Can't read my $#%^%% sockets any more.

grab bag , i've found its not used friendly . got that in my lil' box that goes everywhere with me , but i can have it right there with me . and an array of castoff tool at my feet , lol . does not working on them any fun'r .

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traintech55 said:
Yes getting older sucks. Maybe one day I will be blind enough to where both ex wives look good again.
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:rofl:

pomonamissel said:
here is never looking again , it pull n fit til its right . and then it just the fastener head in your site , or feel , lol .
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is that an SK socket set I see in the last picture??

Ironwolf said:
HEY !!!

Could all you guys be as so kind to use a larger font when your typing this stuff up ....... :poke: Thank you !!!! :thumbsup:
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IM SORRY, COULD YOU TYPE THAT IN A LARGER FONT? I CANT SEE IT :lol:
 
I started wearing glasses right after I started grade school... been very near sighted all my life. The last number of years I stopped being able to comfortably read, then work on the computer etc. I tried the bifocals without lines... I couldn't figure them out, so I now alternate between a pair I can drive out of and a pair I can work the computer or do some paperwork with at arms length.

I read my sockets by pressing them against my nose... perfect distance for now. I have all the peg holders and such as it was flat rate survival... but I also always bought every used SnapOn ratchet I stumbled across for a reasonable price... my typical big job involves a handful of ratchets so I don't have to swap sockets as often.
 
I just got no line bifocals this year, great for reading or computer. But like Cantflip I am nearsighted, so sometimes I will take off my glasses and hold something close to my face. My vision is great at about 8" from my face.
 
I could read topographical military maps in the dark without glasses until I was 40. I was at work one day when I was 45 and all of a sudden I couldn't read the data on my computer screen. I thought I was having a stroke or something....my doctor laughed and said I was getting old and set me with a vision test and glasses. I;m 62 now and I can't read the headlines on a newspaper without glasses. Have to wear glasses to drive now too.

I try to keep my tools organized... I guess I'm lucky and I can pick the common size sockets and wrenches without looking to see what size is written on them
 
65Fury440 said:
Getting older sucks. I have to stop what I'm doing, and grab reading glasses to see the lightly engraved sizes on my 25ish year old Craftsman sockets.

The engraving used to be sufficient, not anymore.

Has anyone else run into this problem?

Some ideas I am considering.

#1 Painting sockets, sanding off paint, maybe engraving is deep enough to hold an outline.

#2 buying an engraver, retracing lines.

#3 Sears.com

Any help would be appreciated. Aggravated.
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I've heard that you can't teach an old dog new tricks so it's great that other's have done the thinking for us. Must be a long time since you've bought a tool, cause believe it or not, you can buy color coded sockets, sockets that are black anodized with large gold size markings, and others. I mean really how many sizes do you use on a 65 Fury
most of the time - 3/8, 1/2, 9/16 and maybe 7/16. Don't be so hard on yourself and invest in some easy to read sockets. I'll share another secret with you, you can buy open-ended/gear end ratchet wrenches and if you do you
won't need glasses at all.


Reviewing the sockets

Socket size markings

Laser markings are easiest to read.

The difference in socket markings
Most DIYers find the right size socket by trial and error, so clear socket markings aren’t as important in the “doing” phase of the project. But they’re important when it’s time to put the sockets back in the case. Laser marking is the newest trend, and when you look at the photo above, you can see why. It’s much easier to read. However, the embossed markings work well as long as they’re large enough. Kobalt sockets have laser markings that are also color-coded—red for fractional and blue for metric.
 
tbm3fan said:
OCD can be a friend...
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I would need more tool boxes if I laid out my tools that way. LOL!

Actually, my tools are more organized than those pics show. They were taken as a joke a while ago and I drag them out whenever I feel like poking fun at OCD type organization.

My socket drawers do tend to get a little messy though... I'll admit to that.

One of the spring projects is to add another box to the mix that will have my electrical type tools and the like. I bought an old, very cool SK cabinet at a flea market for next to nothing a while ago. Turned out to have a bunch of tools in it too... mostly junk, but a few good ones too.

That will free up a couple of drawers in my boxes. I've been buying (and selling) tools since I was 14, so I have a lot of tools.
 
Big_John said:
I would need more tool boxes if I laid out my tools that way. LOL!

Actually, my tools are more organized than those pics show. They were taken as a joke a while ago and I drag them out whenever I feel like poking fun at OCD type organization.

My socket drawers do tend to get a little messy though... I'll admit to that.

One of the spring projects is to add another box to the mix that will have my electrical type tools and the like. I bought an old, very cool SK cabinet at a flea market for next to nothing a while ago. Turned out to have a bunch of tools in it too... mostly junk, but a few good ones too.

That will free up a couple of drawers in my boxes. I've been buying (and selling) tools since I was 14, so I have a lot of tools.
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Be careful John, all of us are proud of our "Tools".
 
I'm 58 and near-sighted. What I've always liked about being near-sighted is I can take my glasses off and see things really great close up! So, reading the stamped sockets is not hard for me. I like those Craftsman printed ones becasue I can see them with my glasses on! Ha!
 
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