Make yourself a candle-free candelabra. Here's a head start with these 7/8" dia x 1-3/16" tall candelabra-base sockets. Rated for 70W at 125VAC, each has quick-disconnect terminals and (2) mounting wings. UL. You supply the piano.

And a rotary tool for every turning. This is our compactest compact set of rotary tool accessories, all in a carrying case that you can actually carry. Includes a staggering (276) pieces with standard 1/8” shanks, including a plethora of polishing wheels, a bunch of belts, brushes and burrs, a gaggle of grindstones, and a ton of tips, plus flap-wheels, collets, mandrels and a wrench. All of them are in a 7" square x 4-1/2" case with a clear lid and a lazy susan for your tool-selecting convenience.

This one is a 115VAC, 3100 rpm, 12 watt take-out motor with one or two clear plastic, slotted fan-like blades that will spin in no particular direction. Has a 5/16” flattened shaft, and includes color-coded leads approx 12” long. The motor itself measures approx 2” x 3” x 2-1/2”. UL.

These Fiskars® scissors are 8” long, three times harder than steel and able to cut multiple layers of fabric in a single squeeze. The padded ergonomic handles are in aqua/chartreuse, fuchsia/pink, or gray/orange, and we’ll pick because you have enough to worry about already.

This compact reversible inline gear motor is rated at 24VDC, but works just fine at 12VDC. Measures 1.375" dia x 2.75" with a 0.186" dia x 0.69" flattened shaft, (3) mounting holes on its face, and 9” leads. Spins 350 rpm at 12VDC no load and 1080 rpm at 24VDC no load. Reversible, and rated for continuous duty. From Globe Motors, Inc. Part #415A431.

Our each is a dozen classic fine-point Sharpie® markers in brown, purple, magenta, red, orange, yellow, light and dark green, aqua, light and dark blue, and black. Measure 5-3/8” long with pocket-clip caps. Compare our prices to Wagreen’s or VCS.

This 34-piece set of chrome vanadium bits includes 1/4" hex bits with (8) security Torx from T8 to T40; (3) Pozi from PZ1 to PZ3; (2) Phillips at PH1 & PH2; (6) security Hex from H2 to H6; (4) Tri-wing from Y1 to Y4; (4) spanner head from U4 to U10; (3) Torq from S6 to S10; and a 6mm slotted bit. All are 3” long. Includes (2) mag-demag blocks, and a storage case.

More likely cowskin, but who ever says that? Leather, anyway. Our each is a package of (10) leather cords, 3/16” x 1/16” x approx 48”-70” long, in assorted colors and ready for your frontier craft needs, or for lacing up your boots. Also dandy for cowboy key chains. Our samples were brown , dark brown and black. What will yours be?

No, no, no--nobody likes to see a pooch penned up. These are ball-point pens inside plastic dogs. They’re long, with spots, like dachshund-dalmatian crosses, but in pink, blue, white or yellow. We’ll pick (2) different colors for you. Pull the tail on the 4-1/2” long dogs, expose the ball-point, and bring a little canine whimsy to your memo, love poem, grocery list or resignation letter.

That's what these nylon bushings were made for, but they're suitable for anything that could use a little bushing. Our middle-sized measures 15/16" dia x 15/32" thick with a 3/8" bore and a slight taper.

These surplus rubberized medical bags have been used by someone’s army, but we know not whose. (Adds to the mystery, we think, but if you know whose army it is, drop us a line.) They measure 11-1/2" x 9-1/4" x 4" closed, with a 7” flap and an adjustable canvas shoulder strap. Fronts have an approx 8” x 11” reinforced drop-down shelf on a flap with dual latches, and there are full-width pockets on either side of the center section with (5) 2-1/4” square pockets. There’s also a pair of small rings on the back, and a red cross stitched on the flap.

This black 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.

From Maxon Motor, this nice and efficient gear motor is nominally rated at 36VDC, 152 rpm and draws 130mA, but will run with as little as 3V. At 12VDC, it spins approx 28 rpm, draws 75mA no load and stalls at approx 300mA. Measures 2” long x 15/16” dia with a 5/32” x 1/8” flattened shaft, with (3) 1/16” mounting holes on the face and 1-1/2” leads. Made in Switzerland despite not being chocolate or a watch.

Our each is a set of (14) ultra-fine point permanent markers from BIC® with acid-free ink. Suitable for wet or oily surfaces, the colors include blue skies, deep sea blue, fandango pink, forest green, hot aqua, key lime, pink flamingo, playful purple, Polynesian purple, rambunctious red, sunset orange, tuxedo black, woodsy brown and yellow blaze. (You’d think they were nail polishes, wouldn’t you?) Include color-coded pocket clips and rubber grips.

