Socket Holders 1/2" Drive - Gridfinity (1 row)

Many people downloaded my space-efficient socket holders, but some requested 1 row socket organizers as well. Here they are! This set is for ½" drive imperial and metric sockets - deep and shallow! If you're curious why some sizes are missing, it's because these are the sizes included in the socket set I own.

A 3/8" drive version can be found here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/932309

I have split the socket holders so they can be printed on 220mm x 220mm print beds. They slide together with a dovetail. If you plan to print these split models, I strongly suggest printing the “Dovetail Test Print” file first to ensure your printer’s tolerances will allow for assembly. If the tolerances are too tight when you print the dovetail test, you won't be able to assemble the final models. Please save yourself some filament and print this test model first! If you're unable to assemble the dovetail test print, spend some time tuning your printer before printing the socket holders. I designed these with a 0.2mm tolerance, so a reasonably well-tuned printer should be capable of printing them successfully. The dovetail test print doubles as a bit holder, so you can still get some use out of it.

The hole sizes are 1mm larger in diameter than my DeWalt sockets. Sockets from other manufacturers may be too large to fit. I'd hate for anyone to waste a bunch of filament printing the holders only to find out their sockets don't fit! I strongly suggest printing the two different hole test print files to ensure your sockets will fit. It only takes about 32g of filament to print both test files.

The labels are printed separately and glued onto the socket holders. I was able to print them with a 0.4mm nozzle and a 0.2mm layer height. I changed filament color after layer 3 (0.6mm). The 3/8" and ½" labels will also need to be rotated 45 degrees to fit on a 220mm x 220mm print bed.

Print Settings:

• Layer Height: 0.2mm
• Wall Line Count: 3
• Top Layers: 4
• Bottom Layers: 3
• Infill: 15% Gyroid

I was having issues with the corners warping, so I used a skirt with 10 lines and a distance of 0.0mm. I chose this method instead of a brim because it eliminates the brim between the grid lines. If you are concerned about warping or experiencing similar issues, you might want to give this a try.

If you decide to print these and have a chance, please leave a review! If you have any issues or questions, leave a comment and I will do my best to address it for you!

Here  is a link to the original space-efficient socket holders if you want to check those out too! You can find holders for ¼" drive sockets in this set!