NOEVSBIG Magnetic Helping Hands Soldering Station with Large & Heavy Duty Base, 6 PCB Holders,5 Flexible Arms with Precision 360 Degree Alligator Clip Helping hands for Soldering Electronic Repair DIY

Nice heavy base that doesn't flip or move easily. Very strong neodymium magnets keep the accessories where you put them on the metal base, even the heavier clamp for a heat gun (which I use to clamp batteries or capacitors or other large components if they need wires soldered to them). I added the larger vise sold as an accessory, and I like that as well. I would urge others to consider the same brand, but one that comes with everything this does, and includes both the larger vise, as well as a USB powered illuminated magnifier that clips to the base magnetically, all as a single purchase, because it's less money when bundled. Nice quality, very useful and well made, I was pleasantly surprised.

The big heavy arm is awesome. A single knob tightens all of the joints (except the gripper) so it's easy to pose. Works well in conjunction with the clip hands. Magnets very powerful - don't pull, tilt to get off. Base is solid and heavy. I don't use it for soldering - it holds usb cameras and subjects I'm examining. Works great.

I absolutely LOVE this helping hands assembly! The bendy hands have some recoil but not much at all, and when you have them set, they are solid. The magnet circuit board pointy pegs are brilliant! And I haven't tried it yet, but I suspect with the right screw size, you could mount your board to these magnetic pegs, at least one or two of them, to make sure the board doesn't come off the points. I am a magnet person. I hope that they do not find that magnets harm humans someday down the road because I have them everywhere on my bench. So now I can use some of them, especially the ones with screw threads, on this wonderful steel plate to increase my options while working. My computer desk is two level and uses a metal frame. So the parts from this, the hands especially, work GREAT on my desk as they stick to anywhere I have a metal frame. Because of this, I am ordering more. The hands are great too! Not just designed to fit into the end of a bending extrusion, but also has a locking screw. My GOSH I wish they had this available 50 years ago when I tinkered as a kid!!! For all the money I blew on useless hand-holding gear, I could have saved it and bought many of these! The Magnifier is pretty good. The metal clamp base is impressive! You have to get familiar with the optics and learn how far to keep your head back and how far to keep your target away from it. For about a day, I always saw double, but once I got use to it, it worked GREAT! The options are ridiculous... 10 brightness options and something like 4 or 5 white wavelengths. I am looking at mounting a tiny camera to the nut and bolt hardware they used to mount magnifier. . Speaking of nuts and bolts, this thing has nice nuts and bolts hardware and good solid construction. Locking nuts, strong springs, and if you are interested in this sort of thing, you are probably doing what I did when I got it... already thinking about modding it for your specific uses. I bought the clamp also because it looks great for rework, and who knows what else I can figure out for it. Haven't used it yet but looks to be the same nice construction. I am a major skeptic and rarely give a great review. I find issues with everything, so my wife says. But this purchase REALLY impressed me and I am finding new joy working with it. Kinda pricey. You get what you pay for. For me it was worth it!

I like to think i’m pretty decent at soldering considering i’ve probably soldered hundreds of wires connectors and so forth, but the simple process of soldering always took longer and with more curse words than necessary by stuff always moving. The old cheap helping hands i got a year ago were trash. I really didn’t think i could get something this nice online. Thankfully- these are delightfully high quality and JUST what the doctor ordered. The clamp is a minor delight of mechanical engineering and is PERFECT for holding XT60 and XT90 connectors while soldering. These aren’t even that expensive at all, i don’t know why i didn’t look sooner. The magnets are just strong enough to not budge and are still nicely moveable. Nice heavy and sturdy base, quality alligator clips (although i did have to double up the heatshrink on a couple of them) are great too. Somebody who actually solders and knows and cares about what they’re doing clearly designed these. Bravo, this is my new all time favorite soldering accessory and i have an FR-301.

Was a little skeptical, but damn, great little tool! Magnets are very strong and the jaws aren’t too sharp. My only complaint is the tooth mesh on the clamp’s center adjustment could be a lot more robust. I see them wearing out VERY fast if you don’t over-loosen the joint and make sure the teeth don’t rub each other while you adjust it before tightening it back down. You really have to hold it place centered to tighten it properly too. Fix that and I’d give it 5 stars.

I'll admit, this product is a bit more expensive than I'd like. I mostly bought it on an impulse when it went on sale. But I am so happy that I did. This product really does live up to its promises: The metal baseplate is thick and heavy, which helps keep everything anchored and still while you're working. In addition, it has big rubber feet to stabilize it and keep it from sliding across the table while in use. Its powder coating not only protects the metal, but the texture helps keep the magnetic arms anchored so the don't slide when you're working. The gooseneck arms are of the best quality I've ever seen (in any product, ever). They really have no memory or bounce-back. By that I mean: when you bend them into the position you want, they stay exactly where you put them. They don't retract a little, trying to return to the previous position, or upset at how far you've bent them. Not even a millimeter. Wherever you point them, they stay exactly in that position. They're also very strong and can hold surprising weight. And the magnets on their feet (that connect them to the metal baseplate) are very strong and keep them in place. Plus there is a thin rubber-like coating on them that adds to their traction. The soft tips on the alligator clips are a great and welcome addition. While easy to remove the soft tips if unwanted, they help to grip onto whatever you're working on while also protecting it from any scratches or gouges from the alligator teeth. The clips are also rotatable and completely removable (so you could add your own custom "gripping" devices if needed). The magnifying light was an unexpected bonus. I assumed it was going to be a cheap "add-on" product that wouldn't be worth the extra packaging it came in. But to my surprise, it turned out to be a really great addition. The light, while very easy to use, has many settings, allowing you to customize the brightness and color-temp of the light. Plus the magnifying lens is real glass (not knock-off cheap plastic made to fool people into thinking it's glass.) And it has a good magnification level. I have bigger articulated magnifying lamps, but this one is so handy it seems to be the one I reach for the most now. So it was a very surprising value-add to this purchase. While it certainly came with a lot of gooseneck arms (the kit I went with has five), I've decided to purchase some more separately, as now I've found them so handy I can't live without them and would like more for larger projects that need more "hands" for more (or much heavier) objects. I've just got to be sure I purchase this exact same brand, because I've seen a lot of other knock-off brands, and I don't trust them to not be junk. Also, the quality for each piece is obvious. No burs or slag, no scrapes in the paint, no manufacturing marks or nicks. Everything feels heavy in the hand, quality made. And it looks like whomever makes these takes pride in their work. I can't say I checked, but it has a real "Made in USA" feel to it. All in all, I can say this is one of the few products that promised a fair bit and actually lived up to it. I would say I am more than happy with this product (and in fact can think of no way it could be improved, other than to lower the price just a little maybe. Its just a tad too high and creates some sticker shock that I think is preventing them from getting new customers. I know I held off for quite a while before relentimg and purchasing.). So, all in all, I whole heartedly recommend this product. I will update this review if that changes.

All I can say is WOW!!! I was not expecting the quality that I received. Everything is super heavy duty. Magnets an hold even heavy objects. The alligator clips are well made and strong. This product will outlive my grandkids!! Super high quality.

So many uses. Built well. I've had mine over 1 year and never had a problem.