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It will be if you buy this bright-as-a-Phi-Beta-Kappa COB LED 3W flashlight, with a bonus red laser. Measures a mere 4-3/4" x 1-1/8" dia and comes with (3) “AAA” batteries inside, where they belong. In a knurled aluminum body of a color that we’ll pick for you (gray, black, red or blue) because who cares what color a flashlight is. (Note: flashlight and pointer can't be on at the same time.)

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.

In fact, shine (4) little lights, like these 120-lumen COB task lights from iZoom®. Measure 7" x 1" x ¾" in a rectangular profile with a 2-1/2”-long bar of LEDs on one side. Ultra bright with settings of high, power-save low and emergency strobe. Include pocket clips oriented to throw light to the front, with magnets on the clips to stick them on steel surfaces. They come with (3) 'AAA' batteries in each, which basically cuts the price in half.

Pictures crooked? This Professional Picture Hanging Home Toolbox Kit has been “used by museums and art galleries since 1964,” according to the box. Before that, museums and galleries must have used a different kit. Either way, this is one’s nice, and it’ll hang up to (38) works of art, including the dogs playing poker. Comes with a compact, sturdy hammer/screwdriver-nesting multitool, plus a bunch of hangers and nails, including “blue steel!” For hanging objects of up to 100 lbs, so no juries—artwork and picture frames only.

No, not Beverly Hillbillies, just super-handy small plastic spring-loaded clamps, 3-1/2" long with 2" padded jaws. We'll pick (4) from our array of neon colors, but you can call them Jed, Granny, Elly May and Jethro if you want.

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.

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.

Skivvy-sewing lessons? Nah, just go commando. But if you want to make your own drawers, as in places to keep stuff, try this small drawer slide. Measure 7” long, and extend to approx 12”. Drilled with a plethora of holes to screw it to the sides of the drawers you made. Or the ones you already have and want to slide. Note, this is a single slide, so unless you're replacing a broken one, you'll need to order two.

Got coax snaking around your homestead? Someday the whole world will be wireless, but until then you’d best buy this box of (100) Gardner Bender cable staples. White plastic with a single nail for indoor or outdoor use, and if you can’t nail it all down with (100), your house is too big. For 1/4” coaxial RG-6 or RG-59 cable.

These jumbo, super-heavy-duty, 3/8" wide cable zip ties have 250-lb tensile strength, and can bundle stuff with a dia anywhere from 2/5" to 12-2/5". We’ll send you a package of (10). Cheap ties don’t have temperature ratings, but these monsters are rated for a staggering -40F to 185F! That’s a bigger range than Pavarotti! In a smart shade of off-white, so you can bundle things after Labor Day without worrying. From SecuriTIE, a division of Gardner Bender®. UL.

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.

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, 12" 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.

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.

They teach you to say that in engine-repair school. They’re probably right, too. This basic in-line fuel filter is for small engines—like lawn mowers—with 1/4” OD fittings on both sides. Has a 1-3/8” dia see-through plastic housing so you can see the filter.

Forget basketball and put up those shelves like you've been promising since Dartmouth beat Duke. These are standard, industrial L-brackets for garage, basement and storeroom items—not the sort to hold your bookshelves, unless you're into that look. The longer arm usually goes on the wall for stability, but for really lightweight shelving you could flip them. You pick the 6" x 8" bracket in light gray steel or the 8” x 10” in light gray steel. No weight rating, but the bigger the stronger. Go ahead, check around for prices on shelf-standard hardware. Then order these.

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. You pick a pack of (100) ties 8" long x approx 3-16" wide with 30-lb tensile strength for bundles up to 1-3/4" dia. or the larger size, (100) ties 17", UV resistant and rated a whopping 120lbs. You can NEVER have enough wire ties. 

These standard pegboard hooks fit, wait for it, standard pegboards, with 1” spacing on the legs, and made of 7/32” steel. Not really hooks, these are the long straight thingies with a slight upward angle to approx the last 3/4”. You pick the 3-1/2” long or the 5-1/2” long ones. Very handy in pantries, basements and garages. And isn't it time you finished that organizing project from last year? 

We’re into hygiene around here (it’s the Science in us), and if we didn’t already have foot grabs on our restroom doors, we’d be installing these in a hot second. They look like little soap dishes, with up-pointing serrated edges. Made of 14-gauge silver/grey powder-coated steel and include (5) #10, 1-1/2” long stainless-steel screws. Attach the 5” x 2” back to the bottom of a door, set your foot on 3-1/8” wide x 3-1/4” long toothed platform and gently pull. Way easier than it seems. Made in USA.