Good clean fun for trips to the beach or pool. This 4-3/4” rubber shark has a small human foot sticking out of its maw. Give him a good squeeze and the leg pops out up to the shin. Quickly repeated squeezes make it look like the shark is having lunch.

You are if you have these beauteous and pristine white cylindrical squeezable plastic roll-on bottles with integrated screw caps. Measure 5-1/8” tall x 1-1/2” dia, and hold approx 3 oz. Just fill ’er up with whatever—essential oils, perfumes, glue, paint, deodorant, odorant—and pop in the 1” dia application ball.

Pete Seeger song. Also the way you cut tubing. As you do with this cast aluminum tubing cutter. Has a 5/8” dia carbide cutting wheel, dual 7/16” dia x 1/2” roller bearings and a folding deburring blade. For tubing between 1/8” and 1-1/8” dia.

These nice, bare steel tins measure 6-5/8" x 4-3/4" x 1-7/8", and have a 4-3/4” x 3-1/4” clear acrylic window in their flip-top lids. They have a discreetly embossed “Mezze” on the front, which means “appetizer” in a bunch of languages, but you can keep whatever your heart desires in them because nobody can tell you what to do.

Who woodn’t. (Sorry--we’re required by Illinois law to make a minimum of (2) wooden puns per catalog.) Our each is 5.3-ounces of your classic, reliable Elmer’s® Wood Glue, which is, as you know, stronger than wood, and it’s also sandable, paintable, and clean-up-able with water.

It’s almost Father’s Day. There’s gonna be some grillin’. This year, make sure pops doesn’t have to man the grate with the usual, flimsy, short-handled tiny bladed flipper. Give him this extra-wide, extra-sturdy stainless steel spatula that can flip entire chickens without even breaking a sweat. It's giant 9-1/2" x 13” blade is great for pizzas! (4) burgers at a time, no problem! Has a rubberized handle and folds for easy storage. This indispensable tool might make Dad want to grill out every night. Grill, apron and cold beverage not included.

Called the Survival Grenade, but with no grenade, this little kit has (3) lengths of nylon fishing line; (2) each hooks, swivels, weights and floats; a fire starter; some cotton tinder; a 6” square of foil; approx 12 feet of black or tan 1/8” paracord, a 2” carabiner; and a 3-edged knife/saw. The whole shebang fits in a shirt pocket.

Did you know that the funky plug on one end of your computer cord is an IEC plug? Now you do, and now you can extend your computer cord so you can set up farther from an outlet. How, exactly? With this 6-foot, 18-3AWG extension cord with a female IEC at one end, and a recessed male IEC at the other. Rated for 10A at 250V.

When you can’t or won’t drill through the walls to get the cable TV or satellite signal inside, try this short piece of flat coax cable, made to lay down along the internal sill, so you can close the window over it. Also perfect for outdoor-mounted, over-the-air antennas. Measures 7-1/2” long x 11/16” wide x a darn near flat 1/16” thick with standard female F connectors on both ends and is covered in white vinyl. Even has a little self-adhesive strip on one side to keep it flat.

This thick glass lamp diffuser measures 10-1/2" x 6-7/8" inside with a 1/4" perimeter lip. The 1/8” thick glass is patterned in 1/16” squares, and the whole shebang is an offset triangle that’s 2-3/4” high at its tallest. We’re thinking small custom skylight cover, translucent birdhouse roof, terrarium lid, non-bellish bell jar or a way to keep your triangular cupcakes fresh.

Actually, you’ll have (3) tiny windows. These pieces of clear tempered glass look like they’re made to be louvers in a small jalousie window, but who knows. Measure 6-1/8" x 3-7/8" x 1/8" with roughly ground edges. Think picture windows for a birdhouse. Made in USA.

Blaise Pascal would have given his arithmetic triangle to have owned one of these scientific calculators. Has (67) functions, a 2-1/4" 10-digit LCD screen, a 41-page instruction booklet and a flip-over lid. Includes a Constant Table in the lid, and is powered by a small solar cell or the included battery. Measures 6” x 3-1/8” x 1/2” in a hardshell case.

For you reverse engineers, this 48 LED x 12 LED matrix board from Saco® has TLC5941 LED driver ICs, VHCT541 line drivers, and a PTH05060 power regulator. Has (2) 8-pin connectors for power marked with “ground” or (+). This is a sweet LED board. Some experience required. Supply voltage should be 3VDC. We think the LEDs are RGB, but there endeth our insights. Measures 17-1/2" x 4-3/8" with easily accessible data connectors.

