This was a quick project to see if I could make a more user-friendly general purpose toolkit. Basic socket sets typically don’t come with a high quality case but larger sets are heavy and contain many components that are unnecessary for day-to-day tasks. The goal was to create a toolkit that is easy to carry, contains the most commonly used sockets and wrenches, and is very well-labeled and easy to keep organized.

I started with a weatherproof case and several separate tool sets that included metric and SAE sockets for 1/4” and 3/8” drive ratchets as well as metric and SAE wrenches. I decided to split the case into a top layer for sockets and a bottom layer for wrenches and other hand tools. After lots of measuring I designed a socket tray that was 3D printed in 4 sections and held together with 1/4” steel rods. Each socket has a precisely sized hole that along with the large labels and metric/SAE color coding should make it easy to return the tools to their rightful place after use.