I have 12 Harbor Freight clamps. I checked their function before leaving the store. 6 years and they work fine. I don't tighten them as tight as possible because its not needed. Just be smart and don't buy the ones that don't look or work right at the store. If your are inpatient and rich, go for the fancy ones. If not, just use the tools you have within their functional capacity.
I like the approach and the explanation, thank you. My question is, do the tools get magnetized over time and start collecting all the metal dust in the shop?
I'm going to try this in my entryway on Friday. 160 sq ft. Looks promising and will save me ton of time and money if it works. Thanks for this video! keep ya posted
I have used these Neodymium magnets for many projects. What I can say is they are subject to damage. The coating flakes off and they chip and break easily. My suggestion would be to glue a piece of cloth or thin felt on top of the magnets to cushion the impact of the socket when you put them in your holder. As a Mechanic, I have to agree with you, I have been using the metal socket holders for years and they SUCK! As you state the sockets can be a bear to get off. But the kicker is after a few months they won't hold the sockets on at all and you are picking your sockets up off the floor constantly. Interesting project. I may try something like this. Thank you for posting.
I like your design the best (no one comes close) on both wrench and socket holders. The only way to improve your design is to use CAD software and use a cnc router to route out plywood panels. A cnc router would make production of these holders much faster and would allow for easy creative design changes without a lot of work. I would like to make these holders as Xmas gifts to sell at Craft shows. If these could be produced cheaply competing with Amazon's extremely expensive versions would be easy... I followed your advice and found socket labels/stickers on Amazon which would improve identification of each socket greatly... My moto for turning sixty-five years old is: I cannot see, hear, or remember, but these sticker labels will help....
For those of us that can't measure, and couldn't tell a table saw from a tabletop.... Do you make these for sale? Say if a person sent you a wrench kit, and you returned a holder? I looked on Etsy for a woodworker, no luck.
Best I've seen. I have the cheap socket rails and don't really like them. I have them hanging on my peg board, but now it looks like their days will end soon.
I don't put the carrying handles in the middle as one end is heavier than the other. I take a few seconds to determine the balance point and put the handles at that point. :)
Why not just use the metal socket holder you already have? That system seems to work fine for me, just make sure to put them back where they belong, Helllloooo!
I like these! The issue I have with the socket organizer is the sockets are upside down. If you turn the drive side up, you find the socket you want, then just put your ratchet right into the hole, no removal needed. Right from holder to ratchet!
Really like both your socket and wrench holder builds! Probably the best working and looking out there! Some people might feel it is too much work, but I think they are something that will be great to pass on to my kids.
I kinda like the solution even if it seems a bit more than necessary. I would have liked to see how you handle deep sockets and it seems like you need some extension bars on that one rail you made. Anyways good ideas....thanks for sharing.
a lot more complicated for my first diy sanding block than i anticipated trying, but i really like this design. i could make some adjustments to make room for what i have and work from there. thanks bubs, for giving me a very interesting but useful challenge, wish me luck :p
Career change has left me little time to dabble on facebook the last 3 years, sorry about that. Install went well, Its been 3 years and we still the results. I will post a follow up video soon. Thanks for watching.
