Hold the buggy, hold the baby. These mega-useful, self-sticking, clear, hard-rubber bumpers are used to tamp cabinet doors, prevent tchotchkes from moving or marking surfaces, and tons of other things. You’ll get (16) at 3/8” dia and (9) at 1/2” dia.

It’s an educational air and water show! The Blow & Blast Bonanza™ from Scientific Explorer® teaches kids ages 12+ about air pressure, air density and buoyancy. They can mix chemicals that will inflate a balloon, make a lung-powered marshmallow shooter and a hover train, and test Archimedes’ principle of buoyancy. Kit includes baking soda, citric acid, (12) PVC pipes, (6) pom poms, (4) paper clips, (3) brass nuts, (2) balloons, (2) pipettes, (2) soda bottles & caps, a clear canister, a measuring spoon and an instruction booklet with (5) activities. Adult supervision is required but come on, you know it’s going to be fun for you, too.

Wouldn't you rather hear that than "Is that a cell phone in your pocket...?" Yes, you would, and you will if you strap on this olive green w/ woodland camo highlights phone holster. Made to strap (we like saying that) to your leg above your knee, like Wyatt Earp's Colt (or any number of the army surplus gas masks we sell), but you can also attach it to your arm or some other handy body part because the two straps extend from 15" to 27" and 10" to 13". The weather resistant holster is 7" x 6" with a 5" zipper, and the phone is operable in situ, as it were, through the transparent protective covering. Manufacturer calls it a "Hunter's Phone Holster," but don't let that stop you from wearing it around the neighborhood. Also adaptable, we think, to small dogs.

This polyester laptop case has padded front, back and sides, and measures 15" x 12" x 5" with handles and an adjustable, removable shoulder strap. Has (3) internal sections, a flap pocket on the outside with a zippered internal pocket, two open pockets and (3) pen sleeves. Best of all, it has a 1-1/2” wide strap across the back made to slip over the handle of a wheelie bag so you’ll have one less thing to carry while you’re trying to find your photo ID and take your belt off. Available in black or grey.

One byte at a time. Or maybe just a nibble if you’re trying to cut back. A nibble is what programmers call half of a byte. It’s also what the folks at Velleman call this Arduino-compatible microcontroller which has all of the pins as a standard Arduino, but the Nibble is enhanced with (4) built-in buttons and (4) blue LEDS for easy prototyping. Plus, it comes fully assembled and pre-programmed with a memory game. Just plug it into your computer’s USB port and you can start having fun and learning right away.

Tom Hanks had Wilson, his volleyball companion, but he'd have been much better off, and rescued much sooner, if he'd had this Marooned dry bag kit from Alpha Outpost. Measures 24" x 13" in neon orange with reflective silver strips. Includes a waterproof flashlight that requires (4) "AA" batteries; intermittent red/white strobe light that will need (2) "AA" batteries; a float-able key chain; whistle; signal mirror; and maroonee info card. Don't get in a boat without it. (Also includes a Marooned patch, but we'd wait to sew that on until after you're back home.) "Wilson!"

Turn your garage into Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca with this adjustable three-arm ceiling/task light that shines a stunning 6,000 lumens into garages, workshops, closets and storerooms. A total of (144) cool-white SMD LEDs—(48) in each of the arms—swivel 90 degrees to illuminate corners, crannies and projects. Screws into standard light sockets and requires no tools or wiring. Measures 11” x 3-3/4”, has an estimated 50,000-hour lifetime. ETL Certified. Better hurry—the AS&S staff are throwing away their regular light bulbs and buying these up like lobster tacos. As a bonus, it looks like a ceiling fan in a place like Rick’s Cafe Americain. If we can’t have Paris, at least we’ll always have surplus.

We sold out twice but the lights are now back in stock! Get yours today.

The worst part of grilling? Having to cut into your meat to check doneness, or continually stab it with a thermometer. Those days are over with our super-useful “leave-in” thermometers from Char-Broil®. Measuring 2” long with 3/4” dia faces, these stainless steel temp monitors go into your meat before it goes on the grill and come out when the meat’s done. You’ll get (4) reusable thermometers with easy-to-read displays that indicate rare, medium and well (with corresponding temperatures). You’ll also get a nice little storage holster, and all of it will fit into your pocket while you’re walking to the grill with your platter of meat, utensils and cold beverage.

