I have several flip style sockets for lug nut removal as well as the new Lisle flip sockets that have a hex on one end and a twist pattern on the other end. They all came in different plastic cases. Since the 1/2” broach for these is midway down the socket, there is no way to store these sockets on a conventional socket rail. I don't have access to a 3D printer for something custom. Do any of you know of a socket rail that can accept these style deep sockets or do you have any suggestions how to store them together?
Flip socket storage
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honcho
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Hmmm, sounds like a job for someone with a 3d printer. Perhaps print some extended socket studs to fit the appropriate rails. As for me, my two flip sockets are floating around loose in my tool bag.
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jayemm
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Unless there are space constraints you could put the flip socket on a short extension then put that on a standard socket rail.
WWheeler
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If you can't find a 3D print, and you have room tall enough to store them standing up, you could make your own hanson-style holders for them.
If you have access to a welder you could fabricate your own out of rod or bar stock or just cut the heads off some nails and weld up some Hansen-style trays yourself, sort of like this guy did to make his wrench racks using nails and sheet metal .,..
And don't know if this might work for you, but it does for me. I've been making Hansen-style holders, of sorts, out of wood. The black-stained wood holder with sockets on it is a test piece for the newer unfinished ones I've recently been working on. The wood stained one on the right is one of the first such sets I made back in the late 90s.
kbeefy
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I keep my flip sockets and the tuner sockets in a plastic stand up tray that came with a different socket set. Sorta like a molded hansen tray but without the pegs.
I put a bit of magnet tape under it to keep them in place.
I put a bit of magnet tape under it to keep them in place.
Make a vertical stand for them out of wood or metal.
I done one for some deep 1/2" drive impacts that live in the barn mounted on wall out of some offcut old hardwood and dowel .
Mock up the layout and drill holes for glueing dowel as locator pegs ( you can make the pegs long to work with you double ended sockets) .
I oiled my wood rail but they look nicer in a toolbox if lightly coat them with black satin spray can paint .
Cheap and quick to make .
I done one for some deep 1/2" drive impacts that live in the barn mounted on wall out of some offcut old hardwood and dowel .
Mock up the layout and drill holes for glueing dowel as locator pegs ( you can make the pegs long to work with you double ended sockets) .
I oiled my wood rail but they look nicer in a toolbox if lightly coat them with black satin spray can paint .
Cheap and quick to make .
Excellent idea @Mr_B . Easy to make and effective.
Lisle makes a magnetic tray that might work.
That's a lot flip sockets. Are they all for lug nuts? Those are the only flip sockets I own.
The Lisle set is designed for lug nuts but, in reality, could be used for any rounded nut since they are hex on one side and twist on the other. The others I have are hex only on both sides
13420 Hex & Twist Socket Set, 8 pc.
Used for Installation and Removal of Normal, Damaged or Corroded Nuts.
www.lislecorp.com
larry4406
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Well GJ did it again for me!
Never heard of a flip socket til now!
Had to google it - double ended socket with different size ends and the drive in the middle using an extension.
Slight derail - but why would one want these vs individual sockets?
Never heard of a flip socket til now!
Had to google it - double ended socket with different size ends and the drive in the middle using an extension.
Slight derail - but why would one want these vs individual sockets?
KnurledNut
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Don't forget your half sizes!
The few I have include a half size for swollen lug nuts: a 21 and a 21.5mm on the same socket. Put it on an extension and you only need one socket that you can flip to 21.5 when you encounter that swollen nut.
larry4406
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Thank you!
I saw the half sizes when I googled and was puzzled.
Ford with their "better idea" uses "chrome encapsulated" lug nuts making them a consumable item when they swell. Other OEM's do as well I understand.
Create ****** lug nuts to shave a penny and create a new tool.
All's swell that ends swell I guess.
This is nothing new. OE's have been using steel lug nuts with a stainless-steel cap for at least 55 years.
RTM
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I have 3/8 and 5/16 guessing made for people who drive little TEC screws like HVAC guys.
Just added this to my wishlist, 1/4” and 5/16”, but without the sawtooth.
rust in the eye
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mine go on a Hansen tray like I see you have. What's the problem? I'm confused.
The original users of them were tire jockeys. You can get a single socket with the sizes you use all the time on it, and a couple sockets covers everything that comes in. if you use an impact with an extended anvil you don't even need to mess around with the extension. There were probably some other uses, where a pair of sockets covers much of the work, sames why 11-in-1 screwdrivers have 1/4 and 5/16 nutdrivers, because they're everywhere.
The other combinations, like the extractor or the 19/19.5 sort, serve the same sort of purpose. Take the single socket to the car, and when you run into bulging nuts, flip the socket over and use the +0.5mm side.
I was looking for something slim like a single rail that would not take up a lot of space in another drawer. The only thing Ernst makes in 1/2” for deep sockets is the double tray.