you know the sort of thing, that thin flimsy blow moulded plastic insert in your nice metal cased socket set, but after you've wedged a few spare sockets in or dropped your ratchet a few times it gets all cracked and horrible.

Would there be a way of stiffening these plastic inserts up a bit to make them a bit more durable?

I was thinking something along the lines of taking the plastic insert out and spraying some sort of expanding foam ito the back of it to make it a bit more solid but without making it weigha ton.

thoughts anyone or a silly idea?

Ned.

Turn it over and ether apply sikaflex or glass it up. Maybe cut up some bits of foam, soak in resin, apply to back and stick back in the box to set.

Ditch the plastic and keep your sockets on socket rails riveted to the box and use spring clips riveted tothe box to retain the ratchet and extensions.

Mick

Make a foam racing seat but just before it is set push your tools into it. That way you will have a fantastic seat and a convenient tool tray.

I junked my crappy boxes and bought socket rails. Also have a vidmar drawer set to put them all in, very nice (was my old toolmakers bench at the factory).

You could treat yourself to some tool chest thingymyjigs and keep them all nice and neat in seperate drawers.

Peg board on the wall.

Tie string round them and suspend from ceiling. Keeps them off the floor and if someone breaks in in the middle of night they will hurt their head.

The expanding foam should work, won't weigh it down too much.