Wire glue-the solution when you can't find the soldering iron, don't want to bother, are out in the woods, don't quite trust a fifth-grader with a hot gun, can't reach the connection with both hands, whatever. This stuff conducts low voltage AC and DC circuits in a permanent bond and is easy to use. Our high-tech support group suggests that a toothpick is a good way to apply it. Cures overnight. Our each is a 0.3 oz/9ml jar.

Mega-useful aluminum tape. A 2" wide x 50-yard roll of .004” thick aluminum on a 3” core. Has a paper backing and is conductive on the non-adhesive side. Reflects heat and light, useful for seaming riveted aluminum sheets, particularly good for cold weather and metal repairs. Our fisherman friends love to wrap wooden lures with it and work it with a piece of soft wood for metal-finish effects.

Nuclear physicists speak of five fundamental forces: weak, strong, electromagnetic, gravity, and duct tape. Sizes and colors of duct tape come and go in the world of surplus –– right now, we have 2" wide by 60 yd. long rolls on 3” cores, all select seconds or better. We offer you a standard grey color.

Need to gaff? This is not technically gaffers’ tape because it has no cloth backing, but it has very similar adhesion and tearabilityness, so it’ll do for pretty much all your gaffing-like needs. Gray vinyl, 1-7/8" wide x .004" on a 50-yard roll. Just a good, solid, versatile roll of tape.

We’ve been trying to think of something new to say about Krazy® Glue, since everybody already knows everything about it. It's #1—says so right on the package, and you know the law. This is a 2-gram tube of the Ultra-Thick gel formula for porous surfaces, with a precision tip. Everyone needs a few fresh tubes of this stuff in a drawer at home—just in case—which, again, is nothing you don’t already know. Time to stock up.

We’ve looked at tape from both sides now, and no matter how we look at it, double-sided tape is better than ice cream castles in the air. Use it for carpet, rugs, signs, posters, photos, displays or whatever else needs staying in place. You pick: 324 feet x 0.70” wide of clear tape from Switzerland; 82 feet x 1” wide of beige tape with wax paper backing; or 164 feet x 1.89” wide of clear tape with wax paper backing.

Try this neoprene rubber contact cement from Elmer's®, with a flexible bond. Has a 30-second set time, and cures in an hour. Our each is a (1) fluid oz squeeze bottle. Dries clear and works best on plastics, veneers, rubber, glass, metal and leather. And be careful, it’s flammable when wet.

This is the stuff that won’t rip, split or tear, not even if you bite it, and you’re going to need a knife to open that package, bunky. It’s so strong it’s even hard to cut with the serrated blade on the included dispenser! Our each is (30) feet of 1-7/8" wide reinforced, filament packing tape in the afore-mentioned dispenser. Keep some around the house or in the garage.

Tuck this small roll of black duct tape in your glove box and drive away secure in the knowledge that you’ve got what it takes to repair a leaky hose under the hood at midnight in the rain. Measures 1-7/16” wide on a 1-1/2” core, and you’ll get (15) feet of tape, enough to fix a hose and stick a broken mirror back on the door. Dead-center in the you-don’t-know-you-need-it-until-you-need-it category.

We all need tape, all kinds of tape. The smart folks (tapeworms) stock up and have it ready when things go south, as they will. Our each is a quintet of tapes, including: (1) 55-yard roll of 2" wide clear carton-sealing tape; (1) 82-foot roll of 1" wide beige double-sided tape; (1) 60-yard roll of 1-3/8" wide painters' masking tape; (1) 60-yard roll of 2" wide standard duct tape, the one you can't live without; and (1) 50-yard long roll of 2" wide aluminum tape, conductive on the shiny side and great for cold weather and metal repairs. Bonus use: fisherpersons use aluminum tape to wrap wooden lures for added fish-luring. Bonus tapeworm joke: they're the perfect pets--no leash, no license, go where you go and eat what you eat.