After you wind the hose, extension cord, cable or rope around your hand and elbow, what do you do with the coil? We know--happens to us, too. If you had this storage and carrying strap, you’d wrap it around the coil and the coil would stay coiled. Measures 16” long and adjusts to grab bundles of varying sizes. Has a handle to carry it by or hang it up with.

is usually glitter. Our glitter package includes a small glue gel pen with a 3/8” wedge tip and 3.2g vials of festive glitter in red, blue, green and silver. You’ll also get a tiny funnel for applications. Photo-safe, acid-free and non-toxic. Wait ten minutes for the glue to set.

You know those big, long pillboxes with a compartment for every day of the week? These are like that, but in a smaller, pocket-purse size, just 5-1/8” long x 1” x 7/8”. Compartments are marked with the day of the week and are 1” x 5/8” x 11/16” deep, with snap lids. In translucent white plastic.

Perhaps you need a silicone coin purse, or perhaps you just want one on account of their being such cute little bulbous things with their double-ball closures. Plus you can keep anything you want in it. Ours measure 4” x 3” x 1-7/8” with a metal frame and a very pleasing, smooth feel. You pick lime green, warm red or robin’s egg blue.

Our VP for Sensing Fluid Pressure called this sensor from Kavlico “sweet.” Needs a 5VDC 20mW power source, and will likely put out 0-4VDC, contingent on pressure, from 0-5"/H2O max, we’d say. Measures 1-5/16" x 17/32" on a pair of 7/8" long 5/32" slotted mounting wings. The upper 3/16" OD barb is the low side, and the lower is (ironically) high. Has a 3-pin connector with legend on the back for power and output. Call for a data sheet.

These clear plastic jars look like they used to hold peanut butter, but they didn’t. If they had, it would have been approx 14 oz of peanut butter. But it wasn’t. Measure 4-7/8" x 3-1/16" dia and come with a gasketed white plastic screw cap, like peanut butter jars. Made in the USA, like most peanut butter.

A semi-classic toy soldier, Christopher (his name’s on the box) dresses like a cross between a drum major and the student prince, but a tad smaller at 9-3/4" tall. Wind him up and he does the electric slide and jazz hands. Certain to bring a little whimsy (and who doesn’t like a little whimsy) to otherwise boring meetings.

We’re music-loving folk here at the surplus capital of America, so we like this high-quality, triangular, olive drab nylon case, originally intended to be a gun case, for toting your ukulele from luau to tiki bar. Padded, measures 22” long x 10” wide at the big end, narrowing to approx 4” at the bottom. Zipper on (3) sides, shoulder strap, outside 5” x 7-1/2” flapped pocket, and myriad slots on both sides. Also good for a junior fiddle, or some flutes and tin whistles.

This small stainless steel fine-mesh filter is 2" dia x 1-1/2" tall. It has fine mesh sides, a solid plastic bottom and slight lip around the top. Nice for small filtering jobs, but would also make a passable basket for a gerbil hoops game.

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.

A whole bunch of science and scientific learning happens outside of the school lab. These 144-page books by Liz Lee Heinecke have a year’s worth (that’d be 52) of experiments. You pick: Outdoor Science Lab for Kids with (52) experiments in (12) units covering biology, gardening, botany, physics, earth science and chemistry, all with common household items; or Kitchen Science Labs for Kids, with experiments in biology, physics and chemistry using the ever-popular common household materials.

This 3/8" dia braided orange nylon tow rope is a tad over 13 feet and rated for a max load of 6,613 lbs, which should pretty much make it good for whatever you’re driving, including the weight-class-leading 6,052-lb Rolls Royce Phantom EWB (Extended Wheel Base). Includes diecast 3/4” ID x 2-7/8” snap hooks at each end, with rubber non-slip grips.

We know you need accent lights, and we know you hate paying electricians. So…grab this 7-3/8” long x 1-1/8” x 1/2” silver iZoom® light bar, peel the back off the magnetic strip it comes with and stick it up anywhere. Has (10) LEDs and is rated for 200 lumens behind a frosted white lens. Has a motion and light sensor, so it only accents stuff in low light when it senses movement, which saves on the (4) “AAA” batteries it comes with. Lights for a 3-minute duty cycle.

Perfect for hands-on hobbyists. Foot-pedal speed controls free up your paws to do the real work. This one's for 120VAC devices, and ideal for machines using approx 200W or less. Measures 5" x 3" x 2-1/4" tall, with a 6-foot cord that plugs into the wall and a grounded female plug for your sewing machine, rotary tool, scroll saw, or, if you really make a lot of banana Daiquiris, blender.

Our each is a package of (2) steel tech rulers. One is 6” x 1/32” for the first 2-1/2” then 1/64” for the next 1/2” then 1/16” for the last 3”. The other is 150mm x 0.5mm. Both have sliding markers/pocket clips, and both have mm:inch tables on the reverse side. You’ll need excellent eyesight.

