Custom Made Socket Stand
- Thread starter Chamkila
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Shouldn't break but the socket clips may wear out, nice design.
waterboy12
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Dave.R
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Thats pretty sweet!
Elroy still prefers his custom tray:
And it took a little over a year to return to this project. Elroy figured it was about time he finished up one of his trays.
Started off making some test bends to see how they fit
Considering how bad stainless galls with itself, Elroy didn't want any metal to metal contact so he wanted to incorporate these nylon washers
Initially Elroy wanted to set the rivets from the inside of the tray as shown above. This would place the formed end of the rivet at the thicker material. One little problem, the rivet gun was too big to fit inside the tray so Elroy set them from the outside
And the best thing is, the sockets don't fall out
Feel free to duplicate.
What exactly is aircraft steel?
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DanCo
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What's in the box? What's in the boxxxxxx
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Ben Buck
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x 2 ??
Steel with an FAA approval that costs 10x more than it should. No different than any other. Although aircraft tend to use some different alloys: Boeing has their own alloy they use in certain places, airbus, etc. etc.
larry4406
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I like Elroy's holder.
Outlawmws
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That type are pretty nice. I have one for a set of MAC metric sockets but it is not SS, just painted CRS. It has a lip for hanging it on the vertical edge of a tool tray or drawer divider.
darkk
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Those are almost exactly like some of my old SK socket trays....
4x4gearhead
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Ben thinks Elroys trays are cool and wishes the cornwell dude would come by so he could purchase some, as Ben doesnt have the time to make them.
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larry4406
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Calling Elroy - any tips on how to make your socket holders without a bending brake?
powertrip
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I think Elroy has been banned from this site.
shovelhead91701
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WTF does a guy do to get banned from a freaking garage forum site? lol Good Lord!
Burtonrider10022
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yeah, no ****... A bunch of grown men got riled up enough to kick someone out of their clubhouse? WTF did he do?
balane
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Usually it's personal attacks, more than once and after being warned a time or two. That's the typical reason anyway. I have no idea what happened with Elroy, I don't get into Free Parking much at all, but I always enjoyed the value of his posts regarding fabrication and repair.
You could bend them around a hardwood block clamped to you bench. The bends may not be as crisp as Elroy's, but good enough.
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