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These are all 21” square cotton/poly blend factory-second bandanas. A few are unhemmed on one side, but generally we can’t see why many of them were seconded. Most are traditional paisley designs in assorted colors, but others are novelty versions in USA and Texas flag looks, camo, smiley faces, dog paw prints, solid colors and others. It’ll be a nice change not to know exactly what you’re getting, won’t it? Buy ’em at the bulk price and resell them. Start your side hustle now!

No, but this chain will fool the eye of passersby and save you beaucoup bucks. Our each is (10) feet of #8 plastic chain with 2" long x 1" wide links. For decorative use, landscape and perimeter marking only. Won't keep out wildlife, but does has a maximum load of 175 lbs, so it won't break when you trip over it. You pick white or black chain.

Ferrite toroids, actually. (The Iron Doughnuts was the house band at the Fillmore West in '66.) These doughnuts are for making transformers and filters and other magnetic magic. Ours measure 1-5/16" x 11/16" x 1/2".

These are dark gray, open-cell foam tubes, 5-3/8” long x 1-3/4” OD with a 3/4” ID bore. We wouldn’t presume to tell you what to do with these, which is, of course your business, and frankly, we’d be ashamed of ourselves for violating your privacy with a lot of questions. Forget we even mentioned it. Oh, OK, try broom-handle pads, or slice them open like hot dog buns and pad the edge of a table.

Or the green, yellow, black, or any other color bobbin…when it comes bob, bob, bobbing along to your house, it will have any imaginable color thread wound on it. Our each is (3) assorted sized bobbins, plastic cones measuring 3” to 6-1/2” tall for the most part, some with a lot of polyester thread on them and some with a medium amount of thread on them.  You will get three differnt colors/sizes in your pot luck. Great for crafting or you could use them to make a shirt for Paul Bunyan, or entire wardrobes for a few of the regular-size people you know. Why so cheap you may ask? They are stored in a giant gaylord and therefore are a little dusty, but that's surplus. 

Classic coffee filter design! 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. At this price your gonna want to get bunches!

Or maybe just get really, really crafty with these bundles of 40-foot lengths of chenille pipe cleaner. (Yes, campers, that’s forty feet, as in 13.3 yards, or 480”.) In white, at the standard 1/8” pipe-cleaner diameter. CJ suggests a Chenille Man costume, or you could weave yourself a bed spread. Knock yourself out.

Yes, unless you break this cork-rubber ring, and it's a pretty tough puppy. It's also the perfect example of surplus—a punch-out from a gasket manufacturer. You’ll get the leftover ring, which measures 10-7/8” OD x 8-5/8” ID x 3/16” thick, and we'd list the myriad cool things you could do with it but we’d hate to deprive you of the chance to exercise your imagination and creativity, because really, how much exercise are you getting these days? You’re welcome.

The planets. Sorta. You can own them, or at least one of them. These 2" wood balls with 1/4" holes drilled in them (but not through them) were meant to be planets for a solar system model. A Do it yourself dream. They come in either glossy blue or green. They could also be joints and/or finials for some kind of dowel construction. Nothing to stop you from drilling new holes for a truly custom project. You'll get a mixture of green or blue or all green or all blue. 

OK, it’s not really wire and not really snakeskin, but that’s what the manufacturer calls it. It’s mighty handy for floral and craft projects, and is made of metallic red aluminum with an embossed pattern that could be considered snakeskin-like, depending on the snake. Measures 1” wide x .026, which is thin enough to be malleable but thick enough to add structure to your creations. Makes a good handle for otherwise handle-less baskets. You’ll get (15) feet.

Mail carriers from sea to shining sea have been yanking these mail-bag cord locks open since time immemorial. Now you can have one for your very own. They work best with a 3/16” dia cotton cord, which we don’t have, but is available in hardware stores from the same sea to the same shining sea.

Nothing says crafts like genuine Styrofoam™ balls-older than glue guns, more fun than a barrel of sequins-and you can't have too many. Our handy assortment contains (4) 1", (2) 1.5" and (2) 2" balls which sounds like a do-it-yourself solar system if you ask me.

Your guess is probably better than ours about what this started life as, but it’s a coaster now. Or a wall decoration. Or some part of an art project. In glass, 4-3/8” dia x 5/32” thick.Textured on one side; the other side is ground around the outside with a clear 1-3/4” circle in the center. Lightly polished edge.

Or tie two on, since you get (2) sets. This black nylon tie-down strap comes in two parts, both 1-5/8" wide with 1" x 1/2" ID mount on one end. The 59" long piece slides into a 1" spring-clip on the 23" long piece, so you end up with an 80" strap. Not rated for capacity, but it's lightweight, so don't use it to tie down your Buick.

Cork--the Portuguese solution. We've got discs and rings to protect your furniture, absorb sound, deaden vibration, and inspire inventors, tinkerers, crafters, jewelry makers, and you!

Hard to define this stuff, but it's mega-useful and made by the Bergquist Company ("A World Leader in Thermal Management Materials"). Used for thermal conduction, electrical isolation and shock absorption. Our each is a piece 16" x 8" x 5/32" thick, blue and textured on one side, bandage-colored and smooth on the other. Call or email for a data sheet.

Black neoprene gaskets in a variety of sizes and shapes: loops, hoops and flat. Stretchy, a little dusty, but in good condition. The small round assortment gets you (2) gaskets, approx. 1/2"  dia cross-section, in loops with overall diameters between 1 and 3 feet. The large round assortment gets you approx. 3/4" dia. The Flat assortment is pieces that make loops of 2 to 5 feet dia. The rubber is about 2" x 1-1/2", but the shape varies: could be square, grooved, V-shaped, or something else. Use as is for really big valves, or better yet, chop it down to size. A great way to get cheap rubber materials for your non-critical applications We'll pick the exact dimensions and, in the case of the Flat assortment, the shape you get.

Jazz up your tub and keep from breaking a hip at the same time with these snazzy self-adhesive, 3-1/2" long bathtub safety treads. You pick the figuratively appropriate feet (you get (4) red feet and (4) blue feet in each package) or the carefree palm trees (you get (8) per package, all the color of palm trees).