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charles colasur

08-07-2003 19:23:50




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trying to find a good socket holder. have a box full of sockets take,s me to long to find the right one. The holders with the magnetic bottem,s and made out of plastic i don.t think i would care for that. help




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JoeK

08-10-2003 14:47:46




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
After trying several systems and not being satisfied,I decided to make my own.I took a piece of paricle board,cut to fit toolbox drawer,set each set of 3/8 & 1/2 in sockets in rows on it,and set adapters etc separately along one end,After marking around each set and ea adapter,I then drilled and/or routed out ea marked slot or hole completely thru the wood.After spar varnishing the wood and placing it flat in the drawer,I added a spring clip strip for all my 1/4 sockets in one long row.I'm not a woodworker by any means,work was done w common drillbits and a rotary file/burr in the drill press.Next drawer down is "handle"drawer with similar insert with just a hole for the square drive on each handle to fit.Keeps em from slidin about and amything missing leave a visible "hole".

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wdTom

08-08-2003 18:54:28




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
I line my sockets up in a row, measure the length of the row and the width at the narrow and wide ends. Then at work I make a sheetmetal tray, mostly with about 1/2 to 3/4" high sides, only takes a few minuts with the sheetmetal brake. If you can find a brake you can use or someone who has access to one it is a simple job. I have thought of a wood strip with a row of dowels or steel pegs to take each socket too, but so far haven't got past the trays.

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Chester

08-10-2003 14:40:07




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 Re: Re: socket holder in reply to wdTom, 08-08-2003 18:54:28  
Also make trays. Short sockets stand up and long sockets lay down, plus you can easily add dividers to keep every thing organized.If your's is a red tool box some red spray paint will coordinate them with everything else making them look right at home. Made mine on a shop built brake, built about twenty years back. It is based on Dave Gingery's design. See www.lindsaybks.com for Dave's book and other interesting subjects.

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Bob M

08-08-2003 11:02:09




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
I've tried about everything out there (metal spring clip, magnetic, soft rubber). I have found the Sears black nylon(?) clip type far and away the handiest and work the best. They are also the most durable - been using them for 4 years now and have yet to have one fail or break. Consist of a back channel that individual socket pegs slide onto. The socket pegs have a spring-loaded ball locks that hold the socket securely yet permit a socket to be easily removed even with greasy fingers. They're relatively cheap too - a clip with enough pegs to hold (15) 3/8" sockets runs less than $10. And you can mix drive sizes on a single clip if you are so inclined.

Another reason to use clips: You know immediately when you finish a job if you've left a socket behind. The forgotten one shows up like a "missing tooth" when you put the clips back in the box.

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Trevor

08-08-2003 08:44:06




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
I agree with what John Garner says in his post. It all depends on how you will use them.

I worked in a field service position for years and my tools were in a tool box (26" rubbermaid box not a roll cab with drawers) in my truck 98% of the time. Other guys had the Snap-on Magnetic type holders and for tool boxes in trucks they pretty much sucked. The magnet would stick to all other tools and the sockets would come out of the rack.

I had the spring clip type and a rubber clip strip.

I used the rubber one for my common use sockets and like it for the 3/8 and 1/2 drive sockets but the 1/4" drive stip sucks.

The rubber ones are made of rubbery plastic material that is shaped like a strip with round bumps down the length of it (kind of like rubber dowel pins) the rubber bumps are a little bigger than 3/8" so when you push a socket on them they are held by friction. I got these from a place here in Canada called Princess Auto, they came as a set of three with 1/4", 3/8" & 1/2" drive strips. My major complaint that I have about them is in the winter when it is below freezing the rubber got quite hard and the sockets didn't come off very easy and were extremely hard to put back on. Like I said I was in field service so I used it a lot and that is my only complaint. Oh I should mention that my "common use sockets" are impact grade semi deep Snap-on so they weigh quite a bit and they rarely fell off.

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Richard Fazio

08-08-2003 08:20:16




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
Charles, Check out these socket trys. They are the best I've found. Have a few sets at all my different spots.



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Mac

08-08-2003 10:12:33




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 Re: Re: socket holder in reply to Richard Fazio, 08-08-2003 08:20:16  
I had better luck with just plain trays than the other holders mentioned. But again there were no seperators either. I looked at the page containing the trays you mentioned, look good to me so I will need to check them out.



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Frank M.

08-10-2003 10:50:44




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 Re: Re: Re: socket holder in reply to Mac, 08-08-2003 10:12:33  
I couldn't remember the name, but that's the kind we sell Gebo's. They are designed to set on a work bench, but I figured out a way to put them on my peg board. Now I need to purchase more sockets, so I can fill them up.



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Revredneck

08-08-2003 07:02:05




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
Charles,
I don't know what you have against the magnetic bottom plastic racks. I have them and love them. They keep my sockets all together in the drawer, and when I take them out, they don't let the sockets fall off like the clip type rails do (that's what I hate about the clip type rails). I got mine from Snap-On, but you can get them cheaper at other places. Also, there is a design that has a magnetic rail in the middle and two rows of pockets that allow the sockets to lie down. They might help you. Just my 2 cents worth. Good Luck and God Bless,
Tommy

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Charles:

08-08-2003 05:53:36




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
I use the clip-on racks, which work well. I have a good set for my good sockets, a cheap set for my cheap sockets (picked up a 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 set for $1.00 at a yard sale), and various old cigar boxes for my "extras" and oddballs. A couple of notes--if you go this way, buy the better ones for any sockets you plan on using very much. The cheap ones fall apart, the clips fall off the ends of the rail, and they don't hold the sockets as well as better ones. Seeing that these are not that expensive to purchase, a couple of bucks more will get you a better set, which is well worth the differential in price. Also, even the good ones do not work all that well for deep-well sockets, as the extra length and weight of the socket can cause them to pop off from the rail if you pick it up when it's laying flat. However, taken all together, even the cheap ones are a big improvement over spending 10 minutes looking for the correct size of socket in a whole drawer full of them!

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John Garner

08-07-2003 19:48:48




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 Re: socket holder in reply to charles colasurdo, 08-07-2003 19:23:50  
charles --

To some extent, the type of socket rack you'd like using depends on the type of work you're doing.

I do a large portion of my work on a bench, and can't tolerate fighting sockets off and back onto the rack . . . so "home made" wooden racks, which can be either a row of dowels (1/4, 3/8, or 1/2 inch diameter, as appropriate to the sockets) suitably spaced on a board OR a row of suitably spaced flat-bottom holes in a board, work perfectly.

On the other hand, when I'm doing field work I can't tolerate having the sockets fall freely from the rack whenever they feel like it. In these circumstances, the commercial spring-clip-on-rail racks works well (and are cheap to buy), the magnetic racks are marginal, and the plastic expanding-clip-with-release-level rack that Sears sells may be ok but sure seems fragile.

John

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