"Mechanic's Time Savers"

ersatzs2 · Jul 14, 2010

I just bought four of their socket strips from Summit Racing, and I'm really impressed. They are ~$25 each so not cheap compared with plastic or spring-steel strips. However they have a huge user advantage in that you can release a socket easily with one hand; just turn it 1/4 turn and it releases. They have a magnetic base, so stay put in the tool drawer.
These guys are a great alternative to Hanson or Ernst tool holders, really well made and IMO worth the pricetag.

chadster1 · Jul 14, 2010

I have been selling these on my truck for a couple of years now. They are also what I use in my personal toolbox.

mrshaun · Jul 14, 2010

19.38 for the 1/4
20.95 for the 3/8
and 23.95 for the 1/2inch off the snap on truck

mrshaun · Jul 14, 2010

sometime the snap on truck ( if you can get to one ) is a good place to shop

filtered · Jul 14, 2010

Do you guys sell the Mechanic's Time Savers magnetic bit holders too?

RbrtAWhyt · Jul 14, 2010

ersatzs2 said:
I just bought four of their socket strips from Summit Racing, and I'm really impressed. They are ~$25 each so not cheap compared with plastic or spring-steel strips.

Check Tooltopia for those when you buy more:

$16.37 for the 1/2" (on sale right now, regular price $17.79)
http://www.tooltopia.com/mechanics-time-savers-las50.aspx

$16.59 regular price for 3/8"
http://www.tooltopia.com/mechanics-time-savers-las38.aspx

$15.15 regular price for 1/4"
http://www.tooltopia.com/mechanics-time-savers-las25.aspx

They offer free shipping on orders over $99, but sometimes that run a "free shipping on orders over $50" special...

Boiler · Jul 14, 2010

Any chance you can put 1/4" or 3/8" socket holders into the 1/2" strips? Or 1/4 into the 3/8? I'm guessing no. I'd like to get some really nice rails like this, but be able to put all my torx or other special ratchet bits on the same rail.

fxt · Jul 14, 2010

what do you guys think of these.

i think its called the Magna-Caddy

alex71 · Jul 14, 2010

I have the bit holder. Its nice, but like all magnetic stuff it gets fuzzy after a while (at least it does here)

Merkava_4 · Jul 14, 2010

fxt said:
what do you guys think of these.

i think its called the Magna-Caddy

Those are bad-***. They have a strong magnet on the bottom that's plenty strong enough to go through a drawer liner, so there's zero chance of them falling over when you open the drawer.

fxt · Jul 14, 2010

Merkava_4 said:
Those are bad-***. They have a strong magnet on the bottom that's plenty strong enough to go through a drawer liner, so there's zero chance of them falling over when you open the drawer.

i'm guessing you have first hand experience with them.

ersatzs2 · Jul 14, 2010

Boiler said:
Any chance you can put 1/4" or 3/8" socket holders into the 1/2" strips? Or 1/4 into the 3/8? I'm guessing no. I'd like to get some really nice rails like this, but be able to put all my torx or other special ratchet bits on the same rail.

Actually you might be able to. They may all use the same aluminum extrusion as a 'chassis' I will check tonight. I also wonder if you can order extra holders. At a quick glance they appear to dis assemble with an endcap held with a single screw. When I loaded one of the 3/8s up, it still had room for 2-3 more at the end. The more the merrier.

Merkava_4 · Jul 14, 2010

fxt said:
i'm guessing you have first hand experience with them.

Yes sir, I have a couple of them.

chadster1 · Jul 14, 2010

Boiler said:
Any chance you can put 1/4" or 3/8" socket holders into the 1/2" strips? Or 1/4 into the 3/8? I'm guessing no. I'd like to get some really nice rails like this, but be able to put all my torx or other special ratchet bits on the same rail.

The pegs can be interchanged and you can buy the additional pegs in bags of 25. I have some custom rails in my box that have all three sizes.

I have even cut some of the rails down to fit once I get my set on them.

DynoDale · Jul 14, 2010

The pegs interchange. Each size is a different length. I bought a bunch from MSC when they were 40% off.

I powder coated some. Red for Std, Blue for Metric, Orange for Torx, and White for drive tools.

I also like the Magnetic plastic holders.

Slip_Kid · Jul 14, 2010

That's one impressive socket drawer, well done young Skywalker.

DynoDale said:
The pegs interchange. Each size is a different length. I bought a bunch from MSC when they were 40% off.

I powder coated some. Red for Std, Blue for Metric, Orange for Torx, and White for drive tools.

I also like the Magnetic plastic holders.

Merkava_4 · Jul 14, 2010

I like the way you have that impact gun preserved in plastic. :thumbup:

fordbroncodave · Jul 14, 2010

they sell mechanics time savers on amazon in most colors. the hot pink is my favorite. i wouldn't hesitate to buy any of them.

i would really like it if snap on would sell the colored ones, seems to me they only sell the black wrench racks.

Tarheelgarage · Jul 14, 2010

ersatzs2 said:
I just bought four of their socket strips from Summit Racing, and I'm really impressed. They are ~$25 each so not cheap compared with plastic or spring-steel strips. However they have a huge user advantage in that you can release a socket easily with one hand; just turn it 1/4 turn and it releases. They have a magnetic base, so stay put in the tool drawer.
These guys are a great alternative to Hanson or Ernst tool holders, really well made and IMO worth the pricetag.

Sears sells those as well. IIRC, that's where I got mine.

DanCo · Jul 14, 2010

Merkava_4 said:
I like the way you have that impact gun preserved in plastic.

-Keeps it fresh :thumbup:

Griff93 · Jul 14, 2010

mrshaun said:
19.38 for the 1/4
20.95 for the 3/8
and 23.95 for the 1/2inch off the snap on truck

Mac wants $38.99 for the 1/2. Needless to say I put it back and politely let him know that was way out of line.

00S4Boy · Jul 14, 2010

Mac tools has gotten out of control.

The quality *****, their service *****, and their pricing *****, and they barely make their own tools.

Griff93 · Jul 14, 2010

Yeah that's pretty much sums up how I feel about it. More than 1/2 their stuff is made in Taiwan. I hate it too cause they used to be pretty good and I like my Mac dealer.

fordbroncodave · Jul 14, 2010

00s4boy said:
mac tools has gotten out of control.

The quality *****, their service *****, and their pricing *****, and they barely make their own tools.

exactly how i feel about them!

crewchief888 · Jul 14, 2010

fxt said:
what do you guys think of these.

i think its called the Magna-Caddy

Merkava_4 said:
Those are bad-***. They have a strong magnet on the bottom that's plenty strong enough to go through a drawer liner, so there's zero chance of them falling over when you open the drawer.

ive been using these MTS socket holders for 20 years.
as merkava says, strong *** magnet, they dont fall over in my service truck, and ive never had a socket come out of any of them.

:beer:

Vinko · Jul 15, 2010

There's a model of the magnetic caddy that holds the shallow and deep 1/4's that's pretty nice. Blue Point also has a rebranded one in black or (I think red) in the catalog.

My SO driver has all the Mechanics Time Saver brands as opposed to the SO or BP re-branded so you don't have to pay the extra markup.

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