Portion of what? Indeed. Portion cups are assorted sizes, but always smallish and used for condiments, sauces, cole slaw, samples, like that, but you can use them for anything in the world of arts, crafts, hobbying, model-making and DIY-ing. You’re creative--we don’t need to tell you. Each translucent white plastic cup holds (4) oz and is 3-3/4" dia at the top x 1-5/8” deep with a white snap-on lid. Think: little tub of cream cheese. Oh, you can picture them now.

We can’t stop squeezing it and you’ll know why when you get one of your own. Our 11” long tube baster is from Farberware®, one of the most trusted names in roasting and basting. Crystal clear tapered tube has (4) markings from 1/4- to 1-oz, and (4) from 10 to 25ml. Slate-gray bulb is 2-1/4” dia with great action. You’ll be squeezing it long after the basting’s done.

This set of (8) high-torque chrome vanadium screwdrivers with magnetic tips will have you looking for screws to drive. And their attractive red and black rubber handles might have you just looking at them in the rare moments that you’re not actually using them. Tips include various slotted and Phillips sizes at 7-3/4”, 6-1/2” and 6-1/8” long, plus a stubby slotted and Phillips, each at a tad over 4” long.

This strontium ferrite sheet is stronger than your average fridge magnet, and considerably bigger. Measures 7-3/8" sq x over 1/16" thick, with (2) adjacent corners trimmed off. Rubberized finish, black on one side, writable white on the other. Can be easily cut with a scissors.

Hell of a tool bag here. Measures 15” x 10” x 10” with (18) slip-in pockets on the outside, a double-zippered top and (2) carry handles with a hook’n’loop sleeve to hold them together. Easy-access main compartment pops open like a breadbasket, and the hard bottom (with grippy feet) holds that shape. Mostly black, with forest green panels and a see-through ID card holder. This bag is so nice, and so sturdy, we wish we had more tools to put in it. Also great for gardening, camping, picknicking and road-tripping. Collapses down to just about flat with nothing in it. Canvas type material. 

Our each is a pound of modeling clay, ready for pounding into shape and re-pounding, since it’s non-hardening, which means the fun never stops. You’ll get a quarter-pound each of bright red, blue, green and yellow clay in 5-1/4" x 1-1/8" x 3/4" sticks, but feel free to mix ’em up to make new colors. Non-toxic and gluten-free, seriously.

With this nice hot and cold laminating machine, and the included (50) thermal laminating sheets, you can protect your documents and still see them at a glance. Comes with a cutter, corner rounder and hole-punch, which works for single holes and (3)-ring binders. Unit measures approx 12” x 4” x 2-1/2” tall, which means it fits on pretty much any desktop, and has a 230mm inlet that’s 9” wide (A4 size). You’ll get (10) A4, (15) A5 and (25) A6 laminating sheets. Surely you have documents, cards and photos to preserve.

These Crayolas never need sharpening and never shrink to little nubs. And their (15) colors are the most illuminating we’ve ever seen. They’re Crayola color-changing LED light bulbs! You’ll get (2) per pack, along with (2) remote controls to cycle through the bulbs’ (4) modes (flash, fade, strobe and smooth). Bulbs are 120VAC with medium bases, so you can screw them into any standard socket, and they’ll draw a measly 1 Watt of power and give you up to 20,000 hours of colored-saturated pleasure for birthday parties, movie and game nights, holidays and victory celebrations.

We haven’t seen candy striper outfits since the 1970s, and our internet was down so we couldn’t look them up, but this braided, red and white, 8-foot extension cord sure reminds us of the old hospital helpers’ uniforms. From Kikkerland®, a company that exudes style and quality, this 125V ground cord is made of (16)-gauge wire that handles a max of 1625 Watts (13 Amps). It’s the most fashionable extension cord we’ve ever sold. Indoor use only. CUS and ETL listed.

Sticker aficionado alert! 3/4" dia. NASA logo stickers. 15 high quality NASA "meatball" vinyl stickers to a sheet so plenty to go around. Teachers give them out during your space explroreation unit. Space lovers, just sticker away.

What's a backwards light socket? A socket light. This vanadium steel socket adapter for 1/2" and 3/8" drives has a bright white LED that shines through your sockets, so you never have to ask someone to hold the flashlight. Runs on (3) AG-13 batteries, included along with a spare set of (3) more. 

