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.

No, O-rings. Get ’em here, because we got ’em. These black rubber (neoprene, we believe) O-rings are nominally 1-1/2” ID and 1/8” thick, and made in the USA. Use them for crafts, tiny ring toss games, in dioramas or dollhouses, as vibration pads, or in actual O-ring applications. Because, after all, they’re O-rings.

Clamps. Whatever. These measure approx 5" long x 1-1/2"' at their widest. They open to about 2", though, so they'll not only grab test tubes, they'll pluck cubes from an ice bucket. Or carry a few stems of asparagus. And you do get a pair, so you could always have a tong war.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Back when the only screens people needed to save were the ones that kept the mosquitoes off the porch, they used this stuff. Our each is a 3-foot roll of 2” wide (extremely) self-adhesive fiberglass screen tape with a 1/16” grid pattern. Cut to any shape with scissors; no other tools or glue needed. Includes instructions.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

This float valve assembly has a 2-15/16" x 1-9/16" dia white, barrel-shaped plastic float on a 1" x 1-1/4" stainless steel arm, making it look like a float valve for a Lilliputian toilet tank. Arm is connected to a 1/4" ID check valve with a 1" long flattened shaft and cotter pin connector. Designed for a bottom mount.

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.

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.

How many things do you hang in your shower? These clear suction cups are 1-3/4” dia with 1/2” long bent L-hooks that will take care of three of those hanging things. Labeled “not a toy” on the back, and we’ll be darned if we know why. Our pkg(3) nets you (9) total sucker-hooks.