NOEVSBIGHelping Hands Soldering Tool, Third Hand Soldering, PCB Holder, Flexible Arms, Crafts, Jewelry, Hobby, Workshop Helping Station

Great for those little jobs where you need extra hands. The mobility is very good. It is easy to attach to a table or work place. Don't know how i managed without it! Oh and the extra claws are a bonus

I bought a lot of electronics/robotics stuff at once & took a chance on some budget options, and this one worked out great. For the price I got exactly what I was expecting. "you get what you pay for", but in this case what you think you're paying for is exactly what you get (it clamps, it holds firmly, its arms are flexible - nothing broke after bending and positioning the arms around, the clamps have rubber on the metal gripper to protect whatever you're gripping... For me, living in an apt with just a 2nd bedroom as my office, garage, and music studio, I value compact things that do what I need them to do. This does that.

This third hand is quite useful when needed to hold those small things your trying to solder that are just too small or unwieldy to place on a surface and solder. The removable alligator clips are well made and strong enough to hold wires and other assorted items while you work on them. The movable arms they are attached to are strong enough that you can position them and have them stay where you place them with most objects your working on within reason. The third arm and clip really can make a difference and I’ve come to really like it after getting acquainted with the device. The clamp that holds the whole thing stationary could be improved on but is handy for table top soldering of heavier objects. I got this for the stability which it had but I would prefer a weighted stand for this instead of the clamp. The clamp is sturdy but it can damage your table top and you have to get it attached “just so” to make it a solid connection where with a weighted base you just set it in the work surface and it’s ready also you can put a work tray under your work item to hold small parts or to catch any excess solder. All in all it’s a good stand but I wish I’d got the base type instead. Would still recommend.

Overall the product will work as intended with adjustments. It came on time and included the clamp base, two Y arms and six alligator clips with heat shrink over the toothed jaws. The attachment where the Y screws onto the clamp base is the issue with this product where the Y is a plastic thread of a different thread than the aluminum base. So even if you do get a good tight fitment over time from adjusting the arms this joint will loosen. Also I’d use two hands when adjust or I could easily see the threaded end of the Y breaking off into the aluminum base. All that being said I’m using to hold thing wires together for soldering joints so it will work for me. I’ve included two pictures and suggest using some Devon Home five minute epoxy. This epoxy is great.

This is much cheaper than the typical device. It only has 3 arms, and they are completely made of plastic. I had a one-off soldering project, and this fit the bill perfectly. If you have a lot of work, or need something sturdy, or need more arms or other bells and whistles, get something better. This is perfectly adequate for soldering leads onto LED strip lights.