Jarvis Says: Don’t even try the “TRY ME” invitation on the package because the (3) AG-13 batteries in the piece are dead. Good news is, we’re sending you (3) brand new ones. You might have to blow out some gunk from the battery compartment, but that’s a small task for such a cool piece. Instructions included for changing them with a screwdriver and a pen. That's surplus, folks! That's surplus!

Snap Circuits™ has added Brics, their name for little plastic building blocks that are, luckily, compatible with Lego, those other little, inerlocking plastic building blocks you have. This award-winning 225-piece Bric Essentials set has sheets and blocks plus Snap Circuits connectors, blinking and steady LEDs, a slide switch, a fiber-optic bundle, an incandescent bulb and a melody integrated circuit, along with adapter blocks to mate the Snap Circuits components with the brics. Has instructions to make over 25 projects, including a house and a tower, on the 10” x 5” base. You add a trio of “AA” batteries. For ages 8+. Winner of Six Toy of the Year Awards! ages 8 to 108. A great gift for the Lego Lover!

Every now and then in life you need a Dial Drop Indicator—you know, to indicate your dial drops. We jest, because if you need (or want) a Dial Drop Indicator, you already know it’s for measuring tools, equipment, shop supplies and machinery. This one, from MBC® Industrial Supply, has a 0-.5" range, a 0-001” reading, and a 0-100 graduation. Dial is just over 2” dia and easy to read. This is a nice piece.

This Snap Circuits® Discover Coding educational kit from Elenco® teaches the basics to the next generation. Download the Snap Circuits® app and learn to control projects with a smart phone or tablet. Control lights, sounds and motors. Includes three ways to control devices: real-time, graphical and Blockly. The (30) parts include a new Bluetooth controller and (5) control outputs equaling up to (5) circuit paths running together or independently. Includes an illustrated color manual. For ages 8 up to whatever because we’re pretty sure software is the future. Science is our middle name, after all.

Olive gloves, you love gloves, we all love gloves! These handsome olive drab gloves are fingerless (on purpose) and have the following info printed on them in white near the wrists: “GLOVE INSERT WOOL. COLD WEATHER TYPE II. WPL10418. 70% WOOL 30% NYLON. MADE IN U.S.A." You’ll be the only one on your block with a pair, and you’ll look good.

This (4)-piece collapsible silicone measuring cup set from CookingLight™ magazine is one of the nicest we’ve seen. Each cup has a gray hard-plastic handle and rim, reminiscent of a cast-iron pan, with a colored silicone center that pops out for use and collapses for storage. Measurements are 1/4 Cup (blue), 1/3 Cup (green), 1/2 Cup (yellow) and 1 Cup (red). Handles have a hanging hole, and the set comes with its own matching hook. Cups are accurate and dishwasher safe—a no-brainer for anyone who loves to cook or bake. Who wants pancakes! Jarvis?

Made of wound-up stainless steel coil springs and tough as rhinoceros jerky, these 35-gram stainless pot scrubbers will make you scoff at those dollar retailer pads that look like shredded wheat and sound like you need help at sea. In your PKG (6) each will be wrapped individually. Bonus: science fair material potential!

We don’t care who you are or what you do, everybody needs a reliable supply of binder clips, paper clips and push pins. Our 5-1/2” tall x 3” dia, (3)-sectional, clear plastic tower includes (18) binder clips, (120) paper clips and (150) push pins, each in its own section that screws to the other (2) for tidy storage. Made by Pep Rally™, and in the most pleasant pastel colors, because black and silver are way too boring.

These shower curtains from Riverbend Designs aren’t exactly meteoric, but they’re definitely scientific and spacey! Made of quick-drying polyester, with (10) included hooks, these standard-size curtains, 71” x 71”, feature sharp, high-resolution designs of some of the universe’s coolest science and space images. All are machine- or hand-washable. You pick: the Atom with a dark blue background, orange nucleus and lighter blue orbiting electrons; the Nebula in shimmery purple and silver; the scattered periodic elements; Saturn in many soothing shades of blue with subtle white highlights; the sytlized Periodic Table of Elements on a hazy green background or the World Map, with adorable cartoon renditions of reigonal fauna and flora. Find yourself not needing a shower curtain, each would make a great wall tapestry!

Here’s a fidget toy you can fidget with while you’re fidgeting! This bright, multi-colored ring expands and retracts, from 5" dia to just under 10”, and works well as a flying disc or halo-like headpiece. Its shapes, colors and movements will keep active minds and hands occupied for hours. Easy to store or slip into a bag, at about 1/2” thick.

