
Mystery Boxes of stuff like what you see in the catalog. Maybe we had a little left but not enough to continue the listing. Maybe we only got a few as part of an odd lot. Maybe we just lost some, and just found them in our warehouse. You will get items which originally listed for at least $25.00 total in our catalog (or would have, if we had enough). You pick. The "electro-mechanical" box has things like motors, switches, hardware and components that are useful parts but want to be worked into something bigger. The "consumer" box has more ready-to-go type items, and things that don't have as technical a flavor, like bottles, toys, books and giant rubber bands. The fun is in the mystery and surprise. Perfect if you don't know what to give Aunt Maude and Uncle Ned, or if you can't decide how to bring your order up to the minimum. Every couple of months the contents will keep changing, so even if you have gotten a box before, feel free to order again! (Please note: Ordering multiple boxes at the same time will result in duplicate items.)
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23610 CONSUMER SURPRISE BOX |
Tubing for all your tubing needs. We have rubber, acrylic, vinyl, and PVC, in a variety of somber colors. All are nice and flexible like a tube ought. And they're all at our typically low, low prices. See the table for the specs.
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25401 TUBING, 1/4"X3/8" | PVC | Green | Details | |
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27669 TUBING, 1/8"X3/16" | PVC | White | Details |
Protect your car insurance and registration papers in this padded vinyl, black zippered pouch. That's probably the intended use since it has Grand Am stamped on the front. The 9-1/2" x 4-1/4" x 3/4" pouch has 2 inside pockets and 3 inside slots to hold cards. Even if you don't have a car, the zippered pouch is great for your cash, checkbook and coupons.
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28159 GRAND AM POUCH |
Brass plated calipers, not unlike the ones we use to determine the sizes of all our merchandise! 7-1/4" long when closed. Measures both inside and outside diameters, up to 5-1/2" and 140mm (in both metric and English), in increments of 1/16" and 1mm.
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91170 BRASS CALIPER |
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 |
Eye dropper, tongue dropper, test tube dropper, petri dish dropper, anywhere dropper. Use this 3" glass dropper, with a rubber squeeze bulb to drop small amounts of liquid wherever you think they should go. You will have to measure by counting drops, though, because there are no markings on it. Also, it is called "3" because that is about how long the glass tube is. Overall, it is 4" long.
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89039 DROPPER, 3" |
Set of (5) diamond cutoff wheels and a mandrel. The wheels are 13/16" dia, the mandrel 1/8" dia x 1-3/4" long. Made in China, and a great buy. Just the item to complete your Dremel" type tool kit.
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89313 DIAMOND CUTOFF WHEELS |
Okay, it isn't the cheapest magnet in the warehouse - but we dragged John's 165 lb filing cabinet around the dock with this 4-7/8" x 1" x 3/4" ceramic magnet, we're rating it conservatively at 100 lbs of pull, and we think it's a bargain. It has a 6" bracket with mounting holes on 5-1/2" centers, plus a 1/2" ID eyehook bolted into the center of it. It's all set to troll the bottom of the lake next time your filing cabinet falls overboard.
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91949 PICK-UP BAR MAGNET |
We've had our eye on this macho needle kit. It includes (7) steel needles: (1) 1-3/4" for leather, (1) 1-3/4" for carpet, (1) 2-1/4" for sails, (2) 3" needles, one for packing and one for canvas, and (2) 2-1/8" dia curved needles, one for mattresses and one for lampshades. All right. So maybe you can use the lampshade needle to sew up softballs. May we suggest you stick these on one of our magnets, so you always know where they are?
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91861 REPAIR NEEDLES |
Why, you ask, would you need (10) of these 7-1/2" x 1-1/8" rigid, white-plastic spatulas, each with a slightly curved serrated edge? Well, you need them to: Scale fish, Clean the doggy doo off your shoe, Replace a floor tile, Replace a wall tile, Share with your cooking class, Scrape your windshield, Loosen a potted plant, Plant the plant, Stick in the backpack with the peanut butter and last but not least, frost a cake! Maybe you'd better order (20)!
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33924 SERRATED SPATULA |
This idea is for the birds. Literally. A green/black plastic perch, dish, and dispenser that you can screw onto an inverted plastic pop bottle to convert it into a bird feeder. Obviously, the bottle should have been emptied of pop and filled with seed. One of those "100 things to do with old coat hangers" ideas that really works!! Complete with instructions and bail to hang the completed feeder. Please note: this feeder will not attach properly to the new Coca-Cola low-profile bottles.
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89308 WILD BIRD FEEDER |
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