Our cutest-ever ratchet set. Includes a 5-5/8" long driver with a 1/4” square lug on one side to drive the (6) included 5, 6, 8,10, 11 & 13mm sockets; and a 1/4” hex port on the reverse to drive the (10) flathead, Torx and Philips bits. Box says it’s an “assorted tools life assistant” and a “good family helper,” and where can you get that for under six bucks?

Yes, same old joke: gloves from Best® Glove Co. These Best® gloves are nitrile-coated cotton with blue elastic wrist bands. Extra-grippy and size medium. Handy in the garden or garage, a big thumbs up. Our each is a pair. Made in USA.

For bigger, or longer, projects, and hands-free operation. This 1/4-hp flex-shaft grinder has a 42" long (counting the chuck) flexible shaft, a keyed chuck that accepts bits up to 5/32", a variable-speed control foot-pedal power switch, and a comfortable 1" dia hand grip. The motor runs 500 to 22,000 rpm, operates on 120VAC, measures 3-1/4" dia x 4" long, and has a sturdy hook to hang it from an over-the-bench shelf. Intermittent duty. Over 25 grinding tool accessories included!

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with our best selling electronics kit. Build 100 or more electronic projects from a Reflection Detector to a Simple Salt Water Alarm with Snap Circuits Jr. The Elenco kit, a Dr. Toy Winner, has a grid base and a selection of conductors, resistors, switches, integrated circuits and more, for a total of (30) color-coded snap-in parts. For ages 8 to 108, the easy-to-use components and well-designed instruction manual make this a perfect way to spend some quality time with a bright young child! AWARDS: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products.

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Do these pants make your apple look fat? Plop your fruits, veggies, meats, pastas, candies, crackers, eggs, salad dressings, wine, beer and whatever else on the Nutra Track™ Mini Nutrition Digital Scale. It’ll tell you how many calories (also: salt, protein, fat, carbs, cholesterol and fiber) you’re about to injest--or it’ll just weigh the stuff, which doesn’t have to be food. Has (160) common food codes printed under its tempered glass top, and you can program more, for a total of (999). But it’s also just a great digital scale that weighs anything up to 5kg/11lbs in 1g/.1-oz increments. Compact, at 10” x 6” with a 4-3/8” LCD, and comes with a 24-page booklet plus (3) AAA batteries. From Mackie Scientific.

Just toss this little pack, unopened, into a wood fire and watch all the pretty colors. (For you chem majors, it contains 25 grams of cupric sulfate, cupric chloride and PVC crystals.) And do we have to tell you not to eat or inhale it? OK, don’t eat it or inhale it. Just watch it blow your mind.

Think: cartoonish cute. These table or hanging clocks are made as if from the body of a kerosene lantern, but flattened. In painted steel, they measure approx a foot tall on on a 4-5/8” round base, not counting the wire swivel handle/hanger on top. A 6-5/8” x 4-3/4” oval glass covers an antiquey Roman numeral face. Distressed for a vintage look, they run on a modern quartz movement that moves when you stick a “AA” battery in it. We’ll pick one for you in deep burgundy or a goldenrod yellow to go with that sweater you love.

This bright headlamp has a 45-lumen LED (which is bright!), and comes with an elastic strap to put it on your noggin when you’re biking, spelunking, mining coal or fixing that leaky pipe under the sink. Measures 3” x 2-1/2” x 2-1/4” with a pivoting mount. In orange and black plastic, and you add (3) “AAA” batteries.

The original Joy Buzzer was called the Joke Buzzer (1932 U.S. patent #1845735, Soren Adams) and it replaced the more dangerous Zapper, which is lost to time, more's the pity. Our standard wind-up model is a 1-3/8" dia circle of perennial vibrating fun, with a 7/8" dia finger loop. (Watch for the solar-powered joy buzzer, still under development.)

..my sweet engravable you. Safeguard your stuff with this little battery-powered engraving pen. The 1/16” dia head vibrates to let you inscribe your ID on stuff  that might otherwise wander off. Surprisingly effective for a lightweight tool. Measures approx 6” long x 1” dia and works on metal, wood, glass, plastic, leather and more. Runs on (2) included “AA” batteries.

This 3-6VDC motor operates optimally at 6VDC, draws 450mA no load, stalls at approx 2.4A and spins at about 13K rpm. Measures 2" long x 1-1/16" dia with a little 3/8" dia x 5/16" 12-tooth gear. Simple +/- leads are wired to a double jack that can easily be cut off or jumped. Leads are 14” long.

Got unmet clamping needs? This (18)-piece set of tough nylon clamps with stiff, tempered steel springs and soft, swivel pads will hold together pretty much anything. You get (8) with 3/4" deep jaws that open to 1-1/8"; (4) 1-1/4" deep x 1-3/8"; (2) 1-3/4" deep x 2"; (2)  2-3/8" deep x 2-1/4"; and (2) 3-1/2" deep x 3-5/8".