Can you say orrery kit? That’s what this is to an astronomer. (Named for Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery in County Cork.) Your orrery has the sun and planets out to Neptune on a gear-driven 6” x 4” base. You’ll get all the parts, plus (8) paint pots and a brush. The finished model will be approx 12” wide x 4-1/4” tall. For ages 8+.

Winner of this week's "What IS That?" award. It's a watch crab, also called a spanner wrench, that's designed to remove the back from watches, lenses from telescopes, and other thin, flat components from whatever they're attached to. Heavy for its size, it's 1" x 2-3/4" x 3/8" thick, with sharp 1/4" prongs projecting from the edge. The prongs move from 2" to 7/16" apart as you spin the knurled nut between them. An impressive tool to flash in front of your brother-in-law. If he doesn't read our catalog, he won't have a clue!

Okay, it isn't the cheapest magnet in the warehouse - but we pulled about 35-40 pounds with this 4-7/8" x 1" x 3/4" ceramic magnet,  and we think it's a bargain. It has a 6" bracket with mounting holes on 5-1/2" centers, plus a 1/2" ID eyehook bolted into the center of it. It's all set to troll the bottom of the lake next time your filing cabinet falls overboard.

Hydroponic scissors. Yeah, a first for us, too, but these Titanium-bonded, non-stick, precision-ground scissors are corrosion- and adhesion-resistant, with soft, flexible handles. Short, 1-3/4” long blades, like bonsai folks use, except these are made for people who grow Boston bibb lettuce without dirt. Paul the buyer assures us, however, that these scissors won't know or care if you use them to open bags of nacho chips.

This pocket-sized mini-flashlight has (9) 405nm ultraviolet LEDs and myriad uses, from checking U.S. currency to working the door at your ultra-hip downtown clubs, spotting radiator and transmission fluid leaks, mineral identification, and (yes, it's true) locating lost scorpions in the dark. Measures approx 3-3/4" long x 1-1/8" dia with knurled sections so you won't lose your grip, and a wrist strap in case you do. You supply (3) "AAA" batteries and the scorpions.

When temperatures dip, we’re reminded of the only phrase we can still remember from freshman Latin class: semper ubi sub ubi. Literally, that’s: always where under where, and damn if we can remember the word for “long” because we just got a whole Roman empire’s worth of snug-fitting, long-sleeve thermal tops and thermal top/bottom sets in all the popular sizes—you know, waffle shirts—to fend off the harshness of winter. They’re 65/35 cotton/poly, so expect some shrinkage and plan accordingly. They run small and fit tight so, Pat is a size large so he buys X-large. In white and cream/beige, like a nice warm cup of coffee or cappuccino.

Nothing personal, electricians, but these bright (60 lumens) COB LEDs are cute, wireless and mount via a magnetic back or the included double-sided foam tape. Twist-on, twist-off. Perfect accent lighting for under counters or bookshelves, but handy anywhere. Measure 1-1/8” dia x 1/2” thick, and swivel right or left inside the detachable mounts. Powered by a pair of button-cell batteries, included. Our each is (6) lights.

A honey of a little digital scale, the techies in the back room say. This improved Triton T2® scale is pocket-sized (5-7/8" x 3-1/8" x 3/4" thick), and measures up to 300g x 0.1g, 10.5 oz x .005 oz, 190 pennyweight x 0.1 dwt, and 9.6 Troy ounces x .001 ozt. Has a zero/tare button and a cover that can be removed for use as a larger tray. Comes with (3) "AAA" batteries.

And dicer and strainer. Call it the salad monkey, your very own sous chef. This plastic set has a 6” dia x 3-1/2” deep bowl with slats for a knife, and locks onto a plastic cutting board. Fill it with salad fixings, run it under the faucet to wash the greens, invert it onto the cutting-board bottom and slice away. Turn it 90 degrees and chop the fixings smaller. Includes a tab with a hole for hanging it up to dry. At this price you can buy a few for your friends and all get healty together.

Leave the glue in the drawer because these UGears® STEM laser-cut plywood mechanical model kits don’t need any. They’re fun to build, and they’ll teach you something when you’re done. You pick: the Arithmetic Kit, with (117) pieces and (2) devices – (1) for addition (approx 8-1/2" x 4" x 1") and (1) for multiplication (approx 10" x 10" x 1-1/2"); the shiftable (3)-speed Gearbox Kit, with (120) pieces, measuring approx 5” x 4” x 4”; or the Random Generator Kit, a mechanical version of a magic answer ball, with (160) pieces and measuring approx 7” x 5” x 5” when finished. All come with detailed instructions, a code to download a study guide, and an app that allows you to interact with and see the models in real-world usage. Made in Ukraine. Ages 8+.