Wee-gee, like the photographer, is the most common way and no, we won’t get into where it comes from, although oui (yes) + ja (yes) is an old wives’ tale, and those are just a bad as old husbands’ tales. Just be grateful that there’s a way to communicate with another dimension, and that you could own a thing called a planchette. So take this 15" x 10" laminated board and the aforementioned 5-3/4" x 4-1/4" planchette and wait for your nervous system to spell out something. Guaranteed to be even more accurate than a magic eight ball and not to lead to demonic possession.

Perfect for night toggling. This panel-mount SPST toggle switch is rated for 12V up to 16A and has a green indicator lamp that will draw 300mA. Housing is just shy of 1" x 1/2" square with a 1” bat and (3) quick-disconnect terminals. Includes a plastic nut and washer, and is made in Singapore, where it’s illegal to chew gum. (We’re just saying.)

A unique twofer, this combination camping lantern and bug zapper is powered by an internal lithium battery. Has a shielded micro-USB charge port and a 23” charging cord. Main LED light has low, medium and high modes in a 1-3/8” dia frosted lens inside a 3” dia silicone gasket for rainproofiness. Bug zapper grid is 600V with a UV LED, and the combo can stand free or hang from a folding hook. Rated for 2-6 or 4-20 hours depending on mode. The whole shebang measures 4-3/4" x 3-3/8".

We think we got these solar-powered British bobble-head figures because the sun doesn’t shine enough to make them bobble back home. They’re all 4” tall and include a British Bobby, Beefeater, and Betty herself, Queen Elizabeth II. They stand on 2-3/8" x 2-1/8" bases with 1-1/4" solar cells. We’ll send you (2) different ones in your order.

Remember dictionaries? Never mind--they’re all inside your phone now, but in an homage to the dictionary stands of the past, we present this little black aluminum stand for your phone or tablet to sit on while you look stuff up, or do anything else. Measures 4" tall x 4-1/2" x 3" with a ledge with silicone pads and keyed holes to organize the cords through when the battery runs low. Bottom also has pads to keep it from sliding around. Will work with most phones and tablets up to a 9” screen.

It’s an AS&S debut--socks with fun built right in. We’d say they’re wacky, but we hate saying wacky. These are all cotton/poly/nylon/spandex blends, which is a lot of blending right there, medium men’s, but really, they’d pretty much fit most feet, and they’re gender-indifferent. You pick the blue/red/yellow with a rubber chicken on the side; the two-tone green with pickles rampant; the four-tone with Bigfoot; the black and blue with Tesla coils; or the green/black with a Plague Doctor.

Walking sticks have moved into the space age! This walker's/hiker's friend has futuristic features and the look of an inter-galactic weapon. The high-quality collapsible aluminum stick extends from a packable 27" to a full 43", and has a carbide tip with a rubber cover, a removable 2" dia disk to keep the stick from sinking into soft ground, and an internal shock absorber that can be turned on or off. At the top, a 5-LED flashlight with a 90° pivot is embedded in a molded-plastic cane-style handle to light your way. For mountain trekking, lengthen the stick, slip the adjustable canvas wrist strap over your hand, and clutch the stick by the padded foam section below the cane handle. Directions, diagrams, and 1100mm to 1350mm gradations are marked clearly on the 3-draw pole. We'll pick a black or anodized red, green, blue, silver or purple version for you.

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.

What's yellow, 7-1/2" long and lowers your blood pressure? The Stress Banana. Filled with some sort of gooshy fluid that we can only imagine, it's squeezably soft and returns to its original banananess right in your hand, which CJ says is "strangely cathartic," and who among us can't use a little catharsis from time to time?

Call it the My First Trilogy kit. Our each is a boxed set of (3) 24-page, 3” x 4” blank books with blank hard covers. Includes (9) assorted markers and (6) sheets with a passel of ready-to-color stickers. You add one creative kid and a rainy afternoon. For ages 4+, from Faber-Castell’s Creativity® for Kids series.

There are some things you just shouldn’t look at directly, like the mind of our copywriter, and this iZoom® flood light. The latter is a 10W, 700-lumen floodlight with a 3/4” dia COB LED behind an acrylic lens. The whole shebang is in a 7" x 4-1/2" x 1-3/8" weather-resistant housing with a 3-1/2” handle on top, and a pivoting kickstand. Color temp is 6000K (coolish) and it comes with (6) “AAA”s for power, which is about (3) hours’ worth.

When the world has pretty much moved beyond the rotary card file, the smart money goes into wallets. You pick the Rolodex™ card-size 2-fold brown vinyl wallet with a snap closure and 3” x 1-1/2” window plus a 1/2” deep pocket to hold a bevy (a bevy is 36 in this case) of business, credit or ID cards; or the black vinyl and canvas three-fold wallet measuring 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" x 3/4" thick when folded, with a pocket with a 3-3/8" x approx 1-3/4" clear window, a dozen 4" x 2-3/8" card sleeves, and a 2” deep pocket on the opposite side.

