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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets are written by Xem Studio from the cited sources and are free to use (CC BY 4.0, attribute 'Xem Studio'). Linked files belong to their publishers under the license shown; Xem Studio does not host them. 'license_verified: false' means the license shown is from memory or the publisher's page as last read and should be confirmed at the link before commercial use.",
 "slug": "pegboard-standard",
 "name": "Pegboard hole size and spacing: 1/4 in holes on 1 in centers (and 3/16 in), panel sizes, hook wire",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Everyday mounts",
 "group": "Wall storage",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What size are pegboard holes?",
 "tags": [
  "pegboard",
  "garage",
  "workshop",
  "hook",
  "storage"
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  "pegboard hole size",
  "pegboard hole spacing",
  "pegboard hooks 3d print",
  "peg board dimensions"
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  "notes": [
   "1/4 in hardboard: Ø1/4 in (6.35 mm) holes on 1 in (25.4 mm) centres. Thin board (1/8–3/16 in) takes smaller hooks; check your hole before buying hooks.",
   "A '3/16 × 4 × 8' panel actually measures 0.155 × 47.7 × 95.7 in (3.94 × 1211.6 × 2430.8 mm).",
   "Hook wire: standard 5/32 in (3.97 mm), medium 3/16 in (4.76), heavy 1/4 in (6.35). Hook legs sit one hole (1 in) apart.",
   "Metal pegboard (Wall Control): 20-gauge steel with a 3/4 in stand-off flange, mounting holes on 16 in studs, takes standard 1/4 in hooks.",
   "Printed hooks: PETG, 4 walls; the test strip checks fit before you print a set."
  ],
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    "inch",
    "mm"
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     "hole, 1/4 in board",
     "1/4",
     6.35
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     "hole pitch",
     "1",
     25.4
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     3.97
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     4.76
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     "hook wire heavy",
     "1/4",
     6.35
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    [
     "Wall Control stand-off",
     "3/4",
     19.05
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   "q": "What is standard pegboard hole spacing?",
   "a": "1 inch (25.4 mm) on centre, with 1/4 in (6.35 mm) holes in 1/4 in board."
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