Doc2012
Senior Member
Been awhile. Some work:
Finished storage removable storage system:
What's going to be in all the ammo cans?
Thought you'd never ask.
Started out with counting all the sockets I have. I use to have them stored in ammo cans, and the ammo can in my AMAL can, but I was gifted a Craftsman tool box, so I decided to have a truck set and a home set.
Next came figuring out how to do what I wanted.
Started with some wood that I put through the laser engraver. (2) 1/4" pieces glued together:
Then acrylic. Again, through the laser engraver:
And finally settled on 1/8" steel plate, marked with the laser engraver:
Then, drilled and tapped with a 8/32 tap.
Got a few boxes of 8/32 x 1/2" socket cap hex screws; some 3/8" x 3/8" x 4' and 1/2"X1/2"x3' black UHMW rod from McMaster Carr.
Cut the 3/8" rod into 1/2" sections, and screwed it onto the 1/8" plate for my 3/8" sockets.
All plates have been laser marked with appropriate places for sockets. I have my 1/2" deepwell and standard sockets, and 3/8" standard and deepwell sockets. Only one I did tonight was one 3/8", but the rest will be done probably by this weekend.
Finished storage removable storage system:
What's going to be in all the ammo cans?
Thought you'd never ask.
Started out with counting all the sockets I have. I use to have them stored in ammo cans, and the ammo can in my AMAL can, but I was gifted a Craftsman tool box, so I decided to have a truck set and a home set.
Next came figuring out how to do what I wanted.
Started with some wood that I put through the laser engraver. (2) 1/4" pieces glued together:
Then acrylic. Again, through the laser engraver:
And finally settled on 1/8" steel plate, marked with the laser engraver:
Then, drilled and tapped with a 8/32 tap.
Got a few boxes of 8/32 x 1/2" socket cap hex screws; some 3/8" x 3/8" x 4' and 1/2"X1/2"x3' black UHMW rod from McMaster Carr.
Cut the 3/8" rod into 1/2" sections, and screwed it onto the 1/8" plate for my 3/8" sockets.
All plates have been laser marked with appropriate places for sockets. I have my 1/2" deepwell and standard sockets, and 3/8" standard and deepwell sockets. Only one I did tonight was one 3/8", but the rest will be done probably by this weekend.