TOOLS/HARDWARE

You know what you need to lock up better than we do, so when you finish building that cabinet, secure it with this cabinet lock. 11/16" cylinder diameter, depth is 1-1/4”, and it has a 1-1/2” lock arm. Comes with (2) keys because you know how you lose things (we do too). Locking nut is included and key removes in both positions.

Here’s a nice little bronzed cabinet latch. The receiving end is adjustable with a pair of spring-loaded wheels, and mounts on the side of a cabinet. The male part mates with it and mounts on the inside of the cabinet door. You add bronze screws.

Also Sassy lock, or Sneld lock, or any of 100,000 letter combinations that you can set on this combination lock, which has eschewed numbers in favor of (5) wheels with (10) letters on each of them. You set the word, although if you're known around campus as Porky, you’ll probably be better off picking a different word, or just a random set of letters. Measures approx 3” x 1” with a hardened steel shackle.

This classic, laminated, layered steel padlock measures 2-1/2” x 2” x 1”, with an approx 1” x 1” hasp opening. Comes with (2) keys and a rubber strip around the bottom to protect your locker. Everybody needs a solid, dependable steel padlock for something. Some people need more than one.

This simple, clean-lined chromed cabinet latch will tell every visitor to your home that you're standing right at the cutting edge of elegant home design. Each latch is 3/4" x 1-3/8" long with a 1-3/8" x 5/8" plate and a 1-1/4" long handle centered on a tasteful dome. Includes a mounting nut. Made in the USA.

In a world of electroplated dreck, solid brass hardware stands alone. (It’s the cheese of the hardware world!) This is a 1-3/4" x 1" solid brass slide bolt from Stanley® with a 5/8” throw. Comes with brass mounting screws.

It’s a 5-draw extension shaft that extends from 7” to nearly 26”. One end has a padded black rubber handle and the other has, well, nothing. To be fair, it has a 3/8” long metal cylinder with a 7/32” ID at the business end, but for what, we don’t know. We suspect it was on its way to being some kind of pick-up tool but got distracted. As is, it’s a dandy pointer or the beginning of a clever something that you’re going to invent.

Handles-R-Us. In the spirit of pure surplus, we’ve got these 1-7/8" long x 3/8" aluminum handles for a mechanical counter. Sized for a 5/32” ID shaft with a set-screw to tighten it down. If you don’t have any handle-less mechanical counters, put a handle on something else.

Simple is good, and life don't come much simpler. This U-shaped 1-1/8" deep drawer pull/cabinet handle is molded cream-colored plastic. Matte finish, 3/8" dia, 3/16" unthreaded bores, 4" centers. Recycle a couple of screws from the old handle, 'cause we won't be sending you new ones. Simple.

Got something that needs pulling more than you could possibly pull it yourself? Lean on physics for help! Our portable 1-ton cable puller has a forged hook with a safety latch, approx 7 feet of 7 x 19 aircraft cable, a vinyl-coated grip, and a solid steel frame and single pawl gear—all in a handy carrying case. Don't install a fence without stretching it with this tool, which falls dead-center in the "Don't need one until you need one" category. Fortune favors the prepared. Imagine: logs, tree stumps, clearing debris, camping, boating, hunting. We’re not pulling your leg when we say the uses for this tool are endless.