QuadHands Deluxe Workbench | Helping Hands Soldering Stations | Soldering Iron Helping Hand Tool | 5 Magnetic Arms | Designed for Soldering Tools | Steel Base for Welding Table Top with Locking Grips

Super Sturdy and well built but the included rubber feet do not adhere to the unit. Im not sure what to do. They arent very sticky at all. They barely hold on.**Edited review to 5 stars from 2 on 01/30/25I reached out to Quadhands via email about the rubber feet issue. Not only did they send me a replacement set, they instructed me that some heat from a hair dryer or something similar can help the adhesive bond better when heating the plate and rubber feet.Not only that, they went above and beyond and earned a customer moving forward with a freebie they tossed in which they didnt have to whatsoever. How kind and thoughtful. I genuinely dislike writing reviews, but this deserves one.

I bought a pcb holding station from these guys years ago, it just happened recently that i needed another one, so while searching i came upon them again,and purchased the biggest one they offer.Its stable (like a 5mm thick steel) the fact that i can move the clamps all over the board is pretty nice, its super easy to assemble and store away.If i need another one in the future, i will come back here again

The is the Deluxe model of the QuadHands product and is fully manufactured in the USA (the General Vacuum Vise, also U.S. made, shown at the center of the pic, is a separate product). My order arrived safely packed, brand-new sealed, and delivered fast by Amazon.This tool was brilliantly designed and manufactured in terms of practical usable functionality complemented with heavy-duty material quality and workmanship guarantied to last like an heirloom for my yet would-be grand children a couple of decades from now.To begin with, the base plate is made of heavy steel (I wasn't really expecting the weight to feel like lifting a small dumbell). The thick powder coating feels resistant to scraping which would be a consequence of constant repositioning of magnetic arms all over the base plate surface, and also appears to be thermally resistant to molten solder. Overall, the heavy-duty quality of materials and finish should provide sufficient protection from corrosion, oxidation, usual wear-and-tear, including a bit of handling abuse during use for electronics assembly.Once placed on on my lab desk, it does not easily budge, it's solid as a rock. The magnetically respositionable arms are flexible yet sturdy and whatever is held in mid-air will keep that position. Also, the strength of the magnets can be dangerous to your pinkie if you get careless with your handling, they are unexpectedly super duper strong...and this is not to exaggerate.The metal clip jaws have a steady solid grip and comes with removable rubberized protectors. It will not leave marks on the material being held but can be taken off when soldering so the clips function as heatsink to diffuse excess heat. This tool is upgradeable and additional arms in different length sizes maybe incrementally added when needs arise.Overall, this is a must have electronics workbench tool for DIYers and professionals alike, who work on complex soldering/assembly of intricate pieces and discrete components including small SMD boards. I previously had to call my son, if not my Dad, when I needed extra hands. But this genius tool enables sturdy fixed positioning of multiple components/wires for joining and is my answer to making a perfect solder joint to connect several simultaneous parts/pieces in one single stroke.Plus factor...it can integrate other clamps and vices to further extend its "Helping Hands" capability (as shown in the pic). This is one of the best investments on tools I had ever made.

I've waited several months to write a review of this product because I was concerned that it might not hold up. I use it daily in a professional capacity and probably beat it up more in a day than the average hobby user would beat it up in a month. I use it exclusively for electronic soldering and rework, mostly of printed circuit boards. From the first time I used it I loved it. You've probably used "helping hands" devices as have I, but the thing about those is that they only work in two dimensions. This device works in three dimensions and allows you to position your work piece precisely. So if you have a connector in one of the arms and a wire that should be soldered to it in another arm, they need to be offset by 90 degrees to make the connection properly. No problem with this device.The one thing that worried me was whether falling solder onto the board would cause it to damage the coating on the frame. It does stick, but when you scratch it off with a fingernail the underlying coating it still ok. After several months the base does not look like new, but it does look like it has quite a long live ahead of it.Oh, by the way, mine was shipped with insulation on all the clips so there was no issue of the clips damaging my work piece.This thing sets an entirely new standard in "helping hands"... I wish I had one a couple of decades ago. Having said that, I do have a couple of suggestions:I really wish there was the option to buy clips with wider jaws so I could use, say, coaxial connectors with this device. I'd be happy to pay extra for this.Second, I purchased the 8 1/2 x 11 surface and I love the workspace, but I really didn't need to have 5 arms with clamps. Might be a good idea to allow users to specify the size of the base and the number of arms separately. On the other hand I can see how standardizing this might reduce the cost.This thing is reasonably priced and if you do much work in electronics it is to die for. Truly a wonderful tool.