Ernst Manufacturing 8460HV Socket Boss 3-Rail Multi-Drive Socket Rail Organizer with Tray, 18-Inch, High-Visibility - Made in USA
S**D
Great Price! You get a lot for your money
Lets start with price. No matter you choice there is a ton of value. For what is included it is very hard to find anything better.The lock and slide feature is flawless. Even with the rails loaded it is easy to remove and replace it. If you do not like the placement of a rail. You can just swap rails to a new location.Customization. There are so many options and even some color choices. You can choose blue, red, Hig Vis. Pretty much any combination of them. Having the option to choose 3 or 2 rail in 13 or 19 inch is amazing. You can even opt to have just the rails alone. Do not have every socket in a set or maybe have sizes that are not common. This is no problem for this set. Remove or slide the locking pegs. Want the rail to have 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 no worries you can do that. There are stickers to label everything once you determine what works best for you.Now for the negatives. As with anything nothing is perfect. With all the customization to make this the way that you want it comes at a cost. That cost is not really in actual dollars. Because the price is very reasonable. The real cost is your time. The options are so endless that you will spend what feel like eternity trying to determine what is best for you. Even after hours of tinkering you will find another layout that you would prefer. Great you have a layout and general idea how you will use everything. Now it is time to label. They provide a great deal of little tiny stickers to identify every torx, socket ect... That you own and have place in this. Well lets just say if you are like me. You question if you really need all these sockets ( THE ANSWER IS YES). Plan for a project because it truly is.To sum it up. Yes this is a very tedious project and very time consuming. However the outcome is worth every second that you spend on it. I am have not completely made it 100 percent yet. But the outcome so far is amazing. Would I recommend this to a friend? Absolutely. Even an enemy because I know they will be busy for sometime. Would I purchase again? Already planning on it. I want to thank you for taking the time to read this. Take care and have a great day.
F**C
Organized
I bought an 87 piece Blue-Point Torx/Allen set from the Snap-On man. The case it came in only fit in my bottom deep drawer and it was a pain to pull out every time I needed a t20, t27, t30 etc. and keeping even just the most common sizes loose in my top drawer wasn't an option for me. None of the socket organizers I found were perfect but this set came the closest by a large margin. With the addition of 12 1/4" clips (sold in packs of 15) I easily fit all 87 pieces on two trays. My image shows the trays before I added the extra clips.Pros:-The ability to remove, add, and position the clips makes organizing easy and efficient. T6 - T60 can all go on the same rack despite ranging from 1/4" to 1/2" drive.-The labels included are easy to read and plentiful. Each rack comes with a sheet that covers just about every socket size (that's three sheets per tray)-The twist n' lock is easy to lock/unlock and holds fast-The blue matches the color of my box-The tray holds the racks securely without taking up excess space.Cons:-The plastic isn't heavy duty carbon reinforced impact impervious nanotechnology nonsense like the Snap-On guy probably sellsThe trays holding my other sockets are the Hansen Global metric trays
D**W
Perfect for my needs. Socket to me!
I don't have a full socket set. Rather mostly SAE with a few metrics of different sizes. To buy a non configurable holder would leave gaps and would waste drawer space.This holder fits the bill. I had some confusion how it worked from the on line description, so here goes:The tray holds 3 rails. Each rail can be unlocked and detached separately, so you can carry a bunch of sockets to the job if you are not sure of the size you need.Each rail starts with 15 socket holders. They are each detachable from the rails. You can put any combination of holders on any rail at any distance so you can mix 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 size SAE and metric on any rail. The set comes with 15 of each size - total 45. You can purchase more but I didn't need to. There are stick on labels provided if you need them. I haven't decided yet whether to use them.Each individual holder twists to lock the socket. The socket slides easily on and off the unlocked holder and holds firmly when locked. Between my socket heads and adapters I have used about 75% of the spaces. My spark plug socket just fits vertically in my craftsman 2 inch deep work bench drawer with drawer liner.I have about half the drawer left over for ratchet handles and a wrench set.Product is high quality plastic and should last a long time. Price was very fair for this level of functionality and quality.You could mount this on a wall if you wish. You would likely want to keep the sockets locked until use - very easy and convenient to do.I hope this description helps. I bought this without full knowledge of functionality and it turned out to be an extremely versatile design and exactly right for me.Additional info: I have just added the Ernst wrench holder set (reviewed separately). I cut it in half to fit the remaining drawer space (Craftsman 11 x 22 inch.) Now wrenches and sockets are all in the same spot and arranged beautifully. Yes, a little OCD, but so satisfying.
Y**V
Amazing socket organizer
I really put all my loose sockets in order. Bought 3 of these, and split them according to a wratched spanner size. You can easily move rails across so can take only sockets that you need for the job. Lock is reliable so far. The only advice is Amazon need to start selling extra or spare socket and spanner clips, because I need few extra for my 1/4"set
T**N
Buy one
A little expensive for what it is but so worth it
S**N
Brilliant idea for keeping tool box neat
Brilliant product
L**A
Good, adaptable socket organizer
I am very pleased with this organizer. Very flexible system with extra clips easily interchangeable. Had most of my sockets already stored and needed something to keep all of my duplicates in one place. This worked perfectly; bought an extra set of 3/8 clips and now have all my extra 3/8 std, metric and my 1/4" STD/Metric in one compact storage unit. Doesn't take up a lot of drawer space either. The twist lock feature can be a little finicky at first with some sockets, but it all worked out okay. Good product at a fair price.
B**R
Finally a great way to organize your sockets without breaking the bank
I have been looking forever for a neat and tidy way to organize my sockets without using those horrid metal rails that come with cheap sockets or the plastic peg type that you buy at stores. This thing is solid and the twist lock feature is great, I have read a lot of the reviews that people complained about the twist lock system being difficult to use but I haven't had any problems. I use 3 different brands of sockets and they all worked flawless on the Ernst rail and I have uploaded photos to prove it. (Tekton on the 1/2, Snap-On on the 3/8 and Eastwood on the 1/4) I like that you can remove individual rails in case you have to put a specific drive size on a tool cart for say. The product comes with stickers so you can label the twist locks so you don't have to guess if you picked the right size socket or not. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
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