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.

You know, like the Mounties, those Canadian police folks with the red coats, big hats and black horses. Actually, this tape is for mounting objects in frames and on walls. Its double-sidedness allows you to stick one side to something and the other side to the spot you want the something to stay put. Use it in place of tacks, screws, nails and glue. You’ll get 15 feet of tape on a spool, 1” wide. Made in USA.

This aluminum tape measures 2” wide on a 90-foot roll. It’s non-conductive, but water- and heat-resistant, so it's often the product of choice for duct work or insulation applications. Peel off the paper back and stick it on. It’s so reflective you'll want to use it to make a replacement for your tin-foil hat. Also great for ’70s era disco and space costumes. And disco-space costumes.

This thin, double-sided translucent tape from 3M is the Cal Ripken Jr. of the tape game. Called double-coated dielectric tape 3514, its acrylic adhesive is super-sticky and adheres well to a wide variety of materials. Has excellent holding power, resistant to high temperatures and moisture, and will withstand high humidity with minimal cockling or wrinkling. 1" wide on a 3-inch core, the length will vary, which is why we've got them at this low price. You'll get approx 100 feet.

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.

At least for painters. Our (135)-foot spool of 1-1/2” wide orange painter's tape works just like the famous other-colored painter's tape. Also, it has been our experience that paint simply does not care what color tape you use to keep it under control. You’re going to need a few rolls sooner or later.

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.

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.

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.