[Shop-talk] Socket marking? (and a quick 'why?)

[Neil Sherry]

I can find most of the common sizes by sight (looking down into the end of
the socket) - especially if they're in the case in order. So I normally
select and then just look at the markings to check. A few are a bit knocked
about - and I recognise those without looking closely, as old friends from
the battles we've been through together!

Neil

 

From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of
eric at megageek.com
Sent: 24 July 2020 16:50
To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] Socket marking? (and a quick 'why?)

 

First, why do they not sell metric impact sockets sets with all sizes?  I
just spend about an hour, with a chart to figure out what brand sockets, and
extra ones I needed to make up a full set. 

They don't even all skip the same sizes.  Some skip 16mm, others 20mm etc.
I know that some sizes are the same as sae, but what if I don't have an sae
set?  Just wondering. 

On to the REAL question. 

All of my sockets sets that I have are awesome.  They aren't to fat to
prevent getting into spaces, but don't break when the gorilla (me) turns
them.  HOWEVER, most of them are losing their labeling.  I don't want to
have to buy new sets that are engraved, so I wanted some feedback on my
options. 

1-Sticker labels-do they last?  I actually use colored tape on a few of my
most standard sizes so I can quickly find them, but that needs to be
re-applied every few years. 

2-Markers?  Are there markers than can write on these things that will last
a while?  (If I have to re write them as it wears off, that isn't an issue,
as long as it isn't too often.) 

3-Manually engrave them. I have a dremel engraver.  Will that work without
weakening the socket?  Any other way to do it? 

4- combination of 2 and 3?  Engrave then write over the number with a
marker? 

5- any ideas I missed?   

Thanks. 


"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo
Emerson 
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