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Sometimes an ordinary zip tie just isn’t going to do the job. When you need, for example, to tie your kangaroo down, sport, these monster black nylon ties are the answer. You’ll get a package of (25) ties, each measuring 23” long x 5/16” x 1/16” thick and rated for 176 pounds of tensile strength and temps up to 185 degrees. Will wrap around stuff just shy of 7” dia.

Hemostats are the clamplike devices dangling from veins and arteries in melodramatic operating scenes. Our particular collection are Pakistani surgical-grade instruments made of magnetic stainless steel. As such we rate them pretty good, but not fantastic. Hemostats look like little pliers. The jaws are relatively fine, with rounded tips. The inside faces are lightly serrated to get a grip on tubing or body plumbing. And the handles are much longer than the jaws. Now the heavenly part. Great hobby clamps that can be worked into small areas. Fine heat sinks for electronics. Good hook extractors for trout fisherpeople. Excellent tubing clamps for flow-sensitive chemistry experiments. Sizes are approximate length.

Eggs comes in sets of a dozen so why shouldn’t molle buckles? Use these (12) always stylish black buckles to make cool paracord bracelets or to fasten something more utilitarian. Each buckle measures 7/16" x 9/16" x 1-1/8" when connected. These buckles go great with our assortment of fun, festive and sturdy paracord.

In black. Our wire ties will tie things up, tie them down, or bundle all those errant wires into a nice neat package--and make that satisfying zzzziiiiiiiip sound while they're at it. We love that sound. Our each is a pack of (100) ties 7-3/8" long x approx 3-16" wide with 50-lb tensile strength for bundles up to 1-3/4" dia. UL.

Staggeringly useful hook-and-loop fastener tape for do-it-yourself fastening and hanging needs. And trust us, the more you buy, the more uses you'll find. You get (2) strips (yes, one with hooks and one with loops) in black with a peel-and-stick self adhesive back, measuring 1m long x 20mm wide, which in English is approx 39" long x 11/16" wide.

This fitted, hinged plastic box from American Tool Group would be worth buying even if it didnt come with hundreds of O-rings. And it does. Black nitrile O-rings sorted by size. O-rings that will stay in their places until you need them. The 407-piece set includes 32 sizes from 1/4" OD x 1/8" ID x 1/16" to 2-1/4" OD x 2" ID x 1/8". It includes the size you're going to need. At your fingertips. Instead of in aisle 12 at the home center.

These are the gold standard of twist ties, not to be confused with those skinny little suckers that come on all electronic cords in the known universe. These are Gear Ties®, coated in protective, grippy black rubber with heavy rubber tips, 3" long x 1/8" dia (they look sort of like boot laces with match heads on the ends), suitable for indoors or outdoors, reusable veritably ad infinitum, and oh so satisfying to twist and creatively crimp. Use them for bread bags, earbuds, napkin and silverware sets, power cords, USB cables, mic cords or garden hoses--or turn them into jewelry and be the most interesting person at the party. You pick: the (4)-pack of 3” long ties; or the (2)-pack of 12” long ties.

Whatever “it” is—that’s your business. But there's always something, isn't there? This 9” clamp, in black and orange heavy-duty plastic, opens to approx 4”. Has soft pads that automatically adjust to whatever’s being clamped. The clampee? Curved inner jaws are serrated for getting a grip, which is something we all need to do at times. Having a few reliable clamps like these around the house, garage or workshop is a good start.

Like a third hand in the electronics lab, this circuit-board rack from Elenco® has a pair of stable 6-1/2" legs and 3" tall arms with clips, one spring-loaded, to hold the board. It's a must for any electronics DIY-er. Adjusts from 0 to 9-3/8" apart and lets you rotate the board it holds a full 360 degrees. Both clips and legs lock with thumbscrews.

When the lights go out, and everything else goes with them, grab this dynamo light, radio, siren and power source. The am/fm radio has an antenna; the flashlight switches from (1) to (3) LEDs, all through collimating lenses; and there are both a 1/8" headphone jack and a 3.5mm power output jack, plus a 22" USB jumper cord. All this in a packable 7-1/2" long x 2" dia hand-crank flashlight-shaped unit with a recharging storage battery.

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 burgling your neighbors. 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.

No, O-rings. Get ’em here, because we got ’em. These black rubber (neoprene, we believe) O-rings are nominally 1-1/2” ID and 1/8” thick, and made in the USA. Use them for crafts, tiny ring toss games, in dioramas or dollhouses, as vibration pads, or in actual O-ring applications. Because, after all, they’re O-rings.

No rivet gun needed--just grab a thumb. Our each is a bag of (35) cream-colored, barbed nylon push-in rivets with 3/4” long shafts, and 11/16” dia x 1/16” thick curved heads.

Devices used to hold spring in place, thus ensuring eternally promis-ing, but changeable and wet weather. No? How about this then: Steel grips, spring loaded to keep their tips tightly closed on whatever you chose to target. The handles and tips have been coated with a light plastic to improve grip and provide a bit of insulation. The clamp is about 4" long x 5/8" wide and opens about 1-1/4". They have strong grips and will crush fragile items, but do a good job of holding things while the glue dries, you do the soldering, or the materials bond.

Jumbo blacklight measures 10-1/2" long x 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" and holds an 8" UV fluorescent tube plus a white LED flashlight on one end. Adjustable strap extends to 22" or lays flat. Takes (3) D-cell batteries. A must-have for security or crime scenes, but don't shine it on the furnishings in your hotel room if you don't want to be disappointed.

From Gardner Bender®, these foot-long x 3/8” flexible ties have triangular links that allow them to be, with a little tugging, unzipped for re-use. Rated for 20-lb tensile strength, they can also be strung end-to-end for humongo-bundling. Our each is a pack of (24) ties.

If you feel your furniture would feel better with little felt feet, we feel that way too. Save your floors and tabletops with this selection of self-adhesive circular felt pads. Each package has (8) pads at 3/8" dia and (8) at 1" dia, and you'll get (2) packs.

Clamps. Whatever. These measure approx 5" long x 1-1/2"' at their widest. They open to about 2", though, so they'll not only grab test tubes, they'll pluck cubes from an ice bucket. Or carry a few stems of asparagus. And you do get a pair, so you could always have a tong war.