socket cleaning

[i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Bet that was a relaxing activity.

[arbitraryvalue@sh.itjust.works]

Half the time that I take one of my sockets off of its plastic peg, it ends up disappearing forever. If I do find it, it will be because I'm looking for a metric one and the one I find is imperial or vice versa.

[someguy3@lemmy.world]

Bucket and dish soap?

[ininewcrow@lemmy.ca]

Spent a few weeks organizing mine last winter. They were all a giant collection of sets that were inherited from family friends, garage sales and where ever else. Built out a small kit of metric and SAE of different makes and made a little socket holder with wood dowels to organize them all. Made the wood dowels with wood spun into a die cutter to make a rough round dowel, then cut to length on a wood strip to fit in the drawer of small tool box. Made three sets and placed them at the cottage, garage and tool shed ... while I keep my main set with my tool kit. I have no idea why I need complete socket sets everywhere but having access to them everywhere comes in handy all the time.

[bcsven@lemmy.ca]

Makes sense

[bcsven@lemmy.ca]

We had left over 75% alcohol wipes from COVID times.
They degrease well and easy to scrunch into a socket. Bucket might have been easier.

[tylerdurdon@lemmy.world]

Pan and marinara sauce

[bcsven@lemmy.ca]

Awesome. Because you never know when you need your sockets

[bcsven@lemmy.ca]

It actually was. It snowed here in the Vancouver area, which is rare, so was watching the snow fall and wiping and sorting. Very chill afternoon.

[anothermadhatter@lemmy.world]

If you want them to look like they just came out of the factory, get an ultrasonic cleaner and the degreaser concentrate. I bought one a while back and decided to clean some1/10 scale RC car parts in it since I was trying to get all the grease out of the nooks and crannies and even a toothbrush was having a difficult time with it.

The parts came out looking brand new, like I had just pulled them out of their original packaging.

[lnxtx@feddit.nl]

Amateurs, put it in a dishwasher.

[bcsven@lemmy.ca]

Can see it now; Honey A. Mad Hatter says we need an ultrasonic cleaner...