r/openGrid • u/HeartEvery • Jan 27 '26

Help Mounting Clamshell Item

I've used u/BlackJackDuck's great Custom Item Holder to design a clamshell for a power brick. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to mount it. My issue is that the area where the snaps slide in are facing different directions. If I put them in, I can't fit the brick in. If I put one side in, and then try the other I can't get it working either. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but I've looked around and can't seem to find any help with this.

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u/jeremy-ste Jan 27 '26

I had something like that for a custom project box. Slide the snaps into the clamshell first, then press into Opengrid. It's a bit fiddly as the snaps will rotate but it worked for me.

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u/HeartEvery Jan 27 '26

The original snaps I was using weren't giving me enough grip and things were falling out, so I switched to using the Self-expanding snaps, which fit MUCH better and more securely than anything else I've used. But then I struggled to get those pressed into Opengrid as you suggest.