You may need more reflective stuff to keep you safe. Try this sheet of slightly puffy reflective stickers in safety-vest yellow, with (48) pre-cut peel-and-stick triangles at 1-7/8”, 1-1/4”, 3/8”, and (5) 7/8” x 4” strips. We like them for added safety and also for finding small stuff in the dark with a flashlight.

From Zimpli kids we bring you SnoBall battle pack. A packet of Sodium Polyacrylate that turns Science into an all out snowball fight. Just add water to create your own snow. Packet contains 2.82oz to create up to 60 snowballs. The rest is up to you and your kids friends. Winter not included. 

We really don’t think Canadians have smaller heads, but this black rubber gas mask from the Canadian military seems mighty compact at 8” tall x 6” wide. Cute, though, with a bag, and the straps are plenty elastic enough to fit around your big American noggin. Has filter canisters but hold on there, eh? You can’t actually use it to breathe through. Use it only to look like an insect in that sci-fi movie you’re making or at the costume party you’re going to--not to endure a gas attack. Like Canada itself, it’s only a novelty at this point.

This power supply is made for COB LED boards, and provides constant current up to 1750mA from 10-28VDC. Features 0-10V voltage control dimming, thermistor feedback, and a separate 5-12V 2W output for a cooling fan. Has full pinout on the case. Works perfectly as a driver for COB LED lighting boards. Like these. Click! Measures 5-5/8" x 3" x 1-3/8". RoHS compliant. UL.

20mm DOUBLE CONCAVE (DCV) LENS, DCV-K9, D20-2-AR, WITH HOLE Material: H-K9-L, 20mm , w/ hole. AR coated for 150-850 nm. 248-D 110184-2 *Available in-store as special order only, please call.

We recommend starting with this styrofoam cat head. White, in a cat life-size 5-1/4” tall, on a 2-5/8” round base under its neck. Also good for storing your cat’s hat, if you have a cat in a hat. Also good for making an Egyptian cat-goddess display. Also good for a cat jewelry display. Also nicely disturbing to guests if you line a bunch of them up on your mantel.

OK, maybe it’s not cage-free, but this bar soap is handmade on an Amish farm in Springfield, Missouri, using Abraham Graeber’s family recipe, which contains “no cancer-causing chemicals,” according to the package. Because this soap is made by people and not machines, it’s good for the earth, too. Our each is (5) giant 5-ounce bars, approx 3-1/2" x 2-3/4" x 1-1/4". (For you youngsters out there, bars of soap are what humans used to use to get clean before there were liquid soap dispensers.)

Glass beads, 0.055" diameter!! They are German and are the kind you glue on stuff to make it sparkle or reflective--not the kind with holes. At our price you could do layers in little bottles for really cool thingums!! We have 'em in clear and a whole host of colors. Craft stores sell tubes of these beads for a ruinous $4.00 per tube or about $3.35 per oz.. Well, we don't have the tube so you are going to get a baggie, but you only have to pay $1.95 per oz so jump up and down and clap your hands over such a great deal!! The only thing left is to choose what you need. In case you can't do that, we offer an assortment of (10) packages which will include clear plus at least six (6) different colors.

From Maxon Motor, this nice and efficient gear motor is nominally rated at 36VDC, 152 rpm and draws 130mA, but will run with as little as 3V. At 12VDC, it spins approx 28 rpm, draws 75mA no load and stalls at approx 300mA. Measures 2” long x 15/16” dia with a 5/32” x 1/8” flattened shaft, with (3) 1/16” mounting holes on the face and 1-1/2” leads. Made in Switzerland despite not being chocolate or a watch.

Our most reversible double-axle split and swiveling lantern work-light. Hard to explain, but incredibly handy. Has a pair of opposed but ratcheting frames/handles, bracketing a pair of intense 500-lumen LED COB lights in waterproof housings. Carry it or stand it up and shine the lights up or at 90-degrees or anywhere in-between, together or separately. Probably best to just buy it and see for yourself how useful it is. Measures 7-3/8" x 4-3/4" when it’s folded and double that when open, and comes with (4) “AA”s for power.

