Ernst Manufacturing - 8412-Red-1/2 8-Inch Socket Organizer with 7 1/2-Inch Twist Lock Clips, Red

If you bought sockets piecemeal or at a discount tool store like Harbor Freight, they likely didn't come with a reasonable way to organize and store them. Trying to find the right-sized socket when they're scattered across the bottom of your toolbox is an exercise in aggravation, the antidote to which are these brilliant little Ernst socket organizers.Just space out the twist-lock pegs along the colored plastic bar, place a socket on top of a peg (ratchet-end first), then twist the socket 1/8 turn. The socket is now secured, and will only come off the peg if you grasp the socket and twist in the opposite direction. Each organizer also comes with pre-printed labels that fit precisely onto each twist-lock peg. No more lost sockets, no more fumbling.I bought two socket organizers (red for SAE, blue for metric) and my 3/8-inch Craftsman and Harbor Freight socket sets both fit perfectly. The colored organizer bodies have a hole on one end so they can be hung on a pegboard, or you can buy additional twist-lock pegs and attach even more sockets to the backside of the organizer.The only real downsides to this product that I could identify are minor manufacturer tolerance issues (i.e. all the twist-lock pegs worked as designed, but it was easier to get sockets onto some pegs than others) and [presumably] the plastic twist-lock pegs will eventually wear out with heavy use.These things are just brilliant. Buy with confidence.

As I started working on cars professionally, my first full time job at a small shop allowed me to share tools with the owner as I bought my own. He had several of the full sized Ernest rails, and using them daily sold me on them. They are not cheap, BUT, they are fantastic at what they do. These short ones are perfect for my set of non marring lugnut sockets, and for the regular 10,12,14,15,17,19,21 that you find on the Japanese cars I primarily work on. It's just easier to load your common stuff on the smaller rails, or even perfect for using for smaller sets of specialty sockets like Torx and Hex bits as well if you don't use them as much either. Seriously, get these or the full sized version to suit your needs, but they are great for daily use.

These things are awesome. I bought one of each size, and was skeptical, but after using them while rebuilding my suspension, they held up just fine. The 1/2” holds my impact sockets perfectly, and the little stickers are a nice little touch. Not sure they’ll stick, but that doesn’t matter.Overall they work great, so if you have a million sockets and need a way to manage it, these work great.I should mention that the locking mechanism for the sockets on this thing is nothing short of witchcraft. Not sure how it works, but it does.If I had to give it one complaint, it would be that the 1/2” socket size has less holders than the 3/8” and 1/4”, which is a bummer since they’re the same price for less things, so instead of holding 8 or 9, it holds like 6-7 sockets. But they’re also super inexpensive so buying a few isn’t that big of a deal. Overall they’re quite handy.

These are a great product--well-designed, well-thought-out, and made in USA!!!I like that I can have a portable socket rail made of a material that won't damage surfaces when I put it down. I purchased one blue and one red of the 8" variety for a set of deep sockets that I keep in a zippered pouch. The blue are for the metric and the red are for the standard. The twist-lock feature is great. This helps keep everything from becoming a mess in the bag and it is easy to get a socket out without using two hands.HOWEVER, just as I expected, the labels don't stick very well. After a day or two, some were already lifting off the rails. And the shame of this is that although I don't really NEED the labels to know my sizes (I use my sockets daily), it DOES help the user keep track of what's missing, etc. I wish the labels were more permanent.Otherwise, I really like these.

(copied and pasted review across numerous purchases)These are great trays for the price.I purchased this product largely based on price and the fact that it appeared to be identical to the Tekton offering therefore compatible with a few I already owned. Ernst appears to offer a better price point and more socket holders per rail. These fit precisely in the Tekton trays, and vice versa, and the socket holders are interchangeable.I bought these due to price, availability and slightly better features despite being otherwise identical.

I got this to hold a set of 3/8" hex sockets, and it's perfect for that. I am just a homeowner with a few necessities when it comes to tools so don't require anything fancy when it comes to organization, but this so much better than a plastic baggie. The twist locks seem just sturdy enough so far - not so tight it's hard to take the sockets on and off but not so loose that they'll pop off by themselves. And for the little hex socket set this is the perfect size.

The twist on style is nice for holding sockets in place but I don’t like getting them off, I prefer the magnet/ball style. I used these for my rarely used sockets that I keep in a catch all drawer. The extra security of the twist keeps them in place and I don’t mind the twist on/off since I rarely use the sizes on this rail. Good for organizing, these are as good of quality as any other rail I have seen. If you like the twist style theirs is excellent. If you want sockets that won’t go anywhere this is great as well. I prefer a different style but this definitely fits a need.

Nice organizer. I purchased the 1/4” model to organize a few loose sockets. Attaching a socket is easy, as is locking it in. The lock feature is nice and keeps the sockets in place, even if the organizer is floating around a toolbox. You can slide the individual holders along the rail as well as remove or add more.

Ernst makes great quality socket rails . I am personally not a fan of the current generation of " Twist Lock " retaining clips ( I always forget too " Twist " and then momentarily cannot figure out why the socket will not come off the rail ) so I just change out the clips to the " Dura-Pro HD " clips which are available separately and for me it is problem solved . I can see that the " Twist Lock " clips would be a great idea for heavier sockets like impact ones as it would help to prevent them from falling off which is somewhat ironic as this is what the " Dura Pro HD " clips were originally designed for !

Sujetan muy bien los dados para que no se salgan y se siente resistente, lo único malo es que las calco manías que trae para indicar las medidas se caen fácilmente.Es práctico ya que te permite traer los dados sin requerir de mucho espacio.

Fits great in my service tool bag. Secure, light, sturdy. Great product will buy other sizes as well. Worth the little bit extra money.

I transport my sockets in a tool bag, and they always fall out of the rails they come with. With these short rails the sockets stay where they should be, and the additional size stickers are nice too

Fit my mobile tool box well