One sure way to avoid winning the infamous Sh!t Bunny Award is to use tasty hardware–like the knobs below!
Recently unearthed in our warehouse conversion, these small brass knobs have many practical uses, some of which are obscure. For example;
1. Offer a handful to your neighbor as payment for his land adjacent to your property. ( This has worked in the past.) Then go buy a bigger lawn mower.
2. Next time you are pulled over for a speeding ticket, offer a handful to the officer explaining that the knobs were made from recycled bullet casings gathered at the Police Academy firing range. (We are guessing the ticket will be waived…)
3. Arrange a dozen or so in a circle on your driveway. Make note of the shadows. Do this each day for 23 years (or any other prime number) and you will soon learn how to tell time and be spot on when asked, “What season is it?” . Best of all: goodbye watch battery!
Or, you can use them for tool chest drawer pulls, or small pulls of any kind… surely you must have some ideas yourself–yes/no?
Here are the details;
Diameter: 11.9mm (.470″)
Height: 8.6 mm (.340″)
Internal Threads: #10-32
Thread Depth: 6.5mm (.256″)
Details: Solid brass, straight knurl
Cost: $12.95 for set of eight.
Shipping: FREE
Question: From the picture it looks like they are slightly tarnished-can I get an additional discount?
Answer: No. Chuck the knob in your portable drill and polish with steel wool or Scotch Brite. It doesn’t take but a few seconds.
Question: That incredibly easy to read black ruler in the picture…are those in stock?
Answer: Yes!
Question: Is there a limit of 10,000 sets per customer?
Answer: For the knobs yes. The rulers, no.
Question: Is this deal on your website?
Answer: No. It is a blog special while supplies last.
How? 1-800-253-3332
Or? sales@bridgecitytools.com (if we have your CC info on file, just tell us how many sets you would like.)
While supplies last.
-John, your knob shill and Tool Potentate all in one!
John,
Why do you insist on wasting my time? You knew I would want some, but you still made me call! I ordered two sets, but you probably figured that out before the call was placed.
Thanks for making the warehouse finds avaiable to the DSN!
-Rutager
re: Warehouse finds
Unfortunately we have more…
Prior to 9/11 we would analyze component costs in various production run sizes. Next, we would create annual demand forecasts and calculate the cost of borrowed money (inventory backed line of credit). We then picked a run size which gave us our lowest possible overall cost including warehousing expenses. For our size, economies of scale have a huge impact. As long as we were able to finance the overruns, every thing clicked along just fine.
When I shuttered our mfg. facility in 2002 there were some things that I just could not muster the guts to recycle–and our old brass knobs were so versatile and could be used in so many ways, I kept them.
Our new stainless steel aesthetic is effectively closing the era of brass and rosewood (we have a few surprises there too…) . The knobs went out-of-sight, out-of-mind until we needed the space.
It’s nice to know they are finding a home.
-John
john, just because the supreme court has relaxed the rules regarding what can and can not be uttered on the airwaves, are you now tweaking the fcc’s nose a bit by posting instruction on how to polish one’s knob on the internet?
FCC can go fly a kite! The Tool Potentate is omnipotent!
–TP
Dave,
Isn’t that the main purpose of the internet?
-Rutager
Good luck with the omnipotency, John. I hear they have a pill for that now.
– Peter