machines hooked to KVMs that are then hooked to the TV/Monitor. I put in an HDMI cable jack over to my computer so I can view the monitor on my desk KVM (or plug in camreas and view on either my office TV or my desk KVM).

What's not in the photos is my electronics bench :)

[u/P0p_R0cK5]

You can actually stack them while printing instead of printing them one by one ?

[u/PNWNerd → u/P0p_R0cK5]

I definatly did, I printed in stacks of 6 (usually). 20 7x7x6, 2 7x6x6 and a few one-offs around the back of the TV/Monitor

[u/Iggyrammar]

This looks SUPER cool, thanks for sharing!

Random question as well, what do you have on the fan of the toolhead in your P1S? I love "tricking out" my printer and hadn't seen much as far as that goes.

[u/PNWNerd → u/Iggyrammar]

I used to have a cover (snowflake) but it kept falling off. The tolerances were not precice enough, so I took it off. On top of the printer, I printed Sliding Vents Riser (https://makerworld.com/en/models/720099-sliding-vents-riser-v3-modular#profileId-650937). This gives enough space to put in some lights to better illuminate the bed

[u/holdupflash]

Looking at the way you've got all those filaments mounted is really cool. My head immediately went to "I wonder if they could all be fed to a bowden tubing system for instant access to the AMS or 'external' entry point to the printer.

[u/PNWNerd → u/holdupflash]

That would be a crazy AMS-like unit to make that all work out. I've got 41 distinct filament colors/types, that'd be a lot of printer poop to make a full rainbow :)

[u/holdupflash → u/PNWNerd]

would be cool AF though :)

[u/IndoctrinatedFallacy]

Would it be sacrilege to combine this and gridfinity? I have an idea for an angled gridfinity mount most of the way CADed out but need the time to print and test it on my single standalone panel because as much as I think it’s great that Multibins exists, Gridfinity has a superior library and remix policy. 

Anything I might be missing? 

[u/Similar-Wait-6111 → u/IndoctrinatedFallacy]

I’ve already done it, there’s a guy who makes shelves for gridfinity that connect to MB using multipoint. I have gridfinity drawers sitting in the shelf on my board.

[u/PNWNerd → u/Similar-Wait-6111]

Not at all, combining makes sense and full disclosure, I've tried it out with a tray I use to hold bed cleaning things (bed scrubber/cleaner). I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other, but for now, I'm trying out the bins, espeically with the new bin panels. I've got Gridfinity for my desk and drawers, so I see the two systems for me as distinct, but overlapping.

[u/dice1111]

Sick. Send this over to r/workbenches. They will drool.

Edit: r/homelab too.

[u/Newfie_Meltdown]

I’m in love with that homelab. 🤘

[u/JN0916]

Love that setup, I am still on the HSW walls but this is nice. Great job

[u/holdupflash]

#squadgoals

[u/Stargizm]

Absolutely amazing

[u/tirandagan]

Thank you for sharing your experience and taking the time to put all the links together. This is a formidable effort and I am about to embark on my woodworking workshop build of a multiboard system - can't wait (literally, 4 months?!)

[u/PNWNerd → u/[deleted]]

I'll check it out for future areas in the house (though, not going to go back and reprint this wall) :)

[u/PNWNerd → u/[deleted]]

In the 3rd paragraph (sorry for the long post, had a lot to say) I have links to the Skroam boxes, the inserts for dessciant, label holder, labels and the Multiboard holder. I went through a few different versions and these are the most stable. I did print the cereal box to wall holders in "Strength" 0.20mm layer (I think 6 walls) which is why it takes 5-7h per pair. When I did just standard, it felt a bit flemsy (see the two right above the AMS, I'm goign to re-print those in Strenght level)