Reader Find: Craftsman’s Socket Organizer
By Chuck Cage
It seems like a lot of Toolmongers out there are gearing up for tool organization lately; we received a couple of great organization finds today, including this one from Greg. Greg writes: “You don’t necessarily have to go the foam cut-out route with sockets. Craftsman makes this pre-cut plastic insert set for their toolboxes. It has a separate tray for standard and metric sizes.”
Recognizing, of course, that organization is totally a matter of personal taste, I have to say that I had a set of these and never really liked them. I never seemed to have the exact set of tools that they were made for. (Generally I had more than one of certain common sockets — 13mm, 10mm, 1/2″, etc. — and kept multiple sets.)
But if you’ve got exactly what Craftsman had in mind — and you have a Craftsman toolbox — these could work perfectly for you.
Sears sells ‘em for $22.
Craftsman Socket Organizer [Sears]
January 10th, 2007 at 9:46 am
I saw this and almost bought it. Then I saw HF had the same-ish thing for $10.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=37345
I bought 2, one for deep wells and one for shorties. They have another type with pegs on it to stick the sockets on.
January 12th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I have these inserts and generally they do as they are advertised. I don’t like two things though. One, I have several craftsman socket sets and but they still don’t fill most of the holes, so I can’t tell by site what sockets are missing. Two, the trays for ratchets and extensions are more of an after thought. Only shorter 3/8″ inch ratchet and shorter extensions, 9″ or less fit in the tray. you have to store your 1/2″ ratchets and extensions in another drawer.
January 16th, 2007 at 11:26 am
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January 19th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
I bought the HF one with pegs. I’m not sure how happy I am with it. It works as advertised and pretty cheap, but the pegs are pretty short and a tad small, so the sockets don’t fit as snuggly as they should. Also, the size is pretty big. I was looking for a rolling cabinet to place it in on the Sears website and only the big ones had drawers deep enough to fit the board.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=44487
March 3rd, 2007 at 6:51 pm
Looks nice, and keeps a limited number of sockets organized, but it lacks portability. Craftsman magnetic holders or Hansen socket trays, (also available at Sears), have more capacity and you can take them where the work is.