This 24VAC 6VA electro-pneumatic valve from Siemens USA, #265-1027, has three barbed plastic tube connections; Normally open, Normally closed and a Common for 1/4" OD tubing and is rated for a max of 50psi. Commonly used to alternately apply pressure to and exhaust pressure from pneumatically controlled devices, but we're sure you'll find a clever way to use them in your weekend project. Measures just over 2" x 1-1/2" x 1" and is mounted on a 2-7/8" x 3/4" bracket with 3/16" mounting holes and 9" leads. UL.

44350P1 24VAC ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC VALVE

Stop squinting. This oversized folding loupe measures 3-1/4” x 2” x 1/2” thick in a boteh shape. (Oh, alright, a boteh is the name for that teardrop-ish thing in paisley patterns--it’s Persian for leaf or bush or something.) Lens is 1-3/4" dia acrylic 2X with a very bright white LED powered by included button-cell batteries. On a short chain and slip-ring.

95622P1 LIGHTED FOLDING LOUPE

Dry heat is for deserts. This handy little non-electronic humidifier is made to keep you from drying out in the living room this winter. It’s simple, really, just a 10” x 7” x 2-1/4” thick white plastic frame with little feet holding a hunk of open-cell foam that you soak with water and place on a register vent, radiator or in front of a baseboard heater. Presto, instant humidity.

45033P1 FOAM HUMIDIFIER VENT COVER

Never worry again that your batteries will run out and you'll be unable to find your friends and family. This plastic-covered spiral-bound phone and address book measures 8" x 5" (pretty much the same as the uPad Mini) with (100) pages on (50) sheets, and room for (400) contacts. The search function is via the little tabs with letters of the alphabet on the ends of the pages. We'll send you (3) in case you need to expand your friends list.

44986P3 SPIRAL BOUND ADDRESS BOOK

Picky, picky, picky. If that's you, you'd better get this 4-piece chrome vanadium pick set, including straight, 35-degree, 90-degree and O-ring picks, all of which screw into a 3-3/8" long threaded aluminum hex-sided handle, with a 3/4 lb-pull magnet in the bottom. Picks themselves are 3" to 3-3/8" long, so the assembled tool is approx 6-1/2".

95705P1 4 PIECE PICK SET

Very popular with elementary school teachers, these hardcover blank books let students create their own storybooks. (Middle-schoolers interviewing and making books for primary grade kids is a popular and civilizing project.) Also great for sketching, journaling or scrapbooking. Pure white blank covers with (14) sheets (28 pages) of 80-lb blank paper inside with a sewn-in binding. You pick the 6” x 8” books or the 8-1/2” x 11” versions.

95551P1 SMALL BLANK HARDCOVER BOOK

You might think this 32-foot coil of flattened craft wire is copper-colored, but it’s not, it’s tangerine. Says so on the back of the package, and they can’t lie there. Nice stuff anyway, at 3/16” wide x 1/32” thick. Go wire some fruit.

44997P1 32-FOOT CRAFT WIRE COIL

They don’t give them away in bars anymore, so you’d better buy this Matchstick Fire Starter. Has a 1-1/2" x 1-1/8" x 3/8" flint housing and a 1” striker with a small cotton wick around the end. Fill it with a little lighter fluid and you’re ready to start something. Includes a 1/2” clip to hang it on something. A must for camping.

95706P1 FLINT AND STRIKER FIRE STARTER

What do rotary tools have in common with fashionistas? Yes, it really is all about accessorizing. This set includes (20) shading bands, (10) fiberglass cut-off wheels, (21) assorted grinding stones, (3) polishing wheels, (45) woolen wheels and points, (36) silicone cut-off wheels, (60) sanding discs, (6) brushes, (5) diamond burrs, (8) high-speed steel burrs and drills, (3) mandrels and some polishing paste, all have a 1/8" shaft and come in a dandy wooden case.

95618P1 227 PIECE ROTARY TOOL ACCESSORY SET