
Polished glass equilateral prisms. Equilateral because each edge of the end is the same length, 32mm. Thus, as all you geometry students know, each of the angles is also the same, 60 degrees. These are school grade and are fine for decorative and demonstration. They do a nice job of diffracting light to produce a nice rainbow-like spectrum, but are definitely not up to instrumentation standards. The missing dimension, length, is shown below.
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31801 PRISM, 2" | |
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31798 PRISM, 4" | |
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31799 PRISM, 6" |
Hemostats are the clamplike devices dangling from veins and arteries in melodramatic operating scenes. Our particular collection are Pakistani surgical-grade instruments made of magnetic stainless steel. As such we rate them pretty good, but not fantastic. Hemostats look like little pliers. The jaws are relatively fine, with rounded tips. The inside faces are lightly serrated to get a grip on tubing or body plumbing. And the handles are much longer than the jaws. Now the heavenly part. Great hobby clamps that can be worked into small areas. Fine heat sinks for electronics. Good hook extractors for trout fisherpeople. Excellent tubing clamps for flow-sensitive chemistry experiments. Sizes are approximate length.
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3697 HEMOSTAT, CURV TIP 5-1/2 | |
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91105 HEMOSTAT, STR TIP 12" | |
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6273 HEMOSTAT, STR TIP 7-1/2" |
An easy way to light up the kids' eyes! Teach them to wire a simple circuit with our basic components. The knife switch is mounted on a plastic base. The miniature plastic socket holds a standard flashlight bulb with a 14 mm dia screw base. We pack 6 volt and 3 volt round bulbs, or 1.5 volt bell-shaped bulbs, (5) to a package.(Bulbs are rated slightly higher to prevent them from burning out.) Or hook up the black plastic and metal 2" x 4-1/4" telegraph key with brass contacts and (2) terminal posts with nuts. Our blue-plastic holder for (1) "D" battery has a small tab at each end to hook a lead to, and a 1/8" square mounting hole at each corner. You add the mounting surface and the know-how. Actual bulb voltage listed in parenthesis.
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91160 1.5 VOLT BULBS (2.5 V) | |
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91159 3 VOLT BULBS (3.8V) | |
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91158 6 VOLT BULBS (6.3V) | |
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91769 BATTERY HOLDER | |
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38806 KNIFE SWITCH, DOUBLE POLE DOUBLE THROW | |
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38808 KNIFE SWITCH, DOUBLE POLE SINGLE THROW | |
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38805 KNIFE SWITCH, SINGLE POLE SINGLE THROW | |
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38811 SOCKET | |
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91813 TELEGRAPH KEY |
You can start with our single aluminum tuning fork, 2-tined and 7-1/2" long. It vibrates at 256 hz, and is labeled "C". Or you can order the set that has (8) forks and a mallet with a rubber-tipped plastic head. The forks are labeled low-C to high-C and come in a fitted, latched wooden box. Unfortunately, C.J., who has perfect pitch, tells us that his pitch is more perfect than most of the tuning forks. He also says you can file the tips, tuning them to an electronic keyboard until they're perfect - and we think there's a certain cachet to telling people you tuned the forks yourself. But they are perfect, if you're using them for things like teaching principles of sound or driving the chihuahua crazy.
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91185 TUNING FORK | |
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91772 TUNING FORKS, SET |
Our aluminum canisters with clear glass pull–off lids are cool. The smaller canisters are aluminum–colored, a set of (20) 1–1/4” dia x 3/4” deep in a 6–1/2” x 5–1/4” x 7/8” lightweight aluminum box with a hinged lid. When the box is shut, a layer of foam padding inside the lid presses down on the canisters, keeping them securely closed. If you need slightly larger canisters, and a cardboard box will work instead of a carrying case, try our colorful display of anodized tins. They are packaged in sets of (12) and come in great assorted colors and are 2” dia x 7/8” deep. Each is an ideal carrying case for paints, many different screws, or other sets of small items or quantities that must remain separate. Prices are per set.
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91895 (12) 2" ASSORTED COLORS | |
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89964 (20) 1-1/4" ALUMINUM COLORED |
Need to hold something to a round steel pole? Want to make a magnetic bulletin board? Or to cut some letters for a temporary sign on the side of your car? Relax, the answer is at hand. You need some flexible 12 x 12 rubberized magnetic sheets. The magnetic particles are embedded in a rubber-like material that is easily cut with a pair of scissors. Strong enough to cling firmly to a smooth metal surface or to hold light objects. Sheets are just over 1/32" thick and are self adhesive.
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4303 SHEET MAG, 12"X12" ADH |
That's what you get with this tesla coil!! Brand new, commercial item, great for classroom demonstrations and experiments. The 50,000 volt capacity generator radiates high frequency energy through space... enough to light fluorescent tubes two feet away. It uses 115 VAC (60 Hz) with an electro-magnetically operated interrupter buzzer, high voltage capacitors, inductive coil transformer, and a monopolar high frequency transformer generator to do the trick. 11" high, with a 6" sq. x 2" high protective housing for the generator. Includes accessories and instruction booklet with 19 experiments. Pretty amazing. But please, this is not a toy and should be used only under adult supervision.
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70301 50,000 VOLT TESLA COIL Note: This item is not eligible for Expedited Shipping or delivery to Alaska, Hawaii, or the Territories. |
Learn geometry, or learn to build the world’s coolest sand castles. Our each is a set of (4) geometric shapes in brightly colored transparent plastic. The set of (4) includes a 3–7/8” cube, a 3–7/8” x 3–7/8” x 1–15/16” rectangular box, a 3-7/8" dia x 3-7/8" cone and a pyramid with a 3–7/8” sq base. All shapes are open on the bottom, the better to get the sand into them. And out of them.
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31712 SET OF 4 SHAPES |
Learn geometry, or learn to build the world’s coolest sand castles. Our each is a set of (2) geometric shapes in brightly colored transparent plastic. The set of (2) includes the pyramid and the cone. All shapes are open on the bottom, the better to get the sand into them. And out of them.
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31713 SET OF 2 SHAPES |
Pair of alnico bar magnets, each 7/16" x 1/4" x 3". Magnetized end to end with the North pole marked, the North end painted red and the South pole painted blue. Come with a pair of keepers and a wood separator bar.
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89326 ALNICO BAR MAGNETS |
Once upon a time, a copywriter put this little magnet next to his computer monitor and got really pretty, wavy, aurora-like effects. And then got a new monitor! Don't try this at home. Our shiny, silver-colored 1" x 1" x 1/2" neodymium magnet looks innocent, but is industrial strength, pulling something like 25 lbs with enough strength left over to erase all your credit cards. And wreak havoc with your monitor.
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38694 KILLER MAGNET |
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