Customer Reviews

Lisle 40210 Green 3/8" Magnetic Socket Holder

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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Sockets have been the bane of my existence. No matter how carefully I put them down, they seem to end up rolling around on the floor or in the toolchest. I used to waste a good 5-10 minutes per task simply sorting through them to find the right one. Given some of my projects would require 3-4 different socket sizes, this chewed up time. I tried the vertical plastic holders sold at Sears; these are the types where you drop the socket on a stick. Fail. The sticks would break off, deep and large-diameter sockets wouldn't fit properly/securely, the whole tray would slide around and they weren't really portable.

This tray has solved my problem. There's a long magnet underneath the tray to hold the tray to the toolchest or other metallic surface. There's a magnet at each socket slot, holding the socket in the slot. First, the bad news: they really are green, the green is an ugly fluorescent green and they are designed for graded sockets. Basically, you can't put 10 24 mm deep sockets in them and they don't look pretty. Now, the good news: the magnets are strong, sockets fit, hex bits fit, torx bits fit, there's a carrying handle and they are fairly rugged. I turned them upside down and shook them pretty vigorously and couln't get any of the sockets to fall out.

Overall, A+.

I've tried a number of different methods for holding sockets: the tiny metal clips-on-bars, loose in small toolboxes, and the useless box that the socket set came in. These magnetic holders are by far the best solution: the sockets never fall out by mistake, the sockets are easy to grab with greasy hands, and you can replace the sockets with a single hand, almost by feel (important when your head is still under the car ;-) I use red for standard, and green for metric, and a complete set of 3 (1/4, 3/8, and 1/2) will fit nicely in a standard 26" tool chest drawer.

I bought a nice socket set on clearance a few years ago and the sockets just kept rolling around my cabinet. Finding a specific size was a tedious task for a simple job like an oil change.
This solved my organization problems...which means I can buy more tools. YAY!
Strong magnets to hold sockets in place, and strong magnet on the back to hold the unit where ever you want...even vertically on the side of my metal tool cabinet.

I PURCHASED THIS ITEM TO EASE THE FRUSTRATION WHEN I AM TRYING TO FIND DIFFERENT SOCKET SIZES TO REPAIR MY MACHINERY. THESE ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN HAVING THE SOCKETS STORED IN MY TOOL CHEST DRAWERS. THE MAGNETS ARE SUPER STRONG AND THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR ALL MY SOCKETS AND THEN SOME. I ADDED SIZE LABELS I PURCHASED ON EBAY TO THE TRAYS AND THE SOCKETS. NOW I CAN ACTUALLY SEE EVERYTHING CLEARLY. NO NEED TO STORE THE SOCKETS IN THE DRAWERS AT ALL. THE TRAYS CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE SIDE OF THE TOOL CHEST WITH THE STRONG MAGNETS SAVING A LOT OF DRAWER SPACE. NOW WHEN I WORK ON A MACHINE ALL THE SOCKETS ARE RIGHT THERE WHERE I AM WORKING. THESE ARE COMMERCIAL GRADE AND A REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT.

Not bad unit, however it does take up a lot of surface space in a tool drawer. I'm not sure if I like it that much. I guess now I have to make it work. I purchased the green and red metric and standard. Some sockets do not fit the space because the thickness of the socket wall and the length.

It seems I could never find a good solution for storing sockets. I've tried a bunch of different options, but they always ended up less than ideal. This is by far the best solution I have found. Magnets really work well. I bought both the 3/8 and 1/4 inch versions.

Best socket holder I have purchased for my sockets. The magnet holds them in place and I can find the correct socket with ease because the size of the socket can be arranged so that it is viewed easily

I have 4 of these. I have used them for years. The first thing I do is saw the handle off so it will fit in my tool box. I like them a lot. Color is wrong in the photo; it really green.

Great for organizing all of those sockets! It also is magnetic on the back to stick to a metal tool chest, etc.

This is the best system I have found for holding sockets whether kept hanging on the wall or carried to the work. Sockets are easily accessible, but will not fall out with normal handling. However, if you have a hodgepodge of sizes or a lot of duplicates, this may not be the holder for you as it is designed for a set of graduated sizes.