Stick these clear vinyl suction cups with aluminum J-hooks on your shower wall and you’ll have someplace to hang that nylon mesh poof thingy that there’s no place to put. Some of us here (the smart ones) pack these to stick on hotel bathroom walls because there are never, ever, enough hooks there. You’ll get (12) per package: (6) 7/8” dia with 1/4” hooks, (4) at 1-11/16” dia with 7/16” hooks, and (2) at 2” dia with 7/16” hooks.

These 2-1/2" wide spring-loaded steel hinges have a 3-3/4" long plate with (4) 3/16” mounting holes and another 2” long plate with (2) 3/16” mounting holes. Open to approx 300 degrees. The spring keeps them in the open position and we believe they were made for luggage compartment doors on a plane or train (sorry, not an automobile). Yes, you could remove the springs.

Your ordinary generic everyday plain old steel hinge measures 2" long x 1-1/2" wide when open with a 1/8" axle and mounting holes just a hair under 1/4". Comes with screws, as they will. Ordinary, yes, but necessary.

Black plastic vented grilles with (19) round holes measure 2-1/8" OD x 3/8" thick with (4) snap clips to hold them in place. Originally for stereo speakers, they were designed to fit into a 2" dia port.

Large plastic hook, pointed on one end, blunt on the other. We have no idea what it was made for. Some suggest a meat hook in a pet food factory, which the shape supports. But the red or white plastic suggests not. Maybe it is for veggies? A loyal reader is convinced that it goes over a door and bananas are hung from it. Sounds good to us. The blunt end is shaped to hang over a square beam, 1-1/4" or so thick. The other pointy end, when the hook is so hung, will be 3" from the beam top, and will point out 3" and up @ about 15°. The whole is made of 3/8" dia plastic rod. You figure out what to do with it.

Actually, we like hooks and eyes, especially when they have screws on the other end and they're great for hanging stuff from. You choose. Our 1-3/8" long steel screw eyes have 3/8" IDs. You'll get (2) packs with (10) screw eyes in each, which will hang up to (20) things--and we did that math all in our head. Our 4" long screw hooks have a 1" ID and we've got them because the package says they're 4-1/8" long. Ain't surplus wonderful? You'll get (2) packs, or (4) hooks altogether. Let the hanging begin.

This one will do, particularly if you’re hanging up something substantial, and you need a hook that looks sort of like a question mark. Brass-plated steel, 4-3/4” long with a 1” ID and made from 3/8” stock. The last 2-1/4” have a 3/8-16 thread waiting for a nut you could find in any hardware store.

In big quantities. And dirt cheap. The dark brown plastic, 1-11/16" squares with one corner cut off at a 45° angle are approx 1/16" thick, with a raised center square, a 9/16" hole in the center, and peel-off really-self-adhesive backing. For art projects, air vents for snake cages, wall plates for cable runs, or something. Please.

That would be us. Nuts from America? That would be these made-in-the-USA locking nuts, 1-1/16" hex with an 11/16" - 12 thread, and just under 7/16" thick.

Buncha studs. You get (10) steel automotive wheel studs, 1-7/8" long over all, with 1" of 15/32" threaded, then 11/16" of 5/8" dia, 5/16" of which is serrated, and finally a 13/16" head marked 372 ABN 10.9.

What do you give a plumber for his birthday? We recommend some longer T-shirts and maybe some of these 3/8” white PVC 90-degree elbow fittings. Fittings are 3/8” ID and a tad over 1” long on both legs; they come with mating nuts and gaskets.

You've found perfect tires for your model of an LEV-SFC (that would be Lunar Exploration Vehicle, Stable Foot Class). StableFeet" are groovy blue plastic tubes, closed (except for a small hole) at one end. They're 3-1/4" long, and are made to fit over a standard 1-1/8" steel tube, like, say, the T-legs of an ironing board. If you don't use the striated rubber extenders to stabilize an ironing board or dress up tricycle handlebars, though, you'll have more left for your MEV-SFC. Our each is a package of (4).

Get started with this wax seal for toilet bowls. It measures approx 5-3/4" OD x 2-3/4" ID x 1" thick, fits 3" or 4" outlets, and comes with a plastic sleeve and installation instructions. The package of toilet bolts includes (2) 1/4" x 2-1/4" bolts with nuts and washers for securing the bowl to the floor. Finally, the tank bolt replacement set, for securing the toilet tank to the bowl, is a pair of 3" long x 5/16"-18 brass bolts, with nuts, rubber gaskets and brass washers.

If you had a 10-foot loaf of bread, these would be the only way to close the plastic bag. They're 17" long x 1/2" dia with flexible, plastic-sheathed steel cores, and a layer of foam that grips tight. Tie up big tools and cables, make ad hoc hooks, tie down outdoor furniture, organize sports equipment, make emergency repairs, or wrap sails and gear of all sorts (they float and they're bright, so they're easy to see!). 

This length of hydraulic line is rated for 4000psi. The tube measures 7-7/8" long x 1/2" dia with right-angle fittings at both ends, offset 90°. (Measures 9-1/2" long overall). Fittings are 3/8"-20.

This small, but mighty, 9-LED flashlight has a glow-in-the-dark switch so you can, duh, find it in the dark when you need it. Measures 4" long x approx 1" dia with a 4" wriststrap and the GITD push-button switch on the non-business end. Weather resistant. Comes with (3) "AAA" batteries. We'll pick one in brushed or anodized blue aluminum, silver, green camo or black.

Easy to put a little spring in your step or anyplace else when you have this collection of (200) little zinc-plated steel springs. You get (20) sizes in all, including (76) compression springs in assorted sizes between 7/32" x 11/16" and 3/8" x 3/4" and (124) extension springs between 5/32" x 3-1/8" and 11/32" x 1-27/32". They come sorted, in a nice snap-shut and hang-up-able translucent plastic case.

This 3 Watt LED light is a mighty mite. Just under 3-1/2" long x 1" dia, you slide the sleeve and the beam zooms from a flood to a don't-stare-into-this focused spot. In black or gun metal anodized aluminum, it's waterproof and shockproof with a latching button switch and a pocket clip. Depress the button halfway when it's on and it goes into a rapid-flash mode for emergency signaling. Visible for 200 meters. Five hour life with the included 1-"AA" battery and a 110K+ hour bulb life.