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Does anyone know of a good supplier of 6 Point sockets?
I've got the ratchets from my Halfords Advanced set, but after the wife decided all the sockets lived on the floor and didn't pick them back up (I didn't know about it for days) I've got no idea where half of them are.
What are good brands to look out for?
Also, what do people use to organise them? The plastic boxes always break for me, and I have a set of drawers I can use.
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Last Edit: Feb 3, 2021 14:43:02 GMT by Soopahfly
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I've got all mine screwed onto a piece of plywood made to measure in the top of my box. Brand wise I've got snap-on deep and semi deep 3/8" and 1/2" 6 point sockets that I've had since I was an apprentice in 1997. Anything I've bought extra is Halfords advanced or Bacho based on the lifetime guarantee.
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Socketsballbagbagins
@ballbagbagins
Club Retro Rides Member 164
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Got a bahco set which I really like. Plastic case has lost one if it's metal clasps but that was my fault.
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I've just bought the socket rails and attached them to plywood, means I have to lug the top box around but it's really easy to see what's missing.
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I've got all mine screwed onto a piece of plywood made to measure in the top of my box. Brand wise I've got snap-on deep and semi deep 3/8" and 1/2" 6 point sockets that I've had since I was an apprentice in 1997. Anything I've bought extra is Halfords advanced or Bacho based on the lifetime guarantee. That sounds an interesting idea, have you got a pic?
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Here's a pic for reference
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Oh, I see. Screwed the socket rails down. Nice idea.
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Yup, I got sick of swmbo chucking tools in bags and stuff going walkies, easy reference to look at and see what's missing, or grab sizes.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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SocketsDez
@dez
Club Retro Rides Member 34
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I bought some sealey pro 6 pointers as cheap get-me-by replacements after the fire at my workshop. That was 3 years ago and I’ve given em death in that time. Not broken one yet, even with impact guns, breaker bars and scaffold poles. They’re sub £20 a set.
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
Posts: 11,714
Club RR Member Number: 34
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SocketsDez
@dez
Club Retro Rides Member 34
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www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303335500287I went for these as you can get matching short and long sets in both metric and imperial. Looks like they’ve got up a couple quid over 3 years.
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