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From K&S®. this 100W soldering gun features instant heat and an illuminating bulb so you see what you're doing. Includes on/off switch, an extra tip and a 4-foot cord. Heats up to 600 degrees F. Anyone who’s soldered knows that soldering is solid fun, and much safer than soldiering.

Life will never be dull again if you carry this pocket-sized diamond knife and scissors sharpener. Comes with (3) 2" long diamond encrusted rods, (2) fine and (1) coarse. The 1-15/16" x 2-3/8" x 5/8" holder is also a frame with slots that hold the rods at the correct blade-sharpening angle. Even though it's made as a pocket tool, with a short keychain, it would abrade its way right out of any pocket. We recommend you just hang it above your workbench.

And we do mean micro. Sizes #61 to #80 (yes, that is twenty different bits) which are from 0.013 to 0.038 inches diameter!! The big boys sell a set of similar bits (carbon steel, like ours) for about $30.00!! Maybe theirs aren't from China.

Working with curves? Of course you are. Or you will be someday. You need a gauge contour, and luckily for you, we just got a bunch of them. We’ll send you a pair of durable plastic JSK contour gauges, each with inch and centimeter measurements, and you’ll never again have to eye it or wing it by transferring a profile to a hunk of cardboard or piece of paper. In 10-inch and 5-inch sizes, these gauges are perfect for measuring pipes, circular frames, ducts and other curved objects when you’re fitting tile, carpet, molding or whatever. Also great for car body work, design and model-making of all kinds. This is the tool you didn’t know you needed until you had one. And we’ll send you (2) of them.

Rare earth magnets are usually killers for their size, and these thick nickel neodymium discs are no exception. The price, on the other hand, for (3) 7/16" dia x 1/4" 5-lb lift or (2) 15/32” dia x 3/16” 8-lb lift magnets each stored on a 2" dia steel disc, is a rare exception.

Stay safe and find stuff in the dark by sticking this high-intensity reflective tape on bikes, bumpers, mailboxes, ramps, barricades, whatever. Red with gray, measures 2” wide and you get a 3-foot roll. US-DOT approved.

Could be what you do if you’re buried alive, or if you want to dance your life away, but most likely it’s a description of the machinist’s friend. This tap & die set cuts straight, clean threads and includes a 1/8” to ¼” tap wrench, and a tap & die in 6-32 NC, 8-32 NC, 10-24 NC, 10-32 NF, 1/4 – 20 NC and 5/16 – 18 NC. In drop-forged, heat-treated steel coated with titanium nitride. Titanium tools!

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.

From Helix®, this 18" long aluminum U.S. Standard triangular architects' ruler/scale has color-coded facings and is divided into 3. 1-1/2, 1, 3/4, 3/8, 3/16, 3/32, 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 inch per foot. Yes, you can use it even if you're not an architect.

In translucent polypropylene, these measure 6” long with a bulbous top, 3mL capacity, dropper point and 0.5ml markings. The package calls these “Prospector’s Choice” and suggests using them to “collect fine gold particles with ease.” Feel free, but we like them for labs and crafts--anywhere that dropper dispensing occurs. Our each is a package of (50). Great for labs, crafts and hobbies.

This buckish knife from Alpha Outpost is a heavy-duty—and weighty—single-blade pocket knife. Hang it at your side, but you might want to use the built-in belt clip so it doesn’t drag down your jeans. This is a solid piece, understand? Measure 8” long open, 4-3/4” closed with a 3-3/4” locking blade that’s 1” across at its widest. Handle is a wood-and-metal combination, and it’s got a hole to hang keys from.

Cut ceramics, glass, metal and plastics with this set of (2) diamond saw blades for rotary tools. The 1-3/16" dia blades have a diamond-encrusted tip. Includes a 1/8" shank. Everybody's got something that needs cutting, and these blades will do it with precision.

Any liquid, actually, will power this seemingly magic MIZU emergency light. Measures 3-1/2” x 1-3/4” x 5/8”. Dip it in any clear fluid for 5 seconds and it’s good for 72 hours of light from a small white LED or (2) flashing reds. Has a total output of (400) hours of light. Not the brightest light in the drawer, but it runs on water, for goodness sake. Or other “watery fluid” the manufacturer says, including “juice, coffee, saliva or even urine.” Hey, sometimes there’s more than one emergency. (Imagine the headlines we could have used. Your mind is working right now, we know.) We'll pick one in black, white or orange because you’ve got enough to think about for the next few minutes.

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.

You know how when you try to replace a watch band yourself and that little spring bar flies out and you can never find it in your retro shag carpeting? We’re here to help. First, get rid of that carpeting. Then get this set of multiple standard 1.5mm spring bars. You’ll get between 7 and 10 of each in a dozen sizes (100 pieces altogether) from 8mm to 19mm, plus a double-ended tool to help you swap them out in the first place.

It's officially a watch-case holder, and indispensable for jewelers and watch collectors, but it's equally useful for holding anything small and squirrely while you work on it. A pair of 1-3/4" long x 15/16" tall brackets have (4) sets of (6) holes that take (4) movable posts. Spring-loaded jaws dial open to a max of 1".

What's a backwards light socket? A socket light. This vanadium steel socket adapter for 1/2" and 3/8" drives has a bright white LED that shines through your sockets, so you never have to ask someone to hold the flashlight. Runs on (3) AG-13 batteries, included along with a spare set of (3) more.

Sounds like an Olympic figure-skating move, the standing, self-closing reverse tweezer, but it's really a tweezer that's closed until you squeeze it. It also has a frame to hold it up off a work surface, so it doubles as a vice. Ours have wooden grips and measure 6-3/8" long with 2-7/8" serrated jaws and a 2" x 1-1/2" stand.