NEW STUFF

This is the warranty-violator special, or just a MacGyvering guys toolbox. The black, 8” x 6” x 1-1/2” zipper pouch holds a rechargeable battery power pack with a USB output, which will power the little, quite gusty fan, the 5-LED flashlight, and the reversible torquey screwdriver with tiny Phillips, flathead, hex and square bits. Battery will also charge cellphones and other devices. 

From X-Acto®, the folks who make the precision arts & craft knives, the "Bulldog" is an old-school crank pencil sharpener with a translucent blue, green or red case so you can keep tabs on your shavings and watch the menacing teeth grind away. Unit is roughly 5" tall x 4" wide (including crank handle) x 3” deep. The square rubber pad on the bottom provides suction when the side lever is pulled. Works best on a flat surface, but you knew that.

Resistance bands. No, not a bunch of obstreperous rockers, but home gyms small enough to stick in your hip pocket. These rubber stretch bands are 6-1/4” wide and will stretch to (9) feet. Good for full-body strength training, yoga or Pilates, or just a little light body stretching. In the resistance-band universe, these would be medium strength. We'll send you (1) in red or blue depending on what's on top of the pile. Your muscles won’t care—they’ll thank you.

Why yes, it is. There are three kinds of stunts, actually, in this box of (3) styro stunt gliders, complete with nose pieces and (3) sheets of stick-on numbers and aerial decorations. From Dabble Lab™, which says you'll learn engineering, basic physics and forces of flight. We say you'll have fun flinging them around the back yard.

Everything from Tolsen Tools is solid, and that includes this 8" long end cutting pincer tool with 1-3/16" jaws. It’s made of chrome vanadium steel, and you should get one for that reason alone. Not to mention the soft and grippy rubber-coated handles. Damn, we love quality tools.

Regular customers will recognize that phrase from our emails, but in this case it refers to refill scrolls of crossword puzzles for the Roll-A-Puzzle system, which you don't have and neither do we. We do have scissors, however, and so do you—but if you need a new pair, we’ve got those, too. Scissors ready, just take these 4” wide rolls of a dozen puzzles, roll 'em out, cut 'em up, tape 'em to a piece of paper and Bob's your uncle. (You're all set in London—13 letters.) Our each is a box of 4 scrolls/rolls for a total of (48) puzzles with themes from fashion to Shakespeare. Don't peak at the answers on the bottom. If you do own the system, btw, we'll be picking a set from their volume 9, 10, 11, or 12.

There are plain ol’ planers and there’s the 42000 Planer from Tolsen Tools. This hand-held wood planer has a carefully sharpened, adjustable blade that can be used for soft or hard wood. Also has an anti-slip comfort PVC grip and a strong, plastic adjustment knob. Blade is 1-3/4” wide, and the whole shebang measures a compact 9-1/4” long. Store it in the sturdy cardboard box it comes in. Tolsen means quality, which sounds like an ad slogan, but it’s true.

These are ultra-strong examination gloves, super grippy for the most slippery jobs. Our high-performance gloves are 9-1/2" long, ambidextrous, single-use, non-sterile, powder-free and very tear-resistant. Each box contains (100) gloves (by weight). The latex gloves have a micro-textured satin finish and enhanced grip. The latex-free nitrile gloves are blue, have a textured surface, with even more grab. 

MAX ORDER QUANTITY IS (5) BOXES. Any more and your order will fail in the shopping cart.

Scientifically speaking. This 8-1/2" x 11" science reference notebook is three-hole punched for inclusion in a binder. From McGraw-Hill, it's heavily illustrated and filled with facts, illustrations and definitions about biology, geology, astronomy, physics and much more. Science! Surplus factor: some may have been packed before the cover ink was dry, leaving a slight speckled pattern that has no effect on the science inside—we checked. And Science is our middle name.

The Cybertrek watch, in appropriately heavy metal, has no numbers on its diamond-patterned face, but uses a series of blue and red lights to tell time. From Gadgets and Gizmos, who do this sort of thing. Uses (2) CR2016 batteries that may or may not need replacing (inter-dimensional travel is tough on batteries). We look at this watch and wonder if Neo himself delivered it. Time will tell. Integrated chain-link wristband band is 8” long. Replacement batteries available here. CR2016

This little white plastic vial is the toughest we've ever seen. A sample held up to a stomping by our marketing director, and he’s got some big feet. Has a flip-top attached cap that makes a very satisfyinjg POP when you flip it open. Measures 2-3/4" tall x 1-3/16" dia with 1/8” thick walls that even TSA won't be able to break, and they’ve also got some big feet. Holds a tad more than an ounce.

Gloria Gaynor has survived without this tactical survival knife for decades, but you might need it to save your life someday. Has a built-in carabiner for hanging on whatever you want to hang it on, plus a clip to clip it to whatever. Measures 8-3/8" open, with a 3-1/2" black, anodized blade made of high-strength stainless steel. From Frysco. Think camping, hunting, climbing, fishing, and general surviving. Hey, hey!

Put your foot on the middle of this rubber resistance band and pull the handles up to chest height and you'll strengthen your bum shoulders just like our boss does. Bands are 54”, unstretched, with comfort-grip handles. Medium resistance. Colors are assorted and we've seen red and green so far. Check the Interwebs for endless exercise tips using resistance bands.

Sure, all dinosaurs were naked, but this 14-oz ceramic mug with a green exterior and white inside lets you see under their skin. Featuring pics of multiple dinos on the outside, when you pour in hot liquid, they shed their skin to show their skeletons. Probably some very simple science is involved, but it looks like magic to kids and copywriters. Measures 3-1/2" tall x 3-3/4" dia, with plenty of room for marshmallows. Dinosaurs loved marshmallows—that’s why a lot of them lived in marshes.

This is your classic box cutter, folks—the little tool no warehouse employee should ever be without. Great for the home workshop, too, and the hobby room, garage, junk drawer and camper since it measures only 4” x 1” and pound-for-pound might be the most useful tool we sell. Takes a standard size razor blade (included), and all you have to do is push the blade out using the slide grip on the other end. Pull it back in when you’re done. Safe, reliable, sharp, handy. We could go on. You’ll get a pack of (12), and you’ll be glad you have so many.

Much more fashion-forward than those helmets, these NASA caps are the ones astronauts wear for the annual softball game against the cosmonauts, or to walk their dogs on the space station. In black, it's made of 100% brushed cotton twill, low-profile and adjustable. The front panel is reinforced with buckram to give it structure. The familiar NASA “worm” logo is stitched in white on the front. Classic.

In 1958, Buddy Holly came out of radios like these. This retro version of the first transistor radios measures 4-1/4" x 2-1/2" x 1" in dark blue with a wire handle that doubles as an antenna. AM works better than the FM, but who listened to FM in 1958? Plenty loud (guaranteed to not fade away) with classic thumb-wheel tuning and volume. You add a pair of “AAA” batteries. To make things even more like 1958, carry the radio in your shirt pocket.

That’s a downtown joke. (Petula's still alive, so don't tell her we're still making spatula jokes in America.) This 10” long stainless steel spatula has a 4” serrated edge for cake, pizza, lasagna or moussaka slicing and serving. Dishwasher safe and with a hanging loop.