Electronic fun with just a hint of soldering from Madlab. You pick: the lie detector kit, with a PC board and components, or the LED logic game with diodes and transistors that pit your skill against moving a peg along (36) pads. You should be able to assemble either kit in under an hour with a little light soldering. You add a 9V battery to both. Soldering iron not included. But we have one, and it’s item #88242 for $6.95.

No lights, no cases, no frills, but nice quality, nice price, just plain nice acrylic loupes. You pick the 6X, with a 23mm lens, and a height of 1-7/8”; the 10X with a 23mm lens, and a height of 1-1/2”; or the 15X with a 21mm lens, and a height of 1-3/16”. Tarklika, our Chief Thread Count Verification Officer claims that these have tripled her efficiency, just imagine what they can do for you.

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.

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.

Wethinks this is a glass, mirrored halogen lamp reflector, but it could also serve as the shade for a pendant lamp. It’s a honey in any case. Measures 4-1/2” across x 3-1/4” deep in a parabolic shape with hundreds of small mirrored sections inside and out. Has a 1” ID hole where a lamp neck could go, with a 1-1/2” OD x 3/8” neck. Bottom edge also has a 3/8” lip around it. Could also be the most formal funnel ever made, or a candle holder if you put a blob of putty under it. Or a sparkly princess skirt if you stuck the top half of a Barbara doll into it.

The FolkArt® company calls these Dye Brushes for, yes, applying dye or creating blended or ombre effects (think shading). Feel free to use them for whatever, because it’s a free country. One is 8” long with 7/8” wide bristles and the other is 7-1/2” long with approx 1-1/4” wide bristles--both nylon. Includes a pair a thin plastic gloves, so you don’t dye your fingers.

Tired of buying chokers? Well, now you can make your own and look great when you’re out on the town--or during passing periods at school, depending on where you are on the choker continuum. Here’s a great price on 110” of very thin (1mm) black leather cord for making chokers, plus (4) crimp-spring clasps. Get creative.

And we’ll bring you our very best in plastic hand and foot skeletal models, from Lindberg Science Kits™. You pick: the right foot is 11-1/2” long (which is pretty much a foot) with (18) pieces, plus assembly instructions, a fact sheet and a stand; or the right hand, life-size and including (26) pieces, assembly instructions, a fact sheet and a mounting stand. You add the glue. For ages 10+. Made in the USA.

This is kind of like sneaking into the band room in junior high and honking and banging on all of the instruments. Except in this case you can’t get in trouble. You’ll get a steel kazoo, 4-3/4" long; a 4” long, three-octave Hohner harmonica in red, green, blue or yellow (we’ll pick) with a clear vinyl pouch; a 6-7/8” long plastic slide whistle with steel slide; a crank-operated mechanical music box, clear acrylic and measuring 2-1/4" x 2" x 1-1/4" (turning out “Brahms’ Lullaby,” “Row Your Boat” and other classics), and a nice, American-made 3-5/8" long steel jaw harp with playing instructions. Now you just need some bandmates. Buy them single by clicking here. 

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.

This storage pouch, in safety-vest-chartreuse, is 9” x 2” x 2” with a 2-step zip-lock and hook-n-loop water-resistant seal. Good for walking in the rain, biking, sailing and triathlete-ing with valuables, either strapped around your waist with the adjustable elastic belt and molle buckle or not. The pouch is gusseted, which means it’ll also open to 4” wide—perfect for a cell phone.

You obviously need a stainless steel one. This one’s a foot long, marked mostly in 1/16” increments but with a section of 1/64” markings for your tiny-measurement needs. The other edge is 30cm x 1mm, but with 10cm in 0.5mm increments. Has a handy metric to English standard conversion chart on the back. Measures 1-1/8” wide, with a hole to hang it by.

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.

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.

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.

Small, but mighty useful if you need a tiny tap and die set for threading wire or stripped screws. The micro set has a 3-1/4" long die plate and 14 taps (sizes 7 through 20 -- read 0.7 mm through 2.0 mm), and a mighty attractive price. A little oily in its vinyl storage pouch -- but it's all steel, after all, and has to safeguard its complexion.

