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It’s not all swinging hammers and sawing wood for carpenters. They do a lot of measuring and marking, which is why they have their own style of pencil. Ours has a built-in, removable sharpener hidden in the top and (2) kinds of lead (2B and yellow), allowing for clear marks on light or dark surfaces. Body is orange, with a pocket clip. You’ll also get a total of (6) refills in a slim, see-through storage case.

Wire glue-the solution when you can't find the soldering iron, don't want to bother, are out in the woods, don't quite trust a fifth-grader with a hot gun, can't reach the connection with both hands, whatever. This stuff conducts low voltage AC and DC circuits in a permanent bond and is easy to use. Our high-tech support group suggests that a toothpick is a good way to apply it. Cures overnight. Our each is a 0.3 oz/9ml jar.

You don’t even have to be rude about it because this is a set of (3) small cleaning brushes for removing rust, paint, grime and schmutz in general. They’re 7” long with plastic handles with 45-degree offset heads. You’ll get (1) each with stainless steel, brass and stiff nylon bristles. The brush area is 1-1/2” x 1/4” on all of them.

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.

One thing we hate about traveling is imagining baggage handlers opening our suitcases and sniffing our underwear. That’s why we have several of these TSA-approved Wordlock® (4)-letter, resettable padlocks for our luggage. We also use them for lockers so no one can open ours and sniff our gym socks. It’s a thing with us, not wanting to be sniffed. Locks have a 1” long x 1/8” dia shackle with 3/4” clearance, and measure approx 2-1/2” long overall. May we suggest not setting your lock to the word L-O-C-K? You’ll come up with something better.

Stop wrapping duct tape around your vise, and protect delicate material the right way with this pair of hard-rubber, ribbed pads made to cover the jaws. The pads have (2) rare earth magnets embedded inside the rubber. Made for a 4" vise, they measure 4" long x 1-1/8" high x 3/8" thick with a lip along one long side. The rubber is 3/32" thick.

Life will never be dull again if you carry this pocket-sized diamond knife and scissors sharpener. Comes with (3) 2" long diamond encrusted rods, (2) medium coarse and (1) fine. The 1-15/16" x 2-3/8" x 5/8" holder is also a frame with slots that hold the rods at the correct blade-sharpening angle. Even though it's made as a pocket tool, with a short keychain, it would abrade its way right out of any pocket. We recommend you just hang it above your workbench.

Sounds like an Olympic figure-skating move, the standing, self-closing reverse tweezer, but it's really a tweezer that's closed until you squeeze it. It also has a frame to hold it up off a work surface, so it doubles as a vice. Ours have wooden grips and measure 6-3/8" long with 2-7/8" serrated jaws and a 2" x 1-1/2" stand.  

Hey, need a hand with that? Of course you do, and thanks to the “Helping Hand with Magnifier,” you’ll always have one. Ideal for working on electronic PC boards, small devices, and elaborate sandwiches. Has a heavy cast-iron base for stability with a divot for holding parts, and includes a 5” pivoting bar with (2) rubber-coated gator clips, all adjustable. The 3-1/2”-dia magnifying glass makes tiny parts, including olive garnishes, totally clear. The Addams Family wishes it had one of these instead of Thing! All for under 8 bucks? Somebody deserves a hand.

And we do mean micro. Sizes #61 to #80 (yes, that is twenty different bits) which are from 0.013 to 0.038 inches diameter!! The big boys sell a set of similar bits (carbon steel, like ours) for about $30.00!! Maybe theirs aren't from China.

Here’s a twofer of brass wire brushes for you on (1) handle because life is full of scrubbing, and storage is tight. Black plastic handle is 7” long with (1) set of bristles stretching approx 1-1/2" up the handle x 1/2" wide, making the whole thing look suspiciously like a toothbrush. On the other end, facing the same way, the bristles reach about 1" up the handle and stand approx 1/8" wide. The smaller side has the rigid-est wires.

We were none the wiser after our office intern tried to explain what the kids mean by “ratchet” these days, so we’ll stick with the old definition for this (64)-piece ratcheting screwdriver set by RoadPro. Has an 8" ratcheting reversible screwdriver with an 8" flex shaft, (2) driver settings, magnetic tip and many bits, none of them naughty. They’re made of carbon steel material, and bits include (6) different flatheads, (9) Phillips, (7) hex, (5) Torx, (6) square, (9) star bits, (10) metric sockets, and (10) English sockets, which, of course, are jolly good.

And it’s cute. Just 4-3/8" long with a pocket clip, it looks like a pen but it has (8) driver bits stored in the barrel. The 5/32” hex bits include slotted 2mm, 3mm, Phillips #1, #2  and torque T5, T6, T7 and T8. We’ll pick one in red, black or blue, because who cares? In assorted colors of red, blue or black. 

The package says these are “zipper pulls” and it couldn't be more right! Zippers can be a pain, but not when you add a zipper pull. Our each is a pack of (18). 1" diameter ring attached to a spring clip that attaches to the zipper. Now Go pull a zipper.

Donut magnet you can take to town!! 74mm dia. x 14mm thick with a 30mm hole. Very strong and well pedigreed - in fact, its kin are activating pacemakers. They are of a high permeability ferrite material with a lovely light blue or white epoxy coating. Okay, we have them because there is the odd bubble, slight scratches or the word MAGNET painted in the coating which ruled them out of the medical ball, but they're fine company nonetheless. Good display bases, paper clip traps, and super for classroom demos.

This 300 Lumen LED light is a mighty mite. Just under 4-1/2" long x 1" dia, you slide the sleeve and the beam zooms from a flood to a don't-stare-into-this focused spot. In black or gun metal anodized aluminum, it's weatherproof and shockproof with a latching button switch and a pocket clip. Depress the button halfway when it's on and it goes into a rapid-flash mode for emergency signaling. Visible for 275 meters. Five hour life with the included 1-"AA" battery and a 110K+ hour bulb life.

And then give us a little tweeze, and a couple more for luck. Our 4-piece stainless steel tweezer set includes: 4-5/8" long bent tweezers; 4-1/2” fine point; 4-5/8” cross-locks; and 4-1/4” blunt-tip stamp tweezers with 1/4” wide tips for you philatelists.

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!