
Light emitting diodes. Solid state devices that provide the ubiquitous power and indicator lights on your electronic gadgetry. Unlike lamps, there are no filaments that glow. Rather, some two volts of DC power at a miniscule 10 to 20 milliamps of current get the chemistry excited, and they just plain emit. Emit is a good word, too, as they don't really cast light, but glow brightly. We have a nice assortment of 3 and 5 MM diameter sizes in red, green, orange, and yellow. The longer lead is always positive, the shorter always negative, and you always need a current limiting resistor (about 500 to 1,000 ohms for 5 to 9 volt DC sources) to keep the current in the 10-20 MA range. If that's Greek to you you're either going to blow a lot of LED's or learn to change incandescent indicator lamps ! !
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6796 LED ASSORTMENT |
Sorry. I know it's way passe to mention Mrs. Marcos in any podiatric context, but we specialize in the passe. And the reference is too obvious to pass up. Regardless, we have a lot of hard plastic shoe lasts, used and a bit scuffed in places but very functional, perfect to keep your penny loafers or Chuck Taylors in shape while you reheel them or while they sit in the closet. The lasts come in blue, yellow, and a creamy white, and are hinged just before the heel. Sizes (which are marked on the last, in men's sizes) range from very small to very large, most seem to be in the 6 to 9 range. We'll surprise you with the color and the size. Call for bulk prices.
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27360 SHOE LASTS |
Grow a beautiful garden full of plants that love your soil! It's easy if you know your soil's pH, and we have a gauge to help you! Stick the probe into moist soil for the pH to register in a separate 4" x 2" x 1" gauge box on the end of a 26 ft. cord. That let's you keep the probe in the garden while reading the gauge at your doorstep! A needle indicates the pH on a scale of 3.5-9, and you get a list of which plants like which pH levels.
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91586 PH GAUGE |
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 |
Now A.S.&S. is the place! The place, that is, where you can find Ace Hardware packs of Teflon® Glides, their easy-to-slide furniture feet. All are low-friction gray slides 3/8” to 1/4” thick, made for use on most floor surfaces. You choose adhesive pads, screws or both (both are provided). Our each is a set of (4).
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35387 GLIDES, 1" SCREW | |
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35390 GLIDES, 7/8" SCREW |
Hang this holographic prism in the window for delicate, changing color effects. As the sun shines through, it throws splashes of red, yellow, green, blue, violet and more around the room. The glass disc is 4-1/8" dia x 1/4" thick with a chrome-look frame. Comes with a suction cup hanger to mount it on a window. (Find a way to make it rotate for an especially cool effect!)
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92429 RAINBOW WINDOW |
So that your wheat can see where it's growing. OK, they're really for all those teeny-light needs: dollhouses, models, robots, train sets, like that. This set was made to be a repair kit for Aura Grain of Wheat rope lights, and you can still use it for that, but you'll get an 18" length of 3/8" dia clear or colored rope with (18) white lights inside, plus (2) 1-3/4" pieces of clear shrink-wrap tube, and (2) 2-pin splice connectors. The 18" length operates at 120VAC & draws approx. 9 watts. Use it as is or slice the tube and remove the 6 volt GOW lights. Need to fancy up your train layout? Add tee connectors, and go to it!
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35725 GRAINS-OF-WHEAT, BLUE | |
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35723 GRAINS-OF-WHEAT, CLEAR | |
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35727 GRAINS-OF-WHEAT, GREEN | |
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35724 GRAINS-OF-WHEAT, RED | |
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35726 GRAINS-OF-WHEAT, YELLOW | |
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35729 TEE CONNECTOR |
Despite parental advice, here's a good reason to sit in in a dark room and think small. This Plasma Storm isn't as large as a standard plasma ball, so not only is it much more affordable -- the effect is concentrated and startling. The black plastic base has a switch. Turn it on at which point the 3" dia plastic globe (think baseball size) is filled with blue stems that flare to pink, looking like dozens of electric flowers searching for a way out. Very cool. Comes with a 6-ft power cord with transformer.
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92222 PLASMA STORM |
And lots of ‘em. These coated paper trays are microwave-safe. In fact, they’re very much like the ones used for some commercial frozen entrees, but we draw the line at claiming they’re food-ready or food-safe. At these prices, though, they’d make great lab trays, paint palettes or craft containers for schools—or any place else you need a lot of tough little disposable trays. They measure 8” x 6-3/8” x 1-3/16” deep and are off-white inside, bright orange/red on the outside.
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36322 DISP TRAY, BULK | |
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36231 DISPOSABLE TRAY |
A lovely mini-funnel, made for pouring Dad's special medicine into a hip flask, but just dandy for filling salt and pepper shakers or anything else with a little yap. Stainless steel with a 1-3/8" ID intake mouth and a 5/16" ID outlet. 1-7/8" tall OA.
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92731 STAINLESS FUNNEL |
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Actually, it runs like an electromagnetic top, which is to say for a week or so, or however long the 9V battery lasts, so the manufacturer says. As we type, the one on the desk has been spinning for a touch over (5) hours and doesn't look tired. The black-plastic base is 3-1/2" dia x 1-1/4" high, with a secret compartment for the battery - so you can lie to people about the mysterious physics of spinning tops. The 1" tall top itself is silver and oil-can shaped.
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92938 TOP SECRET |
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