Where else can you find (lightly) scented erasers shaped like giant rings with 1” square jewels? And packed inside clear plastic spheres? We’ll pick (1) in white, yellow, blue, green or another lovely color, but if you simply must have pink we’ve got that, too, and we’ll send it to you.

Just like the classic Yankee drill, but for the kitchen. Has that “as seen on the television” kinda feel. You push the handle of this 10” long spring-loaded whisk and it spins clockwise on the push, and reverses when you let up on it. The 10-tine head is 2-1/8” dia at the bottom x 2-1/8” long, with a little center pin to keep the tines just off the bottom of the bowl or jar or whatever. In stainless steel.

These high-end valve assemblies are medical take-outs from Lee Industries, but that’s all we know except that they look really expensive and fancy and high-quality, and are probably worth much more than we’re selling them for. Each has a 3VDC 275mA 2-phase stepper motor into a 5-250uL valve housing with a 5-pin connector that hooks up to (3) Omron infrared-based photomicro sensors. There’s what looks like a 4-pin encoder on top, as well as a 1/16” barb. Lee part # LPVX0520750CA.

Washable, non-toxic water-color poster paint. Can you say kid-safe? How about furniture-safe, too? That’s what the bottle says. In 2-oz squeeze bottles. You pick the regular water-color paint, and we’ll send you (3) different colors from our selection of white, green, blue, black, yellow or red; or pick the extra-fancy glitter-infused paints, and again you’ll get (3) different colors: purple, silver, green, blue, red or yellow.

The mother’s pal. Pop-up Wipes are cute little tablets, like approx 2” dia x 1/2” thick antacids except when you pop these in water, you get 12” x 27” reusable cotton towels.

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!

Top off this beautiful tool with our 227 piece accessory set. Click here

Think outside the box on your own time. These poster-pad adult coloring books are 8-1/2” x 11” on heavy, perforated stock, so you can tear out and diplay your work. Feature (60) extremely intricate designs. You pick Among the Stars, with designs based on the constellations, along with lots of celestial facts and mythology; or Geometric Designs, with extremely intricate mandelbrot and fractal-inspired designs. You’ll need to sharpen those color pencils, pilgrim. A great way to relax after a long day.

3-1/2 digit LCD electrical multimeter with a max reading of 1999. Measures (5) ranges of DC, (2) ranges of AC voltage both to 500 V, (5) ranges of resistance to 200K ohms, DC current to 10 Amp., diode test, transistor and battery test. A pocket sized 2-7/8" x 5-3/4" x 1-1/2", it comes complete with test leads and 9 volt battery. The best value for this size we have seen.

The digital boonies call for a digital boonie hat. Ours is cotton with adjustable chin straps and a headband divided into a dozen sections so you can clip stuff onto it.  New, from Mil-Spec™. We’ll pick one in a size from 7 to 7-3/4.

Prick tiny bits of gunk from nasty places with these U.S. made hardened stainless steel dental tools. But please don't use them for dental work. They are slight seconds, and some may have been re-worked which only matters to teeth. Trim excess glue from models, place a barrel on the deck of the ship-in-a-bottle, clean a rasp. If you need the strength and durability in a tiny pick, you need these tools. We have an assortment of the sort you've seen laid out on your dentist's tray. We'll pick (3) different ones for you.

Sounds crazy, but stay with us here. This 7-LED bulb runs on its internal 700mA rechargeable battery or on AC power when you screw it into a standard outlet. It charges when in an outlet, with a 5-hour charge for a 3-hour use cycle. LEDs are a cool white temp inside a 3” dia x 4” bulb, rated for 250 lumens. Bonus! Works great as a handheld flashlight. Double Bonus! Comes with a wireless remote control. 

Pull the string and pop the top off of these approx 4-1/2” dia spheres and you’ll find a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle inside. Completed puzzles will measure 10” x 14”. Spheres have flat bottoms so they don’t roll away, but also have little loops on top for hanging, say, on a tree. You pick the Solar System, World Map or U.S. Map puzzle. For ages 6+.