Stick this brand new digital oral thermometer in it to see if you’re sick or not. Measures 5” long in cream-colored plastic, and displays Fahrenheit/Celsius, has a multi-function button, replaceable button-cell battery and auto-shutoff. Beeps with high temps, and comes in a handy plastic case.

There is an entire class of transformers that surplus dealers call "AC Adapters." What we really mean is transformers or wall warts that plug directly into the wall (primary voltage 110 VAC), and via a cord and/or plug provide various levels of output current at various voltages. It is a rare buyer of surplus that gets the plug configuration he/she wants, and many get snipped off (plugs that is). They are handy power supplies, battery charging units, substitutes for batteries in toys and games, or for providing safe illumination to models and displays. Be sure to note whether the output is AC or DC (Direct Current, like a battery) and whether it can provide enough current for your application. Unless otherwise noted, all are suitable for indoor use only. Stick with us and you'll get the hang of adapting to AC...and at much lower prices than your friendly appliance/game/computer/calculator shop asks. Unless otherwise noted, all adapters are for 115 volt AC primaries, and all have about 6 ft. cords. (MA=Milliamp) (A=Ampere) (VDC= Volts DC) (VAC= Volts AC).

Take care of them all with this grounded and surge-protected wall tap with (6) outlets plus (2) USB ports--and everybody needs USB ports. Converts a standard double outlet to an 8-way source that will support up to 15 Amps. USB puts out 2.1 Amps. Measures 5-5/8" x 3-1/2" x 1-5/8" in a light gray/beige color. ETL listed. Even includes the center screw (most don't) to anchor it to the wall plate so it wont pull out!

Our each is a set of (14) ultra-fine point permanent markers from BIC® with acid-free ink. Suitable for wet or oily surfaces, the colors include blue skies, deep sea blue, fandango pink, forest green, hot aqua, key lime, pink flamingo, playful purple, Polynesian purple, rambunctious red, sunset orange, tuxedo black, woodsy brown and yellow blaze. (You’d think they were nail polishes, wouldn’t you?) Include color-coded pocket clips and rubber grips.

From the Chinese army. Gets noggin-numbing chilly in the northeast, and these very dark green winter hats have fur-lined ear- and neck-flaps, plus thick padding all around, and tie under the chin. Most are medium sizes, but have a certain amount of give. Our sample was cozy and snug on a copywriter’s 7-3/8 cranium.

AROMAT DS-RELAY DS2E-M-DC5V Units are brand new from manufacturer's shipping pack. 5 Volt DC DS Series *Available in-store by special order only, please call.

Start your kiddles off on puzzles with these 4” square, 6-piece wooden jigsaw puzzles. They come with (3) mini-markers, so the wee ones can color them in. In assorted designs, including a bee and a ladybug, our each is (2) different puzzles.

Perfect for night toggling. This panel-mount SPST toggle switch is rated for 12V up to 16A and has a green indicator lamp that will draw 300mA. Housing is just shy of 1" x 1/2" square with a 1” bat and (3) quick-disconnect terminals. Includes a plastic nut and washer, and is made in Singapore, where it’s illegal to chew gum. (We’re just saying.)

We know, we know--we shouldn’t be so judgmental, but this cat bed is fleece-lined and round, 13” dia x 6-1/2” tall, in a navy blue tuna-can design with a silver lid that’s permanently half opened, for better cat coziness. The dopey part is that the front has a fish on it and the words “Fresh Tuna.” Luckily, most cats can’t read, or prefer not to. If you don’t have a cat, you could store cans of tuna in it.

AROMAT DS-RELAY DS2E-M-DC5V-1C-H73 Units are brand new from manufacturer's shipping pack. 5 Volt DC *Available in-store by special order only, please call.

