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1/4" rail clips
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total newb
senior jerk ass
Take one of these and unfuck your chinese garbage.
Aluminum Socket Rails | Best Socket Organizer | Olsa Tools
Upgrade your tool collection with Olsa Tools' Aluminum Socket Rails. Choose from a range of colors for a personalized touch. These compact rails save space, hold sockets securely with steel ball bearing clips, and can be wall mounted. Get professional-grade sockets for a lifetime of durability.
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I went to these, so far pretty happy other than large size deep impacts 1/2" tend to jump off
Those suck
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Brad
Jackass
I have these in my canvas tool bags. The small Klein ones and they keep the sockets on the rails even being tossed around constantly. Short and long ones. Mine are all 3/8 driveAluminum Socket Rails | Best Socket Organizer | Olsa Tools
Upgrade your tool collection with Olsa Tools' Aluminum Socket Rails. Choose from a range of colors for a personalized touch. These compact rails save space, hold sockets securely with steel ball bearing clips, and can be wall mounted. Get professional-grade sockets for a lifetime of durability.
I went to these, so far pretty happy other than large size deep impacts 1/2" tend to jump off
arse_sidewards
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They don't hold up to 1/2 deep sockets long term in my experience.
But my tools do more than just sit around in a drawer so ymmv
FC4X4
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Yep... you got me... I just bought my shit to look at it.
arse_sidewards
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You're what? Opening and closing a toolbox drawer and picking sockets off. Maybe taking a rail with you a couple times a week.Yep... you got me... I just bought my shit to look at it.
I'm just saying that they don't really like being tossed into and pulled out of a toolbox or bucket all the time while full of 1/2 drive deep sockets. I've broken two plastics off my metric rail and one off the standard. Wouldn't be a problem if the rail didn't hold the exact number of sockets I need to fit my metric and freedom sizes across three rails.
Buy the aluminum and plastic rails from Walmart or whatever. They are great in the small sizes.
SomeGuyFromOlympia
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sometimes the steel ones, you can bend them
but I just use the racks that looks like this, of they dont fit where I want them to I just 3d print it
but I just use the racks that looks like this, of they dont fit where I want them to I just 3d print it
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I have yet to see the metal clip style not suck ass. The plastic with the ball detent seem to kick ass and hold up rather well. Even if you use them
I have no complaints.For the top of a tool box, those hanson trays work well too
clodhopper
Get off my lawn, punk!
Stuff I dont use much is on a mishmash of different rails, just to keep them in order by size. Sockets on these:
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The size print kinda sucks, but they were cheap, like $3 at the time. It doesnt stick up as high a the ones that have the size on the post, so fit better in the drawer.
Tool Shop® 1/2" Drive Socket Tray
This socket tray features a sliding tab converts the tray from MM to SAE. It is designed to keep sockets organized, but readily available for use. The stubs on the heavy duty molded plastic tray allow for both 1/2" shallow and deep sockets.
www.menards.com