We thought of you when we saw this saw. See? Folds into a 2-3/4" long x 5/8" x 5/16" thick orange plastic cover. Inside is a 2" saw (see?) with (24) TPS (teeth per inch) and a second 2" long razor blade. Saw cuts most wood and metal on the pull stroke. Has a small hole so you can hang it on a key chain and always have it when you need it. Manufacturer suggests it as a skinning blade, but we like it for opening boxes with stubborn fabric tape because we don't skin much around here besides our knees.

Two guys from our warehouse and a truck? Sorry, our guys aren't all that hefty, but we can lend you a hand with this Hefty Haulers Furniture Moving Kit. Moves up to 2,600 pounds (which is about 2,400 pounds more than any two guys in our warehouse can lift anyway), and lets you wheel stuff around on (4) handy little trolleys. Slide the lever under the corner of the fridge, washer, sofa, file cabinet or any other weighty item, lift it off the floor, slide a trolley under it, repeat on the other three corners, and roll the item along. Trolleys rotate 360 degrees and have swivel wheels. Kit includes a lever, cradle and (4) trolleys, plus (4) risers and (4) mini-risers for items with longer legs. Works on wood, tile and floors with short-pile carpeting. Truck not included.

This buckish knife from Alpha Outpost is a heavy-duty—and weighty—single-blade pocket knife. Hang it at your side, but you might want to use the built-in belt clip so it doesn’t drag down your jeans. This is a solid piece, understand? Measure 8” long open, 4-3/4” closed with a 3-3/4” locking blade that’s 1” across at its widest. Handle is a wood-and-metal combination, and it’s got a hole to hang keys from.

Brand new 2' x 2' x 5/16" aluminum frame LED panel lights. 5000k (Bright Daylight) and operates on 120vac with the included driver. These panels fit into standard drop ceiling tiles and draw under 40watts of power making them ideal as replacements for larger fixtures. 30,000 hour life span. Did we mention they are dimmable. Super Eco friendly and make an incredible light table. These will require some wiring as the driver just has wire leads and no plug on the end. 

Please Note: Item is not available for expedited shipping. Retail store customers: available by special order only.

It’s a two-part five-fer for the BBQ cook or the traveling chef. Measures 10-1/2” long closed, and it opens to 15-1/2”, in heavy-duty steel construction. Snap the pieces apart and one side is a fold-out spatula, the other a fold-out silicone basting brush and long meat fork. Plus, there’s a bottle opener and a corkscrew attached, so you’ll never forget where you put them. One gadget—many large, useful utensils.

We suggest you take this one. Made as a promotional device, it never got its promo logo and the light only shines for about 30 seconds, we think to highlight the absent logo. But it kept its ability to make your tablet stand up and be seen. The stand measures approx 5" long, and the light measures about 1.5" x 1". Comes with a 3.5" stylus nestled inside to give your finger a break, and a gray velvet pouch to store it in. Runs on (3) AG-13 button cell batteries, included, and you're welcome.

Not you—we were talking to your favorite kitchen knife, or the one that used to be your favorite before it got dull, and it said yes, it’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. It’s depressed, and it wants you to buy this Mozzbi tungsten and ceramic 2-stage sharpener. Self-adjusting for anything from paring knives to chef’s choppers, it can be used on any straight knife. A few pulls through the coarse side, and same on the fine side, and you’ll be slicing like d’Artagnan through Cardinal Richelieu's guards. Too soon?

We’re big fans of USB- and battery-powered gadgets, which is why we love this little dual-powered fan. It’s round, 5" dia, comes with a USB cord, tilts up and down like the lid of a waffle iron (and is the size of a large hamburger when it’s down), and has (2) speeds. If you don’t have a USB port handy, it’ll run on (4) “AA” batteries, which you provide. (We can’t give you everything.) In black or gray, with a blue front grill, and we’ll send you the color we think will go best with what you’re wearing the day it arrives.

No, not a mob problem solver, but a crafty type who doesn’t wait for someone to create the perfect pin-on button. Our Design-a-Button kit comes with (12) 2-1/2” dia buttons. You pop off the back, insert a round card with your message or photo cut to size, snap the back on, and Bob’s your uncle, unless you don’t have an uncle Bob, in which case you’re all set. It’s just an expression. Note to self: Make a “Bob’s Your Uncle” button! For ages 6+.

This is our super-compact umbrella, but we think the word bumbershoot needs to be kept alive. So we’re going to say it again: bumbershoot. This one is black polyester and measures 9” long x approx 1-1/2” dia with a wood-like handle. Opens to 36” dia with a 21” long handle. Stores in a black sleeve.

