K1C2 Magni-Clips Magnifiers and 3.00 Magnification

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List Price: $14.99
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I've had these in a few strengths and found all of them useful. I'm at that age when needle eyes disappear, and I repent for making fun of my mom when she struggled to thread needles (and had the grace to refrain from saying, "Just wait 'til it happens to you!"

I particularly like that they can be flipped up, rather than have to take them on and off. I also like that there small size lets me look over them if need be.

They come in a reusable plastic envelope and with a small protective case.

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Earlex HV5ACC10USR Ultra Fine Finish Needle

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List Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $39.19
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Tip is the perfect size for spraying clears like polyacrylics, especially over whites and other colors where it is hard to see the product going on. Helps eliminate the risk of too much product going on and causing runs in the finish.

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Trains - Steam Train - Quilt Squares

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List Price: $21.04
Sale Price: $19.98
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I'm using this as an applique for a decoratine pillow or a child's bed cover. The material is very light weight, but the picture is great and it should work well. It came quickly and was well packaged securely in a round tube.

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GBC 1122897 I.D. Badge Clips w/Mylar Strap, Snaps on ID Badge

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List Price: $17.99
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When told by the boss we were going to start wearing ID badges I turned to trusty Amazon for the necessary products. These clips are fine. Well made, sturdy. Great price.

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Master Airbrush Model G78 Single-Action Gravity Feed Air

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Delivery on this item was incredibly fast. Order placed on Thursday and my package arrived Saturday via FedEx.

Sandblaster tool is very well crafted. Light enough to control easily but heavy enough to not feel cheap. Plenty of control and modulation with a nice comfortable feel.

Comes with abrasive grit which works great for my glass etching needs. For larger areas you'll probably want something with a wider swath but i'm working with small areas which are masked off by vinyl stickers. Pinpoint precision at close rage with a max affective range of about 3" for a swath about 1/4" (at 65psi). You can get heavier grit for more aggressive blasting but the grit that came in the kit works just fine.

I ended up being very surprised with how well this little blaster kit works. "Virtually" plug and play.

I would give this a 5-star review however the kit does not offer any easy option (adapter) to connect to standard 1/4" NPT fittings (common air compressor fittings). I ended up searching my local hardware stores for an adapter for the end of the supplied hose and found nothing. Ended up cutting one end of the hose and using a 1/4" NPT to 1/8" barbed brass fitting with small zip ties to clamp the hose on. Not a big deal once everything was said and done but it would be nice of the supplier could offer or even recommend an adapter for the hose. Not a big fan of having to modify something right out of the box to get it to work but the tool works great so not a big loss.

Small air compressors are available to connect right to the supplied hose but if you're like any normal Joe with a basic garage you'll end up using your garage air compressor.

I recommend you get a brass 1/4 to 1/8 barbed fitting, a secondary regulator (40-65psi operating range 65psi max), and inline moisture trap. All that can be had for under 20$ but necessary for long-term use of this sand blaster.

Summary:

Great product, just not exactly plug and play. Highly recommended for small hobby tasks.

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Swingline Replacement Punch Head for A7074300 and A7074250

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List Price: $14.28
Sale Price: $11.27
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These punch heads fit the old ACCO Model 300 three hole paper punch. ACCO is no longer in business and replacement parts are hard to find. These punch heads are much sturdier than the originals and they work better.

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Swingline LightTouch Heavy Duty Paper Punch (A7074357B)

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List Price: $110.36
Sale Price: $52.77
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This hole punch worked fairly well for a while (perhaps 1500 pages of punches), though I was never very successful when approaching 20 pages. Since then, one of the punch heads has needed to be pushed by hand toward the rest of the unit while the punch is being operated. And now I am unable to get one of the other heads to retract; hence, the punch is unusable until I replace that head or buy a better unit.

The handle is nice, however.

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Northcott 'Riverside Flannel' Ducks in Grasses on Cotton Flannel

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I loved the fabric it was very good quality, it did noy fray when I was cutting it.. The fabric did not shrink up when I washed it I am a quilter and it is very important to use good flannel in the quilts ....

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Swingline SmartCut EasyBlade Plus Rotary Paper Trimmer, 12 Inch

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List Price: $94.76
Sale Price: $43.99
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I've been wanting to try a rotary paper cutter for quite a few years due to straight blade cutters' propensity to cut crooked. Here are my take on the cutters' pros and cons.

PROS:

* Safe I can't even imagine a way to cut yourself using this cutter.

* The blade's fully enclosed, and you aren't even exposed during blade changes.

* Good for small numbers of sheets.

* Straight cuts for photos.

* Compact.

* Light weight.

* Clamp works well.

CONS:

* Clamp you may forget to set prior to cutting.

* Paper insertion hard to insert more than several sheets under the guide (even with the clamp up).

