How to make a portable socket organizer

Farmer Landon Tomica of Trenton, Kentucky, took a sheet of ⅛-inch steel, and cut it to hold socket rails.

By Staff Author

Published on May 31, 2024

Socket Storage Rack — Photo:
David Ekstrom

Working Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Farmer Landon Tomica of Trenton, Kentucky, got tired of searching for sockets that rolled around in his tool cabinet or pickup toolbox.

So, like many of our readers, Landon got busy making his own solution. He took a sheet of ⅛-inch steel, and cut it to hold socket rails he bought at a discount outlet for 99¢ a piece.

After those bargain socket rails were riveted to the sheet metal, Landon was in business.

What You'll Need

Equipment / Tools

Riveter
Sheet metal shear

Materials

⅛-inch thick sheet steel
9-gauge wire
Socket rails

Instructions

Read the instructions

The base of the rack is made from ⅛-inch thick sheet steel that is 15 inches wide and 18 inches long.

Create a handle to go on one of the narrow ends of this sheet by bending 9-gauge wire in a loop and feeding it through a sheet metal clasp that is riveted to the sheet metal.
Rivet the socket rails to the metal sheet. Space approximately 2 inches apart to accommodate larger sockets.