What is OTW?
OTW is a modular, extendible vertical storage bracketing and accessory mounting system. Think pegboard evolved: strong slots and rails, simple brackets, and snap-in accessories you can rearrange anytime.
Why it exists.
I have a 3D printer and I didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars per square foot to get a decent wall display and storage system. My desire to be cheap has lead to this design and development of this system of brackets, clamps, and hooks. This system can be made for as little as $3 per sq ft, and with the universal standard of brackets you will always be able to find or easily make what every bracket, mount, or clip you are looking for.
Just some additional ranting.
I've purchased two different slat wall systems and learned much later that they didnt use the same bracket dimmensions. There was no way to check before purchasing (yay ecommerce) and sure, I could design and print new custom brackets for each system (and I did) but when the wall itself is the largest part of the problem why not solve the wall and save the effort making more and more of the same bracket?
At some point in my fiddling, one of these slat wall companies went under or something. Suddently their wall panels were no longer available. Annoyed by this I decided I was done and tossed all of my existing panels, sat down, and started designing.
Le Goals.
A modular, extensible heavy duty wall mounting system with flexible installtion methods and universal accessibility. The wall brackets should be capable of holding several hundred lbs of gear and goodies to make it capable of being used in garage or large tool holding scenarios, like shoves and ladders, while having enough attachment points to hold small items like hand tools, screwdrivers, or other general tat.
Le Solution.
After much deliberation I realized that lumber is pretty common and available everywhere. Its all cut to the right critical dimmensions and it allows you to customize the width of your installation by trimming the length of the board. And woodworking is pretty easy. I settled on 1x3 boards for the first system of this wall. When mounted to the wall the 3" thickness provides plenty of vertical stiffness to carry heavy loads, while the 1" dimension provides enough dimmension to get a solid grip on the board and plenty of meat for the plastic bracket to hook over.
Im planning a 2x4 solution for ultra heavy duty installations if I ever come across a use case for something more heavy duty.