
How you gonna wrap that dishwasher as a birthday present? Or that barbecue kettle for Christmas? Same way you wrap a moped. In our giant, heavy-duty gift sack. Made of red, cottony-nylonish-nonwoven stuff that's quite tough. Measures 36" x 22" across the bottom and is 48" high, with a white cinch ribbon at the top and a little 4" x 3-1/2" windowed gift-card holder, so they know just who bought them this great big present. Equally useful as a dust cover for a Sousaphone. Extremely presentable!
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37883 JUMBO CHRISTMAS BAG |
Almost big enough to pick up mortals: 10" long, 15/16" wide, with a mouth that rests open at 1-3/16". Stainless steel, non-magnetic tip, with a smooth, ungrooved tip that's .046" wide. Good for giant splinters, crafts, jewelry, electronics, or sushi.
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93236 10-INCH TWEEZER |
But science teachers can't work without them. Experiment with this good-quality manual vacuum pump made of durable polychloroethylene plastic. Works with a pistol-grip action and pulls up to 2" Hg. Includes a 17" length of clear vinyl, 1/4" ID tubing, and a release valve.
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93305 VACUUM HOME PUMP |
Electronics. The best thing that ever happened to calipers. Save your eyesight and measure accurate outside and inside dimensions with this digital instrument. Powered by an included button-cell battery, it measures up to 6 inches in .001 increments or 155 millimeters in .01 increments. Hardened stainless steel, 9-1/4" x 3" OA, with a locking vernier, it comes with a nice sturdy storage case and extra battery.
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93237 DIGITAL CALIPERS |
Perfect for hands-on hobbyists. Foot-pedal speed controls free up your paws to do the real work. This one's for 120VAC devices, and ideal for machines using approx 200W or less. Measures 5" x 3" x 2-1/4" tall, with a 6-foot cord that plugs into the wall and a grounded female plug for your sewing machine, rotary tool, scroll saw, or, if you really make a lot of banana Daiquiris, blender.
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93239 FOOT PEDAL |
The last set of hole saws you'll ever need. This 10-piece set of diamond-encrusted core drill bits comes in a wooden presentation case (Hey, they've got diamonds on them!) and includes 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/2", 2", and 2-3/8" dia. Shanks are 1/4" except the (2) largest, which are 3/8", and all the bits are slotted to blow out dust. Each bit is 1-1/4" deep. Designed for cutting glass, ceramics, porcelain, ceramic and porcelain tile, limestone, slate, marble, granite, stone, fiberglass and other tough stuff. Don't forget to add water (not included) for lubrication.
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93244 BOXED HOLE SAWS |
Or break, actually, as an heuristic exercise. Here's a classroom-full of bridge-building supplies based on the Illinois Institute of Technology's national bridge-building contest. Each kit contains enough balsa wood pieces and glue to supply (24) budding engineers or physics students with what it takes to test their skills at wooden bridge construction. Includes a 12pp teacher's guide with info about (6) bridge styles and (8) types of trusses, (24) rules/instruction sheets for students, (360) pieces of 1/8" square x 24" long wood, and (24) bottles of white glue. Among the most engaging and popular classroom projects in the country, it's designed for grades 7-12.
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93359 CLASSROOM BRIDGE KIT |
Good quality auto upholstery vinyl from Japan. You'll get a 5-foot-long swatch 54" wide. (Call for longer lengths.) It's soft, with a very slight, leather-like stipple, in an attractive, espresso-esque, dark brown. We see classy throw pillows, chair seats, book covers, headboards, or an all-weather suit to match your car.
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37917 VINYL, DK. BROWN |
OK, it's a strip of copper 5-3/16" long x 3/4" wide x .041" thick, but CJ says if you "take this, a zinc electrode and a grapefruit to the science fair, you get at least a C." Equally useful for crafters and jewelry makers.
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93293 COPPER STRIP |
The flying saucer meets the screwdriver in these compact driver sets. The larger one is a 2-7/8" dia x 1" thick gray-plastic case with a pocket clip, and holds #3 and #4 flathead, #2 and #3 Phillips, #1 and #2 pozi, and #2 and #3 hex bits, plus a 2-1/4" long driver that fits into a port in the housing for leverage. The smaller one is a 2-piece red-plastic disk, 2" dia x 5/8" thick, with a 1-1/4" chain and a slip ring. It unsnaps to release #3 and #4 flathead and #1 and #2 Phillips bits which fit into a hex port in the housing. At this price, they're perfect for replacement bits, glove compartment, desk drawer, etc. Do handle them carefully, because the cases break easily.
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37785 PORTA-BITS, LARGE | |
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37786 PORTA-BITS, SMALL |
Both possibilities appear in "Mondo Magnets" from Chicago Review Press. Soft cover, 154pp. Contains (40) projects and experiments in magnetism for the young and/or curious home physicist. No actual magnets included, but perhaps you can guess where you can buy them….
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93373 MONDO MAGNETS |
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