yet another tool organisation question

[colin39]

Hi gents
Im looking for diy ideas on 3/4 drive socket organisation. Im using ernst for 1/4, 3/8, And 1/2 inch but the 3/4 is a bit big for the ernst kits. Any ideas welcome.

Colin

 

[Loscaldazar]

Appropriately sized wooden dowels on a 2x4 or something like that?

 

[colin39]

Appropriately sized wooden dowels on a 2x4 or something like that?

Mmm thats one idea i was thinking about metal strips and dowels

 

[2oolhound]

I keep mine in their box in a drawer but you can get rails for them too.

http://www.ernstmfg.com/store/p/178-8458-2-Rail-Twist-Lock-Socket-Boss-18-Red-3/4.aspx

 

[colin39]

I keep mine in their box in a drawer but you can get rails for them too.

http://www.ernstmfg.com/store/p/178-8458-2-Rail-Twist-Lock-Socket-Boss-18-Red-3/4.aspx

2oolhound i have looked at these but i think 3/4 would be too big for this type of rail. I can get them in the Y-uk quite reasonably, i might take a punt on a tray and see how they fair

 

[LXCam]

I keep mine in their box in a drawer but you can get rails for them too.

http://www.ernstmfg.com/store/p/178-8458-2-Rail-Twist-Lock-Socket-Boss-18-Red-3/4.aspx

I have Ernst rails for all my sockets and I can't even begin to imagine those working worth a damn with the larger ones. But ya never know. I'd like to have something for my set, but as it is there are kept in a 3" deep drawer, so anything that adds height doesn't work for me. Maybe someone will pop in with a solution I haven't seen yet.

 

[mike93lx]

Did you see this thread from 2011?
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96014

 

[crewchief888]

jammed in a drawer with enough other **** they dont move..

 

[Bdgjr215]

jammed in a drawer with enough other **** they dont move..

 

[matt01073]

snap on makes the metal rail clips in 3/4 and they are pretty sturdy I have sockets up to 3 1/2 inch on them the rails i screwed to an aluminum panel and the clips have held great

 

[Finky198]

Because I don't use them nearly enough to warrant drawer space they remain nicely organized with foam in a pelican 1600 case that weighs about a ton

 

[colin39]

Mine are used quite a bit, as in a heavey haulage fitter. So i need them tidy and organised

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have a new in package rail and clip set if you need one.
PM me

 

[colin39]

I have a new in package rail and clip set if you need one.
PM me

Many thanks cranium, but im in the Y-uk. Top offer though

 

[ephotrod]

The metal box they came in or buy a metal box from proto to carry them in.

 

[colin39]

The metal box they came in or buy a metal box from proto to carry them in.

I have this but want them in my socket draw, as i only use them in the workshop. So they nood to be organised functonal and easily accessible.

 

[colin39]

I would probably think along the lines of a piece of plywood with counterbored carriage bolts (so the bottom is perfectly flat) pushed up through the bottom with a top side nut on each one (smaller than 3/4" in diameter) to hold them in place. You could even cut the ends of the carriage bolts at an angle and mark the angled end with the socket size using a sharpie etc. You would basically have a DIY Hansen tray.

This is the idea i have, itll either be wooden with coach/carrage bolts or 5mm metal sheet with welded pins

 

[Loscaldazar]

Another option would be wood boards with holes drilled into them that are the same size as the base of the sockets.

Something like this, but adapted for the 3/4 drive sockets (and no need for a deep section)

Might have to buy some tools to cut holes that big though

 

[mdnelson86]

I use the Ernst socket boss kits for my 3/4" drive sockets. A couple rails on a tray with the twist lock socket clips. It works great in my opinion. I like that the rails lock onto the tray and you can either pick up the whole tray, remove one rail and take it with, or grab a single socket.

 

[colin39]

I use the Ernst socket boss kits for my 3/4" drive sockets. A couple rails on a tray with the twist lock socket clips. It works great in my opinion. I like that the rails lock onto the tray and you can either pick up the whole tray, remove one rail and take it with, or grab a single socket.

I thought they would be a bit, you know flimsy! Ive ordered a tray even if i use them for jus the short if not back on the bay they will go

 

[MShaw]

If you have SAE and metric sockets and accessories all in one drawer you don't need much to keep them organized.

 

[Avplayer]

I have the ernst rails and they work well

 

[colin39]

Well i knocked tgis together at lunch


And with a full set of sockets, just off to powder coat this one.

 

[Loscaldazar]

Well i knocked tgis together at lunch

Looks great!

 

[1badbird]

Very nice!

 

[colin39]

Just another 4 to knock together, made a start on number 2 and 3 this arvo. Should have them finished before the weekend

 

[unslow1]

There was a pic a while back of a guy that made a rail with wood dowels and a wood base. Mine are just standing in a drawer in the toolbox.

 

[colin39]

There was a pic a while back of a guy that made a rail with wood dowels and a wood base. Mine are just standing in a drawer in the toolbox.

So were mine they went from this which they kept falling about



To this



Looking alot better