Well, not giving it to you, but selling it super-cheap. From Velleman® Security/CCTV, this flashing green security light is approx 4” dia at its widest x 3” tall. Comes without a plug but with 15” leads ready to be hardwired into a 12VDC source, as in a standard automobile. The (15) white LEDs inside the green cover will flash, but if green's not your color, the plastic dome unscrews so you can easily repurpose it for your own DIY use.

It's easier if you start off with genuine name-brand Sharpie® brand Sharpies like these. This set of (5) permanent markers includes (1) each in black, red, blue and green with fine points, plus an alarming neon yellow highlighter with a wedge tip. Pocket clips galore. And the packaging is in Spanish, so you’ll learn words like permanente and colores, but they write just fine in English.

Got stuff that needs a place to be? Want to keep your eye on it? Here’s the perfect container—a 7” tall x 4-1/4” dia clear glass jar from Moore Medical, who call themselves The Supply Experts®. Comes with a stainless steel lid, too, with a nice little handle for lifting it off. You know the jars in a doctor’s office that are filled with cotton swabs and tongue depressors? This be them! Perfect for bathrooms, kitchens, craft rooms, workshops and garages, too, though these jars are awful pretty, we have to say.

People say they just can’t help buying these 1,700 surface-mount device resistors. That’s (20) pieces each at (85) different values between 1 ohm and 10M ohms, with a 5% tolerance. Don’t even try to resist these.

Weighing is easy with this scale's 7" square x 2-5/8" deep dishwasher-safe, easy-pour bowl for kitchen use, and letter holder and mailing tube holder accessories for office use. Goes up to 7kg (7000g) x 1 gram increments and 15.4 lbs in g, kg, lb and oz increments. It has tare, hold, programmable auto-off, and an adjustable audible beep and backlit read-out angle. Takes (3) "AA" batteries, included. Excellent for kitchen, lab or office.

Manual liquid transfer system. Push the plunger and siphon…well, whatever you need to siphon, we don't ask questions around here. Also functions as an air pump. You get the pump, (2) 50" long hoses and adapters for a beach ball and a standard Schrader air valve. Pump itself is 7-1/2" long and the inlet and outlet are both 1/2" ID.

High tech comes to Am Sci & Surp!! It is here in the form of a Peltier junction, a thermo-electric device that translates electric power into heat, and perversely, into cool. Apply current at 15VDC to the gizmos and they extract thermal energy from one face, thereby cooling it. The heat is dumped onto the other face, thereby heating it. Please note: you must use a heat sink on the hot side or the junction will fry itself, since it can quickly create a 65° C temperature differential in a no load situation. Stack two, or build a cascade to increase the thermal differential created. Or run it backwards. Apply heat or cold to the relevant face and produce a current. Amazing for science projects and experiments. Practical for coffee warmers, beer coolers and mini-refrigerator or warming oven applications. They come with a datasheet. Large is 1-9/16" sq. x 3/16" thick and draws 6A and small is 1-1/4" sq. x 3/16" thick and draws 3A.

..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.

Our smallest vise, and arguably our handiest around the house: call it the Jaws of Aluminum. Clamp this small table vise onto a surface up to 3/4" thick and let it be your third hand. The jaws are 1-1/2" wide and open to a maximum of 1-1/4".

These are very nice 48-page, 5” x 7” cardboard-bound notebooks with themes and some unobtrusive notes/formats that will be easy to ignore if you’re not a Starship captain, artist or astronomer. You pick: the United Federation Captain’s log has a date/location entry on each lined page and fold-out info on the back cover, like a warp-speed conversion table; the Artist’s notebook has unlined ecru pages with an assortment of frame styles as borders and fold-out shading, perspective and composition info on the back cover; the Stargazer’s notebook has 1/4” rules plus a lightly printed 3-1/4” dia circle with 30-degree markings to chart the sky, plus a fold-out back cover with an astrolabe and constellation chart.

Nice rare-earth neodymium disk magnet, 1" dia, about the same as a quarter but over twice as thick at 4mm. Rare-earth magnets are permanent and powerful, and this one has approx 7 lbs pull, and always will. Comes with a galvanized metal keeper approx 2" dia so you don't lose it.

When we were your age, our protractors were all just plain clear plastic. You kids today can get them in translucent blue, red, orange, purple or green, but we're going to pick because we didn't get to then. These pretty ones are 6" wide and read from 0-6" x 1/16" on the bottom and from 0-180 degrees x 0.5-degrees bidirectionally along the arc. Include holes for a 3-ring binder.