Generally a bad thing, unless you’re a roll of clamp tape, which only sticks to itself. Mega-handy for when clamps just won’t fit, or when you’re gluing stuff with delicate surfaces. Air- and weather-tight, tis black tape measures 3/4" wide and stretches up to 300 percent. Our each is a 5-foot long roll.

Voted most likely to attract by the judges, this magnet has the relative strength of 10 men. A shiny silver 1/2" cube of neodymium magnetism, it packs approx a 15-lb pull. If our boss Pat were that strong he could lift 2,160 lbs! Besides its superpower strength, this beautiful cube also would improve the looks of your fridge or bulletin board to no end.

The world is your kaleidoscope with a teleidoscope, which is to say that instead of a bunch of little pieces of glass and beads in a rotating case, there's a lens at the other end, in this case a big, clear glass marble making lovely patterns based on whatever you point it at. (Try it on a printed page.) Measures 1" dia x 8-1/4" long. The cardboard tube is covered with diffraction paper for a cool look. Assorted colors

Red is the new olive drab. Unless it’s navy blue, or orange, or camo. You pick from our rainbow of new repro bags designed like German Field Medic’s bags, in heavy-duty 22-oz cotton canvas with a pair of leather buckled straps and adjustable web shoulder strap in black, and a white cross on a red circle on the front flap. Bags measure 11-1/2” x 12-1/2” x 3-1/4”.

Not to be confused with Flower Power (or Flour Power, the failed Patisserie Party movement), this floor-mount power supply, likely from a lighting fixture. 115VAC supply is rated 2.5A at 12VDC. Has a 6-foot, 18-3AWG grounded power cord and a 6-foot output lead terminating at tinned wire ends. A great unit!

You don’t, huh? They’re called acid brushes because once upon a plumber they were used to apply acid flux to pipes for soldering. Now they’re just the cheap, disposable brushes with hollow aluminum handles you see in glue pots and everywhere else folks need to slather on goopy stuff. Measure 6" long with 5/8” wide bristles.

You get (3) of these stainless steel surgical scissors, which have a shorter working length (with the hinge closer to the jaws) than regular snippers, but you still shouldn't try to remove your own appendix. Measure 4-3/8" long and are quite sharp.

Leather scraps, very assorted. Each 2-lb sack will net you some small pieces and a few larger pieces, from 4" x 12" down to 6" x 2", more or less and give or take, in odd shapes. (If your lucky maybe even one long piece) Think coin purses and bracelets, not belts. Maybe a jacket for a hipster rabbit. Colors are all over the place, from light and dark browns to reds, whites, maroons and more. You get approx (2) pounds total. Have fun and send us pictures of what you made. Call for larger bulkier pricing. 

It’s a classy chassis, but it’s not from Tallahassee. Made to start your own mini sumo robot, and includes a 2-1/2” x 3” x 3/4” DIY battery compartment for “AA”s, a piece of perf board the same size, a pair of rubber treads 3-3/4” x 1/2” with striations on one side and treads on the other, (4) spoked wheels 1-3/8" dia x 1/8" ID with flattened bores, mounting hardware and battery springs. You add a pair of motors and batteries.

A big step up from the basic soldering iron, and much safer, our soldering station features continuously variable power between 5-40W, a 1.5mm pointed tip thin enough to use on surface-mounted components, a 4-foot cord, padded grip, iron holder, built-in cleaning sponge, and a stand-alone controller with a 5-1/2" x 4-1/2" footprint and a power switch. Grip is padded with a 3/16" dia shank. From Stahl Tools" for hobbyists, do-it-yourselfers and students.

Whip any number of small things into shape with our set of (30) assorted diamond burs and bits-cylinders, ball-tips, cones and points in graduated sizes. All with 1/8" shanks and all 180 grit, in a black-plastic case with a clear top. Not the super-expensive grade 3 quality, but these are definitely grade 2 and-are you ready for this?-better than the average bur!

