
Mystery Boxes of stuff like what you see in the catalog. Maybe we had a little left but not enough to continue the listing. Maybe we only got a few as part of an odd lot. Maybe we just lost some, and just found them in our warehouse. You will get items which originally listed for at least $25.00 total in our catalog (or would have, if we had enough). You pick. The "electro-mechanical" box has things like motors, switches, hardware and components that are useful parts but want to be worked into something bigger. The "consumer" box has more ready-to-go type items, and things that don't have as technical a flavor, like bottles, toys, books and giant rubber bands. The fun is in the mystery and surprise. Perfect if you don't know what to give Aunt Maude and Uncle Ned, or if you can't decide how to bring your order up to the minimum. Every couple of months the contents will keep changing, so even if you have gotten a box before, feel free to order again! (Please note: Ordering multiple boxes at the same time will result in duplicate items.)
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23610 CONSUMER SURPRISE BOX |
These are the so-called miracle shears from Pakistan. They were designed for use by paramedics and others needing quickly to cut wire, light sheet metal, or other tough stuff that might stand between them and their quarry. They are normally demonstrated cutting a penny in two. Which they will do. But not as a steady diet. Let's dispel a few myths. While these are Pakistani stainless, we're not talking any miracles in manufacturing. They are good for their purpose, and real handy to have in the old tool box. But their purpose isn't making pennies into 5-mil pieces, and you will twist or break them at about the same time you find out that you've done the same thing to U.S. laws! For sheet metal or wire or fishing leaders or tin cans or whatever, be our guests.
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6389 UTILITY SHEARS |
No large ones, but (101) amazingly assorted small extension, compression and torsion springs -- most, but not all, 1" to 2" long. Assorted lengths, assorted widths, assorted finishes, asorta handy bag of replacement parts to have around the house.
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92272 101 PIECE SPRING ASSORTMENT |
Start with one naked wire or a number of them, and a piece of our clever tubing, and end up with nice, tightly covered wire. For the specific diameters below, our each is a package of (10) 12" pieces of heat-shrink tubing. For an assortment of sizes, our each is a dozen pieces of 4" long tubing. You'll get (4) pieces each in 1/8", 1/4" and 1/2" diameters. All sizes are black. All will shrink to trim diameters half their current size when heated to 125°C/257°F. If only it worked on waistlines.
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92441 1/2" SHRINK TUBE | |
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93365 1/8"-1/2" ASST. SHRINK TUBE |
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.
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92838 CONDUCTIVE WIRE GLUE |
And save someone's neck. This deeply textured safety tread is diamond-plate-pattern black rubber, 17" x 3-7/8" x 1/4" thick, with a peel-off self-adhesive back. It can be cut, but won't easily crack or tear. A great way to add traction to truck bumpers, RV steps, ladder steps, etc.
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93119 SELF ADHESIVE RUBBER STAIR TREAD |
Cut your own. Our each is 16 feet of blackflexible wire coated with 3/16" dia soft rubber, ready for you to snip off for your heavy-duty, padded twist-tie needs. Very nice stuff. Reusable. We're thinking cable bundling, sports equipments, tools, hoses, like that.
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93491 SOFT TWIST TIE |
A whole bunch, yea a whole classroom's worth, of ceramic magnets for a song. You'll get 2 pounds of the attractive little things, which will be a few dozen or more of them in assorted sizes and shapes. The largest are likely to be 1-1/4" dia and the smallest 1/2" x 1/4" but there may be others, and they're all strong little buggers. Buy in bulk and make your own maglev model train. Our pkg(2) is 2 lbs of magnets.
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93651 2LBS ASSORTED MAGNETS |
More artistic than using a router, and much, much less work than carving with chisels: wood-burning is back. Practice your skills with our wood-burning pen set. Easily details and decorates wood, leather and cork. (Also butter if you're very, very quick.) Includes a safety stand, (2) pointed tips, and (2) wedge-shaped tips. For the extra-creative, our set of nibs for the pen adds another (28) points, including a hot plastic and foam cutter, (10) soldering tips, (15) varied wood-burning nibs in assorted shapes and points, and both number and alphabet stencils
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93676 WOOD BURNING NIBS | |
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91006 WOOD BURNING PEN SET |
Screw removal made easy. You'll get (6) high-speed steel drill bits (5/64, 1/8, 5/32, 1/4, 9/32, 3/8) and (6) multi-fluted steel extraction bits (#1 to #6), in a snap-shut carrying case. Sorry, not suitable for dental applications.
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93701 SCREW REMOVERS |
You saw Utile Plast" granules on TV, where the versatile material was pitched as durable, waterproof, unbreakable, nonconductive, biodegradable, nontoxic and reusable! Too bad it wasn't pitched at this price! Use it with wood, metal or plastic by heating the black, red or white (our choice) granules in 140°F (60°C) water until they become temporarily clear, then shaping the soft Utile Plast to make repairs, form anchors to hold a screw or bolt, join two elements, and more. You'll have 3-1/2 oz (100g) to play with. We're making up our lists now.
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31615 REPAIR GRANULES |
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