The kind that you hammer into the ground for to hold up your tent. Make that shelter-half, because these are from Uncle. Measure 12" long x 1-3/4" wide in a V-shape, in olive drab steel with a 1/4” bore for your rope, and shoulders to wrap the rope around. Marked 97403-132227 E0136 MFR 92398, which is a lotta numbers for a tent stake, but that’s the gummint for you.

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.

Organize those loose magazines and brochures. Elegantly designed (slightly assorted styles) with a glossy finish, these cardboard file/holders are sure to please. 11-3/4” high x 3-1/2” wide x approx. 9-1/8” deep, open at the top and 3/4” of the front (or back, depending on how you file them.) They come flat, have easy pop-up assembly and we will pick two for you. 

Leather scraps, very assorted. Each 2-lb sack will net you some small pieces and a few larger pieces, from 4" x 12" down to 6" x 2", more or less and give or take, in odd shapes. (If your lucky maybe even one long piece) Think coin purses and bracelets, not belts. Maybe a jacket for a hipster rabbit. Colors are all over the place, from light and dark browns to reds, whites, maroons and more. You get approx (2) pounds total. Have fun and send us pictures of what you made. Call for larger bulkier pricing. 

"Screeeeeek! Screeeeeek! Screeeeeek!" Recognize that? It's the sound of someone sawing a styro-foamal block. It's followed by the sound of a vacuum sucking up hundreds of little foam shards. Free yourself from both with this clever electric hot-knife that slides through those chunks of craft foam like a straight razor through a ripe mango. Perfect for carving foam blocks into shapes - or smaller blocks. Measures 10" long OA with a 4-3/4" long, needle-like cutting wand, heats up to 410°F (so be careful), and makes screeeek-free and shardless cuts. Has a 7-foot cord, line switch, safety stand, and wall-outlet adapter.

This nicely made 13-piece file set has a dozen diamond-encrusted files at 2, 4 and 6mm wide x 1-3/16” long with 120, 180, 300, and 400 grit surfaces. Includes a colleted 4-3/4” long aluminum handle, Go rub something the right way.

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. 

Make your fingers (and toes, too, if you can reach them) twinkle with this compact 8-piece stainless steel manicure set. Includes small and large nail clippers plus 3-1/4" long curved cuticle scissors and, in the same size, a cuticle pusher, trimmer, tweezers and a nail cleaner. All in a zippered imitation faux leatherette pouch.

Our sunglasses all have dark-tinted polycarbonate lenses rated for 95 percent UV-B and 60 percent UV-A protection. You pick the black top-only frames with black or white arms (temple), or the solid black frames with assorted neon color arms (temple) that we’ll choose for you, to save you having to think about it.

From Marbleocity®, the STEM specialists who combine technical education with marbles to make it all more fun. You pick: the Archimedes screw-maker kit that will yield, yes, a working Archimedes screw in wood and plastic, approx 6" tall on a 4" x 6"base; or the Chaos Mountain-maker kit, which demonstrates the random action of mountain creation and will be approx 6” x 4” in wood and plastic when complete. Both are beginner-level, will take approx an hour to build, and include graphic-comic book instructions.

Light up your feet for safety’s sake with this pair of bike pedals with (8) red LEDs in each. Measure 4" x 2-3/4" x 1-1/4" with the standard 9/16" threaded axles, and powered by internal dynamos (we really like saying “internal dynamos,” and now you can too) that will make the LEDs glow in either direction of rotation.Includes a free wrench for installation, and in case you weren’t paying attention in physics class, the left pedal is necessarily reverse-threaded. 

Just ax yourself if you really need a big hatchet when this excellent, and extremely cute, stainless steel mini hand ax is available. Blade is 4-1/2” wide on a 5” molded handle, so the whole shebang is just 9” long. Comes with a canvas sheath with a belt loop for easy carrying.

This nice tabletop, Celestron® UpClose spotting scope has a 60mm objective and a zoom eyepiece for a whopping 20-60X magnification. Strength-wise somewhere between binoculars and a telescope, this portable beauty is great for bird-watching, target-sighting, moon-gazing, and multiple hiking and nautical applications, including ridge-identifying and land-ho’ing. Has a rubber-coated housing, rubber eye-cup, and fully coated lenses. Comes with a soft case, a flight case with adjustable strap, and a 12” tripod. Limited lifetime warranty through Celestron®.

Rare earth magnets are usually killers for their size, and these thick nickel neodymium discs are no exception. The price, on the other hand, for (3) 7/16" dia x 1/4" 5-lb lift or (2) 15/32” dia x 3/16” 8-lb lift magnets each stored on a 2" dia steel disc, is a rare exception.