Just realized I was wrong about magnetic socket holders

I was talking to my buddy Mike at the auto parts store in Springfield, and he said he keeps his sockets on a magnetic rail now. I always thought the old metal clip trays were fine, but he pointed out how much faster it is to grab and put back a socket when you're under a car. I switched my main 3/8 drive set over to one last weekend and it actually does save time. Anyone else make this switch and notice a difference?

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the_elizabeth8d ago

My brother-in-law had that same "under a car" moment you mentioned. He was always dropping sockets from his old tray, and one rolled right into a drain pan (a real mess). He got a magnetic strip as a gift and now he won't stop talking about how he doesn't lose them in the gravel under his driveway anymore. I guess it's one of those things you don't think you need until you try it.

felix_jones7d ago

My cousin Dave in Omaha had a socket roll off his tray and into the lawnmower oil drain last summer. Took him twenty minutes to fish it out with a coat hanger. After hearing that, @the_elizabeth, I finally got a magnetic rail. Now my sockets just SNAP into place. It feels like cheating, honestly. I don't know why I fought it for so long.