ARES 60038 - Black 80-Piece Socket Organizer - 1/4-Inch, 3/8-Inch, and 1/2-Inch Drive Socket Rails Hold 80 Sockets and Keep Your Tool Box Organized

Im the type of guy that builds small to medium sized tool boxes for dedicated purposes. A go bag for each hobby essentially. But as life went along I got rid of some of my hobbies and it just made sense to consolidate. This here socket holder has had a big part in that. Initially I bought one. How foolish... Ive got two now with several additional clip purchases. lol. Yeah, expect to buy more clips. Speaking of which, the 3/8 clips have held onto my assortment of heavy sparkplug sockets without a fuss. They also store the ridiculous amount of 10mm (5) and 1/2 (7) sockets I have just fine. As youd expect, this 80 socket model does get rather heavy when you load it up completely. Not much you can do about that. The convenience factor of being able to move that many sockets at once is undeniable though. I use to store my sockets on individual rails or in whatever holder the sockets came in. This definitely feels superior, though I wouldnt put this 80 socket contraption on the concrete when Im under a car. For me, its too big and heavy and tends to get in the way as it just doesnt want to move. Seems there is one manufacturer of this specific model. Ares, Mechan Tools, OEMTools, and Olsa from the looks of things are all distributing the same item. Definitely a well built product.

All the corners were curled up along with the edge of a side. I wasn’t about to cry about it, i straightened it out and Called it a day. BUT in the process all the paint on the parts I bent back was lost.

Swapped all of these to 3/8” for my large collection. Works fine and they hold very well.

Works just fine. As a Honda tech I have a million smaller sockets so I have more 1/2 in sockets holders then I need but that’s not the fault of the product. Good, cheap way to clean up your box

Product arrived as described. Clips sizes can be removed and rearranged any way possible, they don’t have to stay the way they arrived. There is even still more room left if I want to add more clips for other sockets. Would recommend if you’re looking to organize, or simply looking for something that will replace worn out plastic socket trays.

Holds sockets well. im glad i splurged over the HF model which doesnt have the ball bearings.

UPDATED 9/16/20: I purchased the 80 piece on Dec 9, 2018 and I have been very happy with it since. Now I need a second one for additional socket pieces and a hex 3/8 drive set and so I bought another one just on 4/28/20. I have these for 21 months. No issues with it in any way so far. I am probably an average user as I have the socket holder in my bench drawer and only need to take it out of the drawer to work elsewhere maybe once per week at most. I gave durability a 4 only because I have not used it very long enough to verify “durability”. I would not call it durable if it hadn’t lasted at least 3-4 years with my use. I also gave the lock feature a 4 instead of 5 because I think they can do better. But again, so far so good. I had to swap out almost all of the ½” and ¼” clips with 3/8” since that is what I use. CLIPS: Speaking of which, that is my big gripe. It takes nothing to put the clips on. We should be able to choose 4 sets of any size we like. How hard is that??? Thankfully some of the other manufacturers clips fit. I bought 2 packs of 24 clips from Olsa when I purchased my first socket organizer and then I ordered another 24 pack at the same time I ordered my second ARES socket organizer on 4/28/20. They work perfectly. But thats crap! I should be able to choose what I need - and that goes for all the makers of these multi-socket holders or I would definitely have marked Ares down at least 1 star. Now I have a bag full of 1/4s and 1/2 clips that are worthless to me, but which I had to pay for. Just FYI, the exact measurements of the organizer are 6 x 17. With the 1.5 handle (5” wide), total length is 18.5. Height is 1 height with 1/2 socket clips. Precise measurements are: 5 17/16 x 17, and the handle: 4 4/8 x 1.5.

Very nice socket organizer

I like the fact that I know where all the sizes are now. Before, I would scramble through my socket drawer looking for the right size. Now, I can choose one and if not the right size...go to the next size. And it is great for working under my car. It is very portable.