Your socket organizers

[MossRoad]

It was about $15 for a 2' x 4' sheet, enough for two drawers.

 

[newbury]

Start by labeling your drawers... and not the one's your wearing. :laughing:

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday...

January
February
March ....

I went to college with a guy that lived in the dorms, he would save all his jeans up to be washed when he went home on break and I think he only had like 6 pair.

I am a HUGE fan of these. For some reason, I struggle to see the numbers on sockets these days! No, age has nothing to do with it. Had to buy the large set of course, but well worth it as now I have plenty for future sockets and replacement of damaged ones. They hold up surprisingly well, oil and chemicals don't bother them but occasionally one will get scraped off in tight quarters. Definitely would buy them again. I see now they have labels for drawers too.
Steel Labels | Professional Labels to Organize Your Tools

I've real problems with the HF black impact sockets which have the sizes indented in the sides. What I've done is make sure they are clean and dip them into white paint then wipe them lightly with a towel, and let dry. They then are very readable. The paint flakes off after a while but it's easy to repeat.

And I like storing them (and many small tools) in used Zip-Loc bags.
SWMBO refuses to reuse a Zip-Loc, especially if it's had meat in it. So consequently I have quite a stock of bags. They break, they tear, but they are essentially free

 

[3Lfarms]

Is that foam custom to snap on boxes, or is it cut and fit? Where do you get something like
That?

SnapOn will laser etch the tools with your name and laser cut black foam that is then glued onto contrasting colored foam (like black foam on top of 1/8 yellow foam). When the tools are all in their place, all you see is the black foam, but when a tool is removed, you see the yellow outline and you know it hasn't been replaced.
They can also laser print a tag with the tool description that is glued into the cutout if you are really ****. They will even do all this at no extra cost, if your purchase is big enough. They tend to bend over backwards when you spend $250K on one order.

They will even custom make tools for you when you are that big of a customer. They made us very large 1/2" speedhandles to use as a a crank. SnapOn is the only tool manufacturer we could find that can do custom stuff like that.

 

[Pixguy]

SnapOn will laser etch the tools with your name and laser cut black foam that is then glued onto contrasting colored foam (like black foam on top of 1/8 yellow foam). When the tools are all in their place, all you see is the black foam, but when a tool is removed, you see the yellow outline and you know it hasn't been replaced. They can also laser print a tag with the tool description that is glued into the cutout if you are really ****. They will even do all this at no extra cost, if your purchase is big enough. They tend to bend over backwards when you spend $250K on one order. They will even custom make tools for you when you are that big of a customer. They made us very large 1/2" speedhandles to use as a a crank. SnapOn is the only tool manufacturer we could find that can do custom stuff like that.

Wow.... All that foronly250k?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I have 3 socket sets that come with a case and a place for every item.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I bought one Snap On tool in my whole life. A special socket to remove injectors from an 82 GMC diesel pickup. It was the only thing available. Otherwise I find their hand tools overpriced. My Craftsman hand tools (wrenches, sockets) are now 30-40 years old and I have never broke or bent any of them in steady use.

 

[cmyoung2]

What keeps the sockets in place?

I also have these! they are excellent!!

 

[dragoneggs]

Reminds me of the Styx song..
Too much time on my hand

That's a flashback!

 

[dragoneggs]

January
February
March ....

Can we at least agree on weekly?

 

[topbuilder]

"I find their hand tools overpriced"
Are they expensive? Yes. I think we normally expect we are going to pay when choosing the best of anything. Why does one drive a Corvette when a Chevette will reach the same destination?