Skadis Hook for Extruded Test Tiles

I wanted to get serious about making a test tile wall. I like extruded test tiles because they are fast and easy to make and use and they look nice. But I always struggled with how to mount these.

I could add a hole but if I forget before they are dry then I’m screwed. And with the holes I do make, most hooks don’t fit into them in nice ways and if they do, it doesn’t often feel stable.

I’ve been seeing the IKEA Skadis boards everywhere lately and wanted some of my own, but they were absurdly expensive and they never had the one that I want (the wood ones). So, I laser cut my own Skadis Boards from Boxes.py out of hardboard I picked up from Home Depot, so I get the nice wood look I like. (See Boxes.py link below for exact settings. 17x17 fits perfectly on the 400mmx400mm Artisan laser bed.)

This hook is a vertical hook that the extruded test tiles just slip onto so you don’t have to remember to make a hole. The extruded test tile just sits on the hook and if the test tiles aren’t too long (mine are about 4 inches long but could even be made shorter), they should be very stable.

Should work with any common extruded hollow test tile shapes.

Skadis Board Link: https://boxes.hackerspace-bamberg.de/SkadisBoard?columns=17&rows=17&thickness=5&format=svg&tabs=0.0&qr_code=0&debug=0&labels=0&labels=1&reference=100.0&inner_corners=loop&burn=0.1&language=en&render=0

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EDIT: Uploading a new model (TestTileHook_Tight4.stl) which more tightly sticks into the Skadis board because I was experiencing issues with hooks coming off when moving test tiles around.

However I had already printed a bunch of the old version so I also created a model (Plug.stl) which plugs the top of the hole to better secure the old version of the hooks since I don’t want to get rid of them.

So to recap:
OLD VERSION: TestTileHookSkadis_2.stl + Plug.stl
NEW VERSION: TestTileHook_Tight4.stl (recommended)