It’s basically standard behaviour for anyone who enters my office to comment on the number of pliers displayed on my SKÅDIS wall. I admit that it might be more than enough for one person, but I have had some pliers for almost 20 years and they still work.

My pliers are mainly for jewellery making; the collection grew a bit over the years, and I now have a tool for every bend and material. The advantage is that jewellery pliers are usually smaller, so you can fit more of them next to each other. At first, I stored them in containers on the SKÅDIS wall, but recently I decided that I wanted nice, clear holders along the entire length of my 76-centimetre SKÅDIS wall.

I properly measured the wall and started calculating how to do it. The SKÅDIS board has only two rows that repeat, so first, I chose which row to occupy with the plier holders. In the end, the decision was easy because one of the two rows had a hole in the middle for the hook, and I didn’t want to 3D model that.

Unfortunately, to use the entire length of the wall and at the same time fit on the printing sheet of my 3D printer, I had to split the holder into four parts and model each holder with different hook positions.

I also made a fifth holder, which I named "centered." It fits anywhere on the wall.

The total length of the SKÅDIS wall is 76 centimetres. That makes precisely 19 centimetres per holder (76/4=19). However, for each holder, except for the "centered" version, I removed 0.1 millimetre from the side that was adjacent to another holder, just to make them fit together better. The final length was, thus, 18.9 centimetres for the corner holders and 18.8 centimetres for the holders in the middle.

Although most of the pliers I own are similar in size, I ended up printing three different sizes. I chose diameters of 12, 18, and 22 millimetres.

Now I have a total of three diameters of five different holder positions, making 15 different models. I also decided to make a fourth version, which contains all diameters and which I named "combo." So, in the end, I have 20 different models.

I needed only four holders for myself. I printed two holders with diameters of 12 millimetres, one holder with a diameter of 18 millimetres, and one “combo” holder. I don't have many pliers that require a diameter of 22 millimetres.

Each holder took approximately four hours to print with no supports. I didn’t print everything at once, but gradually, in order to test which pliers still fit into the 18 and 12-millimetre diameters.

When I first printed the 12-millimetre holder, I realised that I had made a mistake; I could have used more space on the sides and made more gaps between the pliers. I fixed that in the next print, so the final published models are perfectly aligned.

Altogether, it looks excellent. It's actually kind of my porn; it's utterly lovely to look at, and when I work on this wall, I feel like a big pro who has a tool for everything (even if the task for which I need it is very simple).

There’s one problem, though. As soon as I printed it out, it was already full. So, for a few years, I'm banned from buying new pliers or starting a new hobby that requires another type of pliers!

Porn. That's what I'm saying, right?

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• SKÅDIS pliers holders