Pegboard Hook Locks

[wjt]

At one time these little spring loaded locks came with pegboard hooks. Does anyone know if they are still available ?

Thanks, Bill

[Cooler]

The plastic ones work well.  I get these at Lowes.

[shoottmx]

The plastic ones work well.  I get these at Lowes.

Dayumn!! I have looked all over creation for those things--I was searching with the wrong name. Just ordered 50 from Amazoo for $9 delivered.

Many thanks!!

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[KLaz]

These are my go to peg board hooks now......

   

[oldmanktm]

just lift hook and put a dab of silicon caulking behind hook and set hook back down let dry . holds great

[wjt]

At one time these little spring loaded locks came with pegboard hooks. Does anyone know if they are still available ?

Thanks, Bill

From the responses I got it seems these little spring loaded retainers are no longer available.

Bill

[Cooler]

From the responses I got it seems these little spring loaded retainers are no longer available.

Bill

I suspect that the plastic ones are cheaper and work as well and drove them out of business.

You can re-use these a few times, but the barbs will get damaged over time.  Cheap enough so that I just toss them.

I have a rolling cart with peg board sides that I can access from both sides of the board.  I use zip ties for that application as I can get around to the back.  Always use the black ones.  They are UV resistant and will be less likely to crack with age.

[wjt]

I suspect that the plastic ones are cheaper and work as well and drove them out of business.

You can re-use these a few times, but the barbs will get damaged over time.  Cheap enough so that I just toss them.

I have a rolling cart with peg board sides that I can access from both sides of the board.  I use zip ties for that application as I can get around to the back.  Always use the black ones.  They are UV resistant and will be less likely to crack with age.

Cooler:

I have used the black ones for several years and find them a little undersized for the 1/4" hooks (even though the box says they fit). For 1/8" hooks they fit nicely. I have used zip ties but a bit tricky as I do not have access to the backside of the pegboard.

I seen this video on bending the barbed tips of the black hook locks to a more acute angle and it works. I used a low setting on a heat gun for 10 seconds instead of the open flame and got the same results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJTjt95Zx-o

Bill

[GeeDub]

Lots of better solutions to the pegboard problems that led many folks to hate them. I use the Talon pegs where I have 1/4" board and good quality metal ones on the 1/8" board. I find it very useful to be able to re-arrange as new tools arrive or favorites change places with the one in less handy locations. I too use ty-wraps and have become embarrassingly skilled at bending a U shape in them to thread them through pegboard that I can't reach from the rear.

[Willyou]

I've done this for years and have a technique that only takes a short time to do. It's not great if you move the hooks a lot. But, if you keep them in place, the method is very secure. If anyone is interested, I can show the steps.