Looking up product numbers while I set up my lab during the pandemic was a massive time sink. Hopefully this list can help other new PIs save some time as they start their own labs (& help make labs more colorful). My lab does structural biology, biochemistry and molecular biology so that's what these products are geared toward.
Also, I'm sorry if there are errors please double check everything.
1. Ice Bucket, Large
Brand: Corning
- Purple: 432128
- Blue: 432123
- Green: 432122
- Lime Green: 432126
- Orange: 432125
- *Pink: 432127
- *Red: 432124
2. Ice Bucket, Small
Brand: Corning
- Purple: 432135
- Blue: 432129
- Green: 432130
- Lime Green: 432133
- Orange: 432132
- *Pink: 432134
- *Red: 432131
*Note: we ordered both the pink and the red and they are very hard to tell apart...
3. Tube rack for 15 mL Tubes*
(I use these for overnights/mini preps)
Brand: "Nalgene™ Unwire™ Test Tube Racks: Resmer™"
- Purple: 🙁
- Blue: 5970-0316
- Green: 5970-0416
- Yellow: 5970-0216
- Orange: 5970-0116
- Pink: 🙁
- Red: 5970-0516
- White: 5970-0016
*some are autoclavable and others aren't so make sure you get the correct type!
4. Tube Rack for 1.5 mL Tubes ("80-Well Microtube Rack")
Brand: Bio Plas (from fishersci.com)*
- Purple (5 pack): 22-313630
*originally ordered 61603-L from Electron Microscopy Sciences but pink arrived instead and apparently purple has been discontinued.
Brand: Electron Microscopy Sciences
- Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Clear: 61603-A (the photo showed yellow instead of clear)
- Yellow (5 pack): 61603Y
5. Stripettor/Easypet/Pipetman/Thing for Serological Pipettes:
Brand: BrandTech (from fishersci)
- Navy: 03-840-310
- Blue: 03-840-313
- Dark Green: 03-840-312
- Pink: 03-840-311
Brand: Corning
- Lime green/Yellow/Orange/Red (interchangeable tips): 4099
6. Twine
From amazon
7. Strong Magnets
From amazon
- Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Clear: Link
8. Cube flipper
Brand: Heathrow Scientific
- Purple: 🙁
- Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink: HS29050A
9. 4-way Flipper Rack
(my personal fave: holds 50 mL 15/5 mL, 1.5 mL, 0.6 mL)
Brand: Fisher Scientific / Fisherbrand
- Purple 🙁
- Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink: 03-448-17
- Clear "Natural": 03-448-11
10. 96 well Reversible Tube Rack for 2mL/1.5 mL, flip 0.6 mL w/ clear lid
Brand: Heathrow Scientific (cheaper on amazon)
- Purple 🙁
- Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink: HS2345A
11. Minicentrifuge
Heathrow Scientific (the price of these on amazon fluctuates a lot, but i got them at $99)
- (Blue): 120611 (this one always cost $250 so I didn't buy it. one-per-bay was enough anyway)
- Green: 120610
- Yellow: 120395
- Pink "Purple": 120396
12. Scissors
I just got the scissors from the supplies closet, I don't have product numbers
13. Small Flipper Rack
holds 50 mL 15/5 mL, 1.5 mL, 0.6 mL (this took FOREVER for me to find the name of but everyone likes these the most)
Brand: Genesee Scientific
- Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink (neons): 27-217F
- Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (dark): 27-217
14. Tape (1.5 inch wide)
Brand: Fisher Scientific / Fisherbrand
- Purple 🙁 (technically exists, but I've heard this color is not EtOH safe so I didn't buy it.)
- White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red: 159015R
15. 96-Well PCR Tube Rack
From amazon:
- Purple: Link
Brand: Fisher Scientific / Fisherbrand
- Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink: 03-448-20
Rainbow iMacs
From apple:
- Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Silver
- Still waiting for Tim Cook to hook me up: https://twitter.com/HarmitMalik/status/1384888493118136323