A couple of videos I've watched recently had some OmniWall (or similar) setups for on-wall organization. I've not really been big about that kind of thing, generally keeping most things in drawers, but a few things did catch my eye and I decided to try "one thing" to examine both the quality and judge whether or not a system like this might play at least a small role in the new shop building once it magically appears in the backyard. These systems typically have some form of metal replacements for what many folks have used pegboard for in the past, generally with regular dimensions so components and accessories can be standardized and are easily mounted and moved as circumstances change. In the case of OmniWall, the dimensions of the wall plates are keyed to typical 16" OC wall stud spacing, but they can be mounted "anywhere" with appropriate anchors if the wall is hollow. And yes, I'll acknowledge right up front that almost anything these systems do functionally can be built in-shop if one wants to do that. That's kinda why I wanted to do a hands on with one thing.
I chose the "universal drill/driver" holder as my guinea pig from OmniWall and it arrived today--several days to a week earlier than I expected it. I did not buy the wall system at the present time so I did have to adapt things so I could mount the D/D holder to the wall. Each of these accessories have tabs on the back that interlock with the metal wall system in the same manner that shelf supports typically insert into slots in the shelf standards you mount on the wall. The OmniWall system also includes some plastic push fasteners that lock the accessory to the wall plate for stability. It's a pretty well thought out system, honestly. For my test, I fastened a piece of scrap 12mm plywood to the back of the D/D holder to offset it out so that the tabs were clear of my wall. If I decide to buy a wall panel, removing the piece of plywood will take less than a minute as I used the OEM holes for the locking fasteners. In this configuration, I just used some 1.25" screws to fasten it directly to the plywood on the gara...err...shop...wall where an old subpanel used to live.
The product is built of steel, very nicely formed, well finished has some "heft" and is available in multiple colors if you want to match your favorite tool provider or embrace some flashy color in your shop...me...I chose black.
I will saw that the product does what it says it does as you can see in the photo below. Even if I don't further explore the system, I'm not going to regret the sixty bucks I paid for this accessory as it's a solid solution for something I really needed. It's covering all six of the Drill/Drivers I happen to own with the 20v, 14.4v and 15v tools "hanging" and the two CSXs on the shelf above them.
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