ARES 60005-26-Piece 1/4 in SAE Magnetic Socket Organizer -GREEN -Holds 13 Standard (Shallow) and 13 Deep Sockets -Perfect for your Tool Box -Also Available in RED

This is a fantastic way to store your sockets. The baseplate is magnetic which allows the entire holder to be placed on the side of a normal metal toolbox or what ever that a magnet will stick to. This is also what keeps the sockets in their place. There are no small magnets inside those holes - that is the baseplate you see in the bottom so there is nothing to get loose and get lost (the sockets will always stick unless they are aluminum or stainless or something non-magnetic).I can't imagine anything that would work better for me to hold my sockets. I started with a set of 10 SAE and 10 metric (10 deep and 10 shallow of each type) and added the extra ones to make this a complete set. The only problem I've run into is the largest (5/8") will not fit in the hole. This one is an "SK" and I guess it is slightly thicker metal so the hole needs to be reamed a little. I didn't subtract a star - I think it is the socket not the holder.I liked this one enough that I went and got the metric one for my metric 1/4 in drive sockets (mentioned above).OK this was supposed to be for the RED Ares SAE socket holder. I am also pleased with the metric one. My only wish on the metric is if it had one more holder for a 15mm socket (shallow and deep).

These socket organizers seem pretty durable so far and the magnets in it are sufficient. The main issue is that they do not fit an entire impact socket set. The 1/2in impact sockets do not fit in this organizer. The entire rest of the impact set fits perfectly except those two holes. I feel like Ares could have better set up the organizer to fit that size of impact as the rest of the holes fit pretty well. Also, for chrome sockets it seems that they fit a little loose. Now that isn’t horrible because it gives some room to drop the socket in place. Overall I would buy these again as they seem to be of great quality.

I am an aircraft mechanic and as such we have to keep a very close eye on our tool inventory. This is perfect for my needs, I have it for both the 1/4" & 3/8" drive sockets both deep well and shallow.Magnetic base is strong enough to retain the sockets while you have it stuck on your trucks fender, I was working on my truck as well. :-)The compact size is perfect when space is at a premium. The text is nice and clear, so far it has withstood all of the solvents it's been exposed to, including jet fuel.I will be outfitting my home toolbox with these as wellThe picture is my socket drawer before I purchased the 1/4" drive socket holder, the 1/4" sockets are in the Pelican case in the upper right. You can see how little room the 3/8" set takes. I should point out that I don't use metric tools on aircraft.

I ordered the 1/4" SAE and Metric to hold a Grey Pneumatic set of sockets. I like the magnetic base and that it holds the sockets "good enough" to keep them from falling out, even if I hold it upside down. I had one issue with the 1/2" size socket in the SAE holder. The Grey Pneumatic socket would not fit. I had to take some 80 grit sand paper and sand the hole bigger to get it to fit. Took about 30 minutes per hole. It was the deep and shallow 1/2" that fit too tight. The Grey Pneumatic sockets are a dual purpose socket and are a little thicker walled than a standard 1/4" socket, I'm sure with a standard set, all of them would have fit just fine. Liked the holder enough that I will be ordering the 3/8" set as well.

I like to use this to put my sockets in my tool bag so that I can go and do a remote job. Its sturdy and the structure sems to be chemical resistant. The only weak point i can notice is the fact that the labels are not chemical resistantat all and wiped off of the unit within a few days of use four me. I rekon that if you only use this to organize your toolbox then you may be able to avoid this.