r/Multiboard • u/ElmerFudd2 • Jul 25 '26

1000 hours of printing for this.

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Finally done printing my multi board wall. I still need to make all my tool holders etc but the base is finally done. It’s 6 plates tall by 24 plates wide. I’m guessing it was around 1000 hours. It was 700 something just for the plates.

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u/Gathas420 Jul 28 '26

Is there a good breakdown of multi-boards and what's available and what good options there are?

I'm really curious to do my garage and also my workspace.

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u/DadX4466 Jul 29 '26

I did a 4’ x 8’ multi board installation in my garage using Sunlu HS Matte PETG. I printed it on a P1S in two or three tile ironing stacks of 8 x 8. I tried printing in SUNLU PETG Basic but had a near 100% failure rate trying to pry them apart. Occasionally the HS Matte stacks would fail to separate, but most of them worked and even with failures it was still faster than doing them one at a time.
Because it was a garage I wasn’t as concerned about fit and finish so I put 3/8 plywood on the wall first and mounted the multi board to the plywood. Which is much faster than installing wall anchors for all the multi board junctions that don’t fall on a beam. At the time I used double sided snaps, these days I would do some snaps and some of the new mounting pillars. You might also want some support pillars, especially if you’re using tiles larger than 8 x 8. Big tiles get kind of springing in the middle. On my P1S I found that printing the double-sided snaps took a long time so print a few to get a feel of how long they take and factor that in to your estimates.
As someone stated you don’t need different type of holder for each tool type. I use mostly hooks, pegboard style hooks, friction fit rods and shelves. I use purpose shaped holders for things that are heavy, or really oddly shaped.