How do you keep your impact sockets

[pseshooter300]

Just curious how everyone stores there impact sockets. If you use something like a Hansen tray or a socket magnetic rack or keep them in the case like how Grey pneumatic comes. Thanks

 

[Rossco]

My impacts are stored I the tool foam with the rest of the socketry.

The deeps lay down an the shallows stand up.

 

[hifi_hokie]

Right now, the only impacts I have are a single Grey Pneumatic set that I keep in the case, but I could see myself going to something like Westling Machine trays if/when my collection grows.

 

[Mr. Brooks]

Kobalt socket trays, cheap enough to buy a few sets. Set for chrome. Set for impacts.

 

[AndrewV]

In mechanics time saver magnetic socket trays.
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[rick carpenter]

A Hansen tray for my 1/2" deeps in the toolbox, no other garage impacts. A Craftsman metal rail for my 1/2" deeps in the Husky road bag, not really happy with that set up.

 

[Coach James]

I just stand them up in one of my top boxes. My boxes never get moved so they don't fall over.

Coach

 

[Mr.Nutcase]

1/2 loose in drawer (17,19,18,21,22)
Rest in hason trays
3/8 in rails, 3/8 chrome in lowes holder blue

 

[jethro29]

on metal socket rackets,5 or 10 per rack depending on size.

 

[charlestmann]

Ernst rails stored in the same drawer as regular sockets. 30mm and larger stay in the G.P. box they came in.

 

[Murphy4570]

Like this:

 

[Outlawmws]

Each on its own individual impact gun, racked and ready for use...

 

[1950mercury]

I use metal rails cause i have to spray them with wd40 every couple months or they rust...

My chrome are on hanson trays

 

[healing]

Each on its own individual impact gun, racked and ready for use...

That's the only logical way to store them! Each gun has its own hose right?

 

[CJM8515]

plastic rails. or in the cases they come in,.

 

[BK13]

Each on its own individual impact gun, racked and ready for use...

Around here, I wouldn't be the one to call BS on that...

 

[nicksnothereman]

Kobalt socket trays, cheap enough to buy a few sets. Set for chrome. Set for impacts.

Yep.

Joints and extensions (usually) go in a document bag.

 

[monomach]

Kobalt trays.

 

[92integra]

i was having this exact problem today after picking up some matco swivel sockets..... to wide to store in hf tray's my grey duo's fit in the 3/8ths and 1/4" trays as well as the hf 1/2" impact sockets..... i settle for laying down one of hf magnetic tool holder's like 18 inch's long held my 10-19mm matco swivel sockets and my 10 12 13 15 mm 12point swivels all on 1 rail

 

[zkling]

I just stand them on end in the top compartment of the box with the rest of my sockets. Granted I hardly ever move my box and I only have 1/2" impacts. Racks and trays are not nearly as space efficient. IMHO.

Each on its own individual impact gun, racked and ready for use...

That's the only logical way to store them! Each gun has its own hose right?

Of course, is there any other way?

 

[Canadian Charlie]

My half inch drives are on Hanson trays with a couple of the bigger ones standing straight up.

3/8" drives on rails or on magnet holders

 

[W0rLDWaR4]

i have them on the plastic (composite) craftsman socket rails...laying down in a drawer. My chromes are in my 28" roll-away standing up...there's a couple sets of impacts there as well.

 

[Sonorous]

If you use something like a Hansen tray or a socket magnetic rack or keep them in the case like how Grey pneumatic comes.

A little of all three in my home garage.

The first thing I grab is a full-ish VIM rail of 3/8" impact swivels along with 1/2" shallow impact sockets. These live on my cart/tray/stool depending on the job, along with my other commonly used tools. The 1/2 impact wrench usually sits with the quick-flip tire service impacts so I don't need deeps to get wheels off.

I then have a full drawer for metric sockets - way too many to be sure. The ones that will fit live on the Kobalt trays, while some of the axle sockets (some 3/4" drive too) live beside the 1/2 trays. I also have a chrome 3/4 drive metric set that lives in its case and occasionally gets introduced to an impact wrench .

SAE stuff is mostly split (and neglected) between two smaller drawers on Kobalt trays. I also have a 3/4 SAE impact set that lives in its case (the stuff that needs it doesn't usually fit in the garage ).

I guess it comes down to how much stuff you've got and how you use it. I really like having everything in one drawer where possible, because it lets me see and assess all my options.

Just the other day I needed to get at a 26mm transmission fluid strainer on a Kubota. I didn't have a thin enough socket to fit (in either metric or 1", which ended up fitting after knocking the paint off). If it was a smaller, metric-only size it would have been a quick glance because everything is in the one drawer, but instead I had to dig out several 3/4 drive cases to check them out while also looking back and forth through several drawers to see what would work best. In the end sockets didn't work at all and an old 1" offset box wrench (with the 15/16 end already broken off) plus a 24" cheater pipe solved my problem.

I guess my point is that the simple rail works well, but once that fails all-in-one-drawer is usually the easiest way for me to find the right tool for the job. Once that fails you better hope you kept those broken old wrenches to save your ***!

 

[Monte]

Gedore socket rails and Gedore plastic tray:

 

[1foxracing]

Hansen in 1/2" drive.

 

[4x4gearhead]

I use socket rails. Plain and simple. I dont like hansen trays because they are stuck in your toolbox after that. If you plan on taking them to a job or a piece of equipment in my case, you run the risk of knocking them over and them going everywhere. I wouldnt mind some of those lisle magnetic organizers though, just havent been able to justify spending $100+ on doing this to my sockets.

 

[dlcwent]

Some on rails, some in trays, some in the boxed plastic set they came in. I too have a hard time justifying the $100+ on organizers. As long as I know where they are, I'm fine with it.

 

[ibedayank]

like so

 

[Adam.C]

I think the hansen racks are a good idea. I try to keep all my black stuff oilled. I think laying it down defeats that and can help sockets rust. I like them upside down on the stud racks.

I don't like magnetizing tools. I would prefer MTS racks if they weren't magnetic. Ditto for the Snap on upright trays.

 

[Outlawmws]

That's the only logical way to store them! Each gun has its own hose right?

Of course!

 

[Exceller8]

My impacts don't get any love. I just throw them in a drawer and call it good. My chrome sockets have proper organizing racks.

 

[Hpozzuoli]

All 1/2. No 3/8 at all. If I need the mg325 I use an adaptor. I keep them coated in WD40 due to the winters I have here.

 

[Monte]

i made this tray out of wood so you can remove both socket holders from the drawer and so they also don´t stick to the drawer.

 

[Canadian Charlie]

i made this tray out of wood so you can remove both socket holders from the drawer and so they also don´t stick to the drawer.

Looks great Monte

 

[NFH2740]

Hansen tray.

 

[Askme42]

Hansen trays

 

[454ragtop]

Made in USA, right here in Carver actually............scrap of 2X4, a forstner bit, a little spray paint, and voila!
Jim

 

[Tool504]

My impact sockets (1/2, 3/8 and 1/4) are all standing up on their own shallow/deep combo harbor freight trays like all of my chrome sockets. My impact swivels are a little thick and don't fit well on the trays, so they are standing up on craftsman composite rails. I like those because they don't promote rust on the impacts like my cheap metal rails seem to.