"Socket Board" Makes Tools Easy To Find

Socket Board Makes Tools Easy To Find FARM SHOP Miscellaneous Mike Sieve is able to organize sockets by drive and size and organize wrenches by size thanks to the handy tool organizer he built The tool organizer s backboard measures 8 ft long by 26 in high and is made from 14-ga sheet metal set inside a frame made from lengths of 1 1/2-in angle iron The various size drive sockets set on rows of pegs that extend through the backboard There s a 12-in deep shelf underneath The backboard is painted black and the silver sockets and wrenches really look nice against it says Sieve I built it because I had been storing my sockets and tools on a cart but it seemed like I could never find the size that I needed quickly For me finding the tools I need is all about speed He welded 4 pieces of angle iron together to make the shelf frame then cut out a piece from the sheet metal to fit inside and tack welded it on Then he cut out the backboard The next job was the hardest û laying out the pattern for the holes where the pegs actually nails û go through I needed to figure out which socket sizes I already had and which sizes would be available to add in the future I decided I wanted to have at least 5 rows of sockets plus 1 deep socket for my 1/4 3/8 and 1/2-in drives I keep SAE sockets on the left side of the board and metric on the right I figured I needed to accommodate socket sizes up to 2 in or 50 mm The bottom half of the board is used to store 1/4 and 3/8-in drive sockets which are spaced 1 1/2 in apart both horizontally and vertically á These sockets extend 6 rows high and go all the way to both ends of the backboard The top half of the board is used for 1/2 and 3/4-in drive sockets The top row is only for 3/4-in drive sockets which are spaced 2 1/2áin apart Right below it are 6 rows of 1/2-in sockets which are spaced 1 3/4 in apart both horizontally and vertically To get the pegs ready I drilled out a hole sized for the nails that I wanted to use says Sieve I used nails that would be 1/2 in longer than the socket s total length Drilling all those holes was a tedious job Then I placed all the nails in their holes and welded them to the board from the back side Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mike Sieve 2345 Ritchance Rd Alfred Ont Canada K0B 1A0 ph 613 675-2754 or 613 577-2099; mike clayallover@gmail com

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