Budding meteorologists will love this Weather Science kit from Green Science. Includes experiments with lightning, static electricity, cloud-making, greenhouse effect, water cycles and acid rain. Comes with thermometers and holders, a balloon, seed tray, pH paper, and sundry plastic instruments. You add a few common household items.

Right after you build your own working medieval catapult or trebuchet. All you’ll need is glue, scissors and a steady hand (plus a small bag of marbles or rocks or something as a counterweight for the trebuchet) to construct these wooden, Canadian-made siege engine kits. The catapult stands 6” tall x 5” wide x 10” long and will toss assorted stuff 15 feet or farther, depending upon the stuff. The finished trebuchet will be 26” long x 18” wide x 24” tall and will propel small objects (meatballs?) 20 feet or more. Both include detailed instructions and are great resources for STEM activities. Note: Please don’t propel small mammals, and please don’t put anyone’s eye out.

Avoid those hip-cracking amateur sidewalk double-axels with TREX™ slip-ons, extra-aggressive traction spikes. It regularly ices up here at the home office, and we stay on our feet with these. The chains and spikes are stainless steel, with both sole and heel coverage, and the stretchable rubber tops are high-visibility orange for added safety. You pick small (men’s 5-7, women’s 6-1/2 to 8-1/2 ); Medium (men’s 7-9,women’s 8-1/2 to 10-1/2 ); or large (men’s 9 to 11,women’s 10-1/2 to 12-1/2 ). The rubber uppers are uber-flexible, so they’re likely to fit larger sizes than suggested. (Pat stretched the small over his size 11 boots!)

Why do your feet look like they are attached at a different angle when you're standing in water at the beach? Teach the children with this plastic water prism. Also make rainbows. Measures 8-1/4" x 2" x 1" with 3/8" squares across the surface to measure refraction.

They're rechargeable, although it's not much of a secret. You get a shrink-wrapped pack of (3) flat-top "AA" 3.6 volt Nickel Metal Hydride batteries rated for 1500mAH. Measure 2" long x 1-11/16" x 9/16" with a 3-pin Molex connector and 3/4" leads, black and red for output.

Add the glitter of bright, brass-tone aluminum buttons, 9/16" dia, to tops, jeans, purses, backpacks. The buttons are new and convex, with a stationary 1/8" sewing loop on the back, and an embossed star and small hammer and sickle design on the front. All right, so they were from the Soviet military (circa late 1970s). The design is very discreet. And we weren't the ones who had to tear down a wall, so you can consider these the spoils of a cold war. (Lots and lots of spoils. Left-leaning artists who want to cover a giant canvas or Soviet statue with them should call for a volume discount.)

Our incredible paper airplane kit has a whopping (72) sheets of 8-1/2” x 11” paper with (23) graphic designs, from military and geometric to camo and goofy, with printed lines for your folding convenience. Includes an 11-page manual with instructions for making (6) types of paper airplanes and gliders. Make your own fleet and battle your friends!

Tube tents are tubes in the sense that they're one piece, with floors, and can be used as shelters, ground cover or or blankets in emergencies or disasters. This one is bright orange nylon with an aluminized coating on the inside for insulation. Measures 82" x 36". Includes 23 feet of nylon rope for hanging between trees or posts and (4) 9" zinc-plated steel stakes.

This 12VDC gear motor is a new reversible double-shafted automotive seat motor that was never installed in the auto. Draws 1.3A no load, stalls at approx 9.5A and spins 2,500 rpms. Output is through 1/8" sq x 5/8" deep ports at the front and back of the housing (we'll include (2) short, square shafts to get you started). Housing measures 4-5/8" long x 1-29/32" dia with (2) shrouded power terminals at one end and (2) 3/16" dia spurs at the other. Overall, it's 5" x 2-3/4" across.