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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nominal 1/2" actually 5/8" long cotter pins, 1/32" dia. That's all, but that's enough!!

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.

Clamp those hoses. Try this package of (4) steel hose clamps, all at 1/2” wide, but in diameters of 1-1/2” to 2-1/4”; 1-13/16" to 2-3/4"; 2-9/16" to 3-1/2", and 3-9/16" to 4-1/2". You’ll get (2) sets of (4).

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.

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.

because they really hang on. When you need something a bunch stronger than hook-and-loop fasteners, try these self-adhesive and self-mating glass-filled nylon Shafts. Call them hook-and-hook fasteners; they’re a lot like the ones that hold your EZ Pay Pass Toll thingy to your windshield.

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.

You could fit all of these springs in the palm of your hand, but they're still mighty handy. Steel extension springs, 1/2" long x 3/8" dia with 5/16" ID loops at each end.

O my. It's time to restock the O-ring cabinet. You'll get (36) total, (6) bags of (6) black rubber O-rings, all 1/8" thick. Each bag will have (2) 1-3/4" OD x 1-1/4" ID and (4) 3/4"OD x 1/2" ID. Made in the USA.

A bright little flashlight with (8) super-bright white LEDs in a circle and a less-than-5mW red laser right in the middle. One click and it's a flashlight, another click and it's a laser pointer. (Note: flashlight and pointer can't be on at the same time.) Measures 4-3/8" long x 1-1/8" dia in assorted colors dark silver, red or blue aluminum with knurled grips at both ends. Lasts 30 hours on a set of new alkaline batteries (3 "AAA" heavy duty batteries included).

Is it spring? Well, it’s a spring. This steel extension spring is technically a “short throttle return spring” and measures 2-1/4" long x 7/16", but it will be just as happy returning anything else if your throttle is already back where it belongs.

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.