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.

"Laser" safety lights each with super bright LEDs run by (2) "AA" batteries that you supply. It's square and has a flashing or steady LED lamp visible up to 2500 feet (distance may be exaggerated). A 2" x 2-1/2" red plastic reflecting lens covers (3) lamps. Hook it on your belt or pack with the belt clip, use the included elastic strap for arm or leg mounting, or the included aluminum flange to attach it to your bike.. It's great for general use as a warning device or as an emergency signal for roadside breakdowns.

This take-out solenoid valve is a simple open/closed solenoid valve that is normally closed. It draws 100mA at 12VDC. Has 3/16" OD inlet and outlet at right angles to each other. Housing measures 1-3/16" long x 15/16" dia with terminals at the back end.

That’s what they call the hooch just out of the still in Kentucky, but this version is a white dog on a stick. Dog head, anyway. Looks like a plain white polyresin Labrador retriever, and as such, it’s ready to paint. (Tan dog? Green dog?) Measures approx 7” x 6-1/2”, and sits right up on a 3” long, 1/4” rod on a square, black painted wooden base.

Diamond files never wear out, hardly, unless you file diamonds with them. This 10-piece set of diamond files has an assortment of wedges, flats, points and triangle files, all 6” long overall and up 5/16” wide. If you can’t find the one you need here, you probably shouldn’t file the thing in the first place.

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.

This isn't a book, but it's definitely book-ish. Looks like a leather-bound volume from the Bodleian but it's just a little wooden box, approx 8-1/2" x 5" x 2" (7" x 3-7/8" x 1-5/8" inside) that's perfect for stashing the jewels, cash, or whatever you need to stash in plain sight on the shelves.

I sing of arms and the robot. You should pardon the abuse of Virgil, but this robot arm kit is as elegant as the Aeneid. It’s hydraulic (the robot arm, not the Aeneid) and the kit has (229) pieces, including gripper arms that move on (6) axes, including a 180-degree wrist rotation, mobility of 98 degrees, elbow range of 44 degrees, shoulder motion of 45 degrees and a base rotation of 270 degrees. Also has a suction mechanism and brake pad. For ages 10+.

Pistol-grip spotlight from iZoom® has an ultra-bright 3W LED rated at 120 lumen, which basically turns night into day in your immediate area. Comes with AA batteries! Three of 'em, and they should last for a continuous (4) hours. Includes high/low/flash modes and is marked weatherproof. Measures 6-1/2" x 3-3/8" dia with a 4-3/8" long handle.

From the official Sharpie® people, this set has (20) fade-, water- and smear-resistant markers: (10) fine point in blue, green, yellow, neon yellow, tangerine, both neon and leg-warmer orange, hot pink, red and brown; plus (10) ultra-fine point markers in black, navy, techno and nano blue, aqua, green, orange and optic orange, magenta and jellie pink. They’re for coloring the 12-page aquatic-themed coloring book. (Be assured that when it’s all filled in you’re permitted to color non-ichthyological things indefinitely with the same markers.)

Good things come in (2) different small packages. Our pocket microscopes are compact and perfect for a clear, close look at stamps, coins, flora, insects or assorted minutiae. The 30X version measures 5-3/4" x 1-5/8" x 3/4" in black plastic with a focus knob, on/off switch, small LED for illumination, and a vinyl carrying case. Requires (2) "AA"s. The 60X version is a microscopic 3-1/4" x 1-3/16" x 3/4" and has a built-in white LED illuminator powered by (3) coin-cell batteries that are included. Magnifies from 60-100X, with coarse- and fine-focus knobs, and has a vinyl carrying case.

Stainless steel mortar and pestle set. Mortar measures 5-1/4” dia x 3” on a 4” dia attached saucer-like base. Holds approx 250ml. Pestle is 6-3/4” long with 1-1/4” and 2” dia heads. Nice for the lab, or for folks who want everything in their stainless steel kitchen to be stainless steel. You know who you are. And we salute you.