Let’s say the only way in is through the window, and the glass is really thick, and once you’re inside you’re going to have to leave a note. Wouldn’t you know it, someone came up with a gadget for that very scenario. It’s a tactical pen, 5” long x 1/2" at it's widest in black metal with a pocket clip on the cap. Always at the ready is a glass breaker tip. But unscrew the o-ring sealed cap to reveal a hidden pen with a replaceable high-volume cartridge. This is a solid piece, nice enough for the aforementioned hyper-specific mission, but also solid enough to use in self-defense (no joke). We like it as a nice pen to keep around the house, and if we ever need to get out through a window—hey, bonus.

Skivvy-sewing lessons? Nah, just go commando. But if you want to make your own drawers, as in places to keep stuff, try this small drawer slide. Measure 7” long, and extend to approx 12”. Drilled with a plethora of holes to screw it to the sides of the drawers you made. Or the ones you already have and want to slide. Note, this is a single slide, so unless you're replacing a broken one, you'll need to order two.

Let's cut to the chase here -- buy these the first time you read this, or they're going to be gone! There aren't that many of these flexible chopping mats, and the versatile 15" x 12" x 0.024" thick mats are not only ideal for small kitchens where every inch counts, they're great for any kitchen, and for cookouts, camping and picnics. Our each is a set of (2) of the translucent Euro-look mats that protect countertops from sharp knives and fresh-from-the-oven cookies, and protect food from outdoor surfaces. They can be lifted and slightly folded to funnel chopped food neatly into a pot. They're dishwasher safe, and roll up for portage or storage.

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Been to any BYOJ parties lately? Yeah, the Build Your Own Jewelry bashes can get pretty wild. Good thing you can build yours in the safety and solitude of your bedroom with this Necklace Starter Pack. Includes all the must-have silver hardware that form the foundation of your baubles. Comes with (119) pieces and makes (5) necklaces. All you add is the beauty.

Pocket protectors are for nerds (like us) but sheet protectors are for smart and sensible people (like you). Not bed sheet protectors! The (100) sheet protectors in this package are for your important documents. At 11" x 9-1/4" with reinforced edges and (11) holes punched in them (so they’ll fit any binder), these things are priceless at less than five bucks for the lot. Acid-free and archival-safe, too. javascript:;

Hey, there’s two words you don’t see next to each other that often: comfy hemostat. This one feels really nice in the fingers because of its black, rubber-coated handle. The whole stainless-steel tool is about 7-1/2" long with a 7/8” tip and big round finger holes. Locking the teeth keeps it clamped on its own. Also, as a bonus, just past the jaws lies a bladed suture scissor section, wow, that's convenient! This is a sturdy piece. Use it to hold something in place.

A great hand held rotary tool and an excellent buy. The plastic carrying case at 12" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" contains not only the 120VAC-powered variable speed (8,000-30,000 rpm) mini drill/grinder, but a 3-ft flexible extension shaft that allows you to operate in even the tightest spots and a good assortment of bits, grinding stones, cut-off wheels, etc, including collets to fit 1/8" and 1/16" bits. A nice package, and a very nice gift for yourself, or for anyone who enjoys working with hobby tools. UL listed, just like the big boys. Check out all our rotary tools and accessories.

Tired of searching and searching for fridge magnets to hold up your photos? Try maped marvelous magnet 8-pack. A very handy 3/8" X 1" X 1/4" in size they are lime green in color and are plastic coated on the tops so they are uber easy to find in a pinch. Great for the fridge, white board or any metal surface. Pat officially tested them to hold 6 sheets of copy paper on the fridge no problem. Imagine what you if you used two magnets at a time.

This excellent 4-piece set of double-ended picks is made of nylon so you won't damage your electronics or electrocute yourself. They have hex-shaped shafts for a good grip, and assorted pick, probe, hook and scraper ends. Equally good for auto detailing or any place where you want to avoid scratching.

From X-Acto®, the folks who make the precision arts & craft knives, the "Bulldog" is an old-school crank pencil sharpener with a translucent blue, bright magenta, green or red case so you can keep tabs on your shavings and watch the menacing teeth grind away. Unit is roughly 5" tall x 4" wide (including crank handle) x 3” deep. The square rubber pad on the bottom provides suction when the side lever is pulled. Works best on a flat surface, but you knew that.