You don’t want people tripping on your cords, and they won’t when you get this very helpful 4" wide x 15' long x .018" thick Safcord® nylon strapping with reinforced 1" wide Velcro-like “hook” straps on both edges. It’s used for keeping cords and cables in place on industrial or Berber carpeting (which provides the “loops” in the hook’n’loop equation here). Cut it to any length, because it won't fray. Check out our price, too--15 feet of this stuff would list for almost $60 elsewhere. In black with white stitching, but there may be other colors, too. Made in the USA.

About the size of a iPad mini at 5” x 7”, but 70 times cheaper and without the need to recharge it every night, this annual planner/datebook is year-agnostic--you add the actual dates. Has (80) pages with (12) month tabs and space up front for personal info. Includes both week- and month-at-a-glance formats. Oversized ring binder, black cover, and two-tone gray pages. Useful, classic, timeless and priced right.

This solderable perf board for the electronics hobbyist measure 1-1/2” x 1-3/4” x 1/16” or 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1/16" with 1mm dia copper pads on one side with holes sized for component leads. Has 1/8" dia mounting holes on the corners.

This excellent and beautiful Stirling engine would make Robbie Stirling himself proud. Has a 1/2" piston stroke and sits on a 7" x 3-1/2" wooden base. Comes with a small alcohol lamp to fire it, and is connected via a belt to a DC generator that fires some blue LEDs. Includes a spare hot gas container, power cylinder and piston-sealing ring, needle roller and silicon tube, which you shouldn't need for some time. You also get a trio of Allen wrenches for your tweaking needs. This is the ultimate desk toy, or demo unit for the more serious-minded.

AKA hand boiler. An exotic bit of hand blown glass with a bulb at top and bottom connected by some zippy tubing that spirals, loops, and/or jogs. In the closed system is some colored liquid (methylene chloride) that is very light. Hold the lower bulb in your hand and as the liquid is warmed it pushes through the loops to the upper chamber. When all the liquid is pushed out of the lower bulb, expanding air will bubble through the tubing making it appear that the liquid is boiling. WARNING! The glass is fragile and the liquid is nasty. If you drop the thing on the kitchen tile, it will eat the finish off the tile and the stain in the liquid will permanently stain the floor, so don't let kids handle this item unsupervised. About 7" tall, it is a favorite in our stores.

We don’t mean that, as they say in Brooklyn, in no bad way. Everything has a scent, and you don’t want the forest critters with the world-class nostrils smelling anything you take into the woods with you. Robinson Scent Shield® Compression Bags are the solution. Our each is (3) XL bags, 22” x 30” that you roll down to compress the air out of. They minimize scent and moisture, and they’re reusable, durable and puncture-resistant. Also good for hiding your Slim Jims from the dog.

This is one smart emergency flashlight. Like Kent Clark/Superguy, this 6” long mild-mannered flashlight charges by day and springs into action at night. Pull it out of the base, and you’ve got a 150 and 300 lumen COB LED flashlight ready to vanquish the darkness. Plus, there are magnets in the bottom so you can stick it to ferrous surfaces. Or leave it in the base and it stands guard as a motion and light-activated nightlight, which is great any time, but you’ll really appreciate it during power outages. No fumbling with batteries—just pop it into the 4-1/4” base to recharge via the fold-in, rotatable USB port. Charges in about 3-hours. Flashlight measures 2-1/4” dia. and very light gray colored.

Like those giant floor-standing globes in places like explorers’ clubs, but just under a foot tall. From Replogle Globes, this very nice 6” version honors explorer Sebastian Cabot and is based on the late 17th Century globes of cartographer Vincenzo Coronelli, when California was still thought to be an island. Stands 11-1/2” tall with a 4-1/4” wooden base and a 7” semi-meridian.

Keep your magnetic hematite. Keep it tight! And keep it close because word on the street is, it has potential healing powers, or at least the ability to possibly-maybe boost your mood. At the very least, the specimens we have are great for the fridge or the side of a file cabinet. They have a super-stylish and refined shiny-pewter look, and they’re each about 3/4" to 7/8" x 1/2" thick. Plus, they look super-cool in bunches. Takes about (25) of them to weigh 1 lb, and you’ll get a dozen per order. Never hurts to have some nice, small reliable magnets hanging around--especially these, which won’t lose their pull in your lifetime.

This reincarnation of the classic View-Master® is called (wait for it) the View-Master Classic®. As much fun as ever, and still battery-free. Comes with (3) reels with (21) 3-D images, including Age of Dinosaurs, Safari Adventure and Marine Life. Includes a case and, yes, it will accept all of the original film reels. For ages 3+.