Pegboard Hooks; any decent ones?

[Wade Lippman]

I am going to put up some pegboard to hold wrenches, screwdrivers, and the like. My experience is that they just fall out. I have tried plastic and metal clips, but they are pretty worthless.

Any suggestions for hooks that stay in?

A few I have found:
http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2013/Main/280
http://www.talonhooks.com/products.htm
https://wallpegstore.sharepoint.com/Pages/GaragePegboardKits.aspx

Anyone tried these?

[Michael Titus]

I use "heavy duty" hooks that I buy from my local hardware store. They don't have any special clips or attachment mechanisms, they're just made from 1/4" rod that *barely* fits into the pegboard holes. The friction fit works very well and they never fall out. I don't know the brand name, but these appear to be the same ones I've been buying:
http://diamondlifegear.com/pegboard-hooks.html

[glenn bradley]

Talons are great but, skip the kits and buy what you need. Like most kits, you end up with a number of pieces that will never get used. I use Talons for things that get a lot of off and on. For other stuff I use ones similar to what Michael shows. They fit snug and have never been a problem.

[Ben Hatcher]

I use the heavy duty hooks as well and put these plastic keepers over the ones that tend to fall out. They are shaped like an M and have little barbs on the inside of the legs to keep them in the holes.
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[Michael Dunn]

Search McFeeley's. They have some pretty heavy duty hooks that surely will not fall out.

[Roger Rayburn]

I get mine from McMaster-Carr. I only use 1/4 inch pegboard, I only use the 1/4 inch ones and I only use the ones with the stabilizer post (the pin an inch down from the top where you put the hook into the pegboard). I don't use a lot of styles. For unique needs like custom tool holders I make plywood holders and mount them to the pegboard with #10 wire bent in the machinist vise and epoxied into the custom tool holder.

[Michael W. Clark]

+1 on the custom tool holders. I find them more useful for tools and frequently accessed items.

[mark kosse]

Roger, You say 1/4 pegboard. Where do you buy it. I've looked for years in Houston with no luck.

[Roger Rayburn]

Roger, You say 1/4 pegboard. Where do you buy it. I've looked for years in Houston with no luck.
I buy it at HD or Lowes. The thickness is probably only 3/16 but the holes are 1/4 and are on 1 inch centers. Some HD stock the 1/4 with a melamine face. That's nice for brightening the shop without having to paint them. The 1/8 pegboard is actually OK, I just never had any success finding really good 1/8 hooks with stabilizers on a consistent basis where I wasn't also forced to buy holders I would never use. The 1/4 holders are hard to find locally, but almost any industrial distributor has them at really good prices. Course you have to buy a box of 100, but it does eliminate having to shop for them again

[mark kosse]

lowes or hd only carry .125" inch here. I have some old .25" thick pegboard and that's what I've been looking for. Thanks though.

[Michael W. Clark]

Mark,
I know I am in a different area, but I have found 3/16" thick at HD and Lowes. At mine it is over by the paneling and millwork area at the end of the aisle. Although last time, there was mostly 1/8" and only one stack of 3/16 that was in bad shape.

I inquired about 1/4" thick from other suppliers and it was quite pricey. I could get plywood cheaper or put two layers of 3/16 together for less. Its amazing how the availability of items differ from area to area. I haven't had a problem with the 3/16 as I have been putting mine in a frame. I think I got the idea from Shopnotes or Woodsmith. It makes it more rigid and you can add backing supports if necessary.

[Dan Rude]

I have started using hardware store hooks that I picked up at my local store that was going out of business. Very Heavy Duty like these found at http://www.southernimperial.com/display-hooks-c-192.html They are also fairly cheap.
Dan

[Michael W. Clark]

I have started using hardware store hooks that I picked up at my local store that was going out of business. Very Heavy Duty like these found at http://www.southernimperial.com/display-hooks-c-192.html They are also fairly cheap.
Dan

I've got some of those too. They are great for storing supplies and other items. I use mine mostly for sandpaper stored in the original packaging.