* Paper insertion difficult to insert folded sheets.

* Must remember to press the spring loaded cutting wheel down throughout the entire cutting stroke.

* Light weight...not likely to last decades under heavy use.

* Hard to use the matte scale to do 1/2 cuts (i.e., cutting paper to 1/2 its original width, which I seem to do a lot).

* Have to replace worn cutting wheels at $15-17 each.

* Have to replace or flip worn cutting matte.

Would I buy again? Only if I wanted to trim photos precisely or I had kids I wanted to protect from cuts. Also would be great for scrap booking.

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Darice ArtyFacts Portable Art Studio, 131-Piece Deluxe Art Set

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List Price: $39.99
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This product was described fantastically, exactly what we wanted ..... but when it arrived, we (and more importantly, our daughter) were very disappointed. The quality of the markets is poor, but what is worse is that the "24 oil pastels" are NOT oil pastels they are just 24 additional crayons with the words "oil pastel" on them. We have seen and used real oil pastels, and these are not oil pastels. Recommend that people steer clear of this product!

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Janome Border Guide Sewing Machine Foot

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Got it last week. It was ok until today it broke!!! O_O?

The guide line center broke when I was sewing which it was just the second time used since I've got it.

(Lucky that it did not hit my eyes. -"-' )

Now it looks like open toe foot with big border guide sewing on both sides. Y_Y

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Paasche VL-SET Double Action Siphon Feed Airbrush Set

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List Price: $115.00
Sale Price: $72.37
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I use an airbrush daily and I was needing a larger poster style airbrush and my 1960's Thayer and Chandler brush is worn out and in need of retirement. I've heard many good things about Paasche brushes from fellow painters so I took the plung and ordered this airbrush kit mainly because of the bottle sizes it offered.

After receiving this brush I was extremely disappointed. The quality was much worse than I had expected. I had to hone and polish the action to make it smooth because the machining on it was very poor and it was rough and dragging. The ergonomics of this brush is horrible! The hose is mounted so close to the bottle and the handle is so poorly designed that I have to wrap my fingers around the paint bottle when I use it rather than holding it like a pencil. The handle is so thick and tapers so quickly that it is very awkward and uncomfortable. This is not a brush that would easily support the kind of detail work that would be expected of any double action brush nor one that you could use for any length of time.

Also, the hose connector is an unusual thread and doesn't fit any of my other brushes which all have graciously come with a standard thread connector. I have to use the provided hose as a dedicated hose with its own quick disconnect just for this brush. That in itself is a problem since the hose that came with this kit is fairly short and very stiff for an airbrush hose and continues to maintain the bends reflecting how it was stored in the shipping box even after being hung straight with weights for many days.

On the positive side, this brush does seem to spray pretty well and handles a variety of paint viscosities. I'll keep this brush only for an emergency backup or for use on a paint that may destroy a better brush. I would not recommend this brush for any serious airbrusher or anyone seriously considering airbrushing as a hobby.

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Jesse James Beads 5919 Design Elements Hawaiian Beach

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These beads colors are extremely vibrant and can be used in all settings. I'm really pleased with them, and plan to use them for some necklaces and bracelets to match.

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CARL R-01/4 Straight Blade

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I use my paper cutter very often for various craft project. These blades are hard to come by in our local stores. I love them. They are very sharp and cut your paper easily. It will take me a long time to go through all five but I am grateful that I didn't have to buy another paper cutter just because I could not locate these blades. Thank goodness for Amazon.com. This site can find anything that I need.

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3M Scotch Mounting Tape, .5-Inch by 75-Inch (110)

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List Price: $4.19
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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Scotch is the brand I usually buy when looking for tapes. I have bought the two sided tapes for years now, for both business and personal needs. The early lesson I learned was to make doubly sure that you mount to a surface where you won't want to remove the item from later. If you mount a picture to a painted wall, for example, and then remove it the paint will most likely comme off with the tape. This tape here is clearly called "Permanent" for good reason.

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NEW 15 pc Tap & Die Set Screw Plate Jewelers Watchmaker

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This set was so cheap it barely lasted a single use. Made from poor quality alloy.

I recommend this one instead: 30 Pc. Mini Metric Tap and Die Set

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Inovart Picture-It White Pre-Cut Art/Presentation Mat Frames

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I ordered this along with a frame from the same manufacturer, as it was recommended as a set. I guess I should have read the fine print a bit more closely, as I thought this was one mat that fit in the frame vs. several mats. It is actually several mats that are very low quality...a very basic white cardboard. For comparison, the mats are about the same thickness as a cereal box. I found that I had to layer several to get the mat thickness I wanted and even then, you could see the pieces of the cardboard piecing off. I was pretty disappointed, mostly because I expected something else.

That said, if you are getting these for children's artwork, I think they would be a good option. Perhaps I'll save them until my son is older.

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