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.

Big sack o' springs. You get (10) springs, mostly compression but probably with a few extension springs thrown in for dessert. Great for art projects, kinetic sculpture or creating tension in any number of scenarios. In sizes ranging from 3/4" long x 1/2" dia up to 2-5/8" long x 1-7/8" dia.

Clamp a small hose with our small hose clip. This one is 1/2" wide, opens to a max 1-1/8” ID and will clamp down to a 9/16” dia. No hose in your life? The size of  this makes it a perfectly adjustable, and macho, ring, particularly if you want to propose to a mechanic. Made right here and stamped “Tridon  USA” on the cylinder.

It’s not for your serious security needs, but it will probably keep a 9-year-old out of his sister’s diary. Our smallest brass padlock measures 1-1/4” tall with a 5/8” shackle, and comes with (2) tiny keys. Lose your keys much? Lock them to a belt loop and put the key in your shoe.

In the wine? No, on the narrow strapping. These zinc-plated, spring-loaded cam buckles are 3/4” ID and measure 1-3/8" long x 3/8" thick with a hefty 450-lb capacity, assuming you use the right sort of strap.

These gray foam washers/spacers/vibration pads are 1" OD x 1/2" ID x 1/4" thick with a peel-and-stick self-adhesive face on one side. They'll make your doors and drawers land more softly when you close them. Also useful as non-scratch and non-slide feet.

This little light of ours has three functions and still fits in your pocket. Just 5” long in a black aluminum housing, it has a red laser, a 5-LED UV light and a bright white 10-LED standard flashlight. You add a trio of “AAA” batteries, thoughtfully linked here, and Bob’s your uncle, or at least your brother-in-law.

Just clamp it. These extra large steel hose clamps measure 1/2” wide and open to a max 5-1/4” dia. They tighten down to approx 4-1/4” dia via a worm drive.

Hardware from Monkey Grip, Inc.? Those would be professional–quality tire repair products –– in this case, air–line couplers with a 1/4 NPT thread on one end and a fitting for a T–type connector on the other. The 1–1/2” long interchangeable steel nipples have T–connectors that are threaded. Excellent quality, whatever your application.

These plated steel extension springs measure 8-7/8" long (counting loops) x 7/8" dia x 1/8". Loops are approx 5/8" ID. Rated for just under a 20-lb working load. Good for screen doors and cabinets, and for hanging things that you like to see bounce in the wind.

This small compression spring measures 1" dia x 1-1/8" tall and is made from 1/16" dia 316-type stainless steel, designed for marine or other aquatic applications. Go mount a bouncing turtle.

The solution to spare keys, and attaching any number of things to any number of other things, is the ubiquitous split ring. These are the even ubiquitouser 15/16" OD x 1/8" steel ones. And at this price you could buy enough to string together to make a steel curtain and add a little snazz to your pad.

These surprisingly tight little plastic clamps are 3-1/2" long with sturdy springs and 13/16” wide swivel pads on jaws that open to a maximum of 1”. In assorted colors that we’ll pick because who cares what colors your clamps are.

Get your keys organized before everything uses iris recognition. Choose between a set of nickel-plated steel split rings at 3/4", 1", 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" dia, or a set of (4) rubber key caps/covers in red, yellow, green and blue. Karen, our Boreal Studies Professor, says they look like tiny little stocking caps on her keys, and she should know. (Our pkg 2 gets you 8 covers)

Brass L-shaped shoulder hooks (Why aren’t they elbow hooks?) are handy to have around. Each has a thread about half as long as the hook itself, and a small plate that fits against the wall. You get (2) packages, for a total of (6) 1” hooks, or (4) 1–1/2” hooks.

This double burette clamp has rubber-coated jaws that can grip a cylinder up to 1-1/2" dia. The adjustable jaws swing on a T-shaped lab-stand clamp for free horizontal movement. Not a chemist? These are perfect for metal sculptors creating fanciful crabs, lobsters and crayfish.

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.

S-hooks-R-Us. You pick the lesser steel S-hooks or the elongated steel S hooks and you'll get (4) 4-packs, or (16) total, which is enough to spell Mississippi (4) times if you could track down some M, I and P hooks. The small S hooks are 7/8" long x 1/4" ID and made of 11/64" stock; elongated S hooks are 1-1/2" long with a 3/16" ID at one end and a 5/16" ID at the other, made of 3/32" stock.