Helping Hands Third Hand Soldering Tool and Vise - Daylight Bright LED 3X Magnifying Lamp with Adjustable Light Settings, Balanced Base - Helping Hands Soldering Station by Psiven

I don't like to use the term "game changer," but this comes close to it. The magnifier with its bright LED array is awesome. I easily solder tiny, tiny wires that are 1/10 of an inch apart on boards, and the alligator clips are great - very stable. I use this in conjunction with a Quad Hands helper, and it's really wonderful having all of those 'helping hands.' The base is sturdy, the magnifier is great, the lighting is awesome (I wired up a power source so I could plug directly into a 120VAC wall outlet), and this really dramatically increased my productivity and accuracy. Highly Recommended! I have not experienced any of the problems the others have stated. I do like the longer arms, and I use this one in conjunction with the long arms of the Quad Hands, so that helps with positioning and stability.

Sturdy and well made third hand tool, 5 watt LED magnifier is very powerful, brighter than I thought, and the base is very heavy so it will keep your work station nice and steady, plus the 10 rubber covers are really a bonus.Great product, highly recommended!

This is great for holding soldering projects while soldering. The light is plenty bright and the magnifying glass is great for those of us of a "certain age." It performed great for me when updating 30 electronic projects for an up coming conference. Good product!

I love love love this third hand. It’s more like a third fourth fifth and sixth hand. Perfect for my jewelry making projects. I’ve seen others out there but I am so happy I chose this one. Very sturdy and really does the job. The magnifier really comes in handy too. I don’t think I can ever do without it again.

The arms are way too long, and the bendable metal doesn't hold its shape. It looks great; build is high-quality, but you really can't use it at all. There's no way to get your piece to stay in any particular position, and the arms are so long you can't really get the lens centered over it. Might work if you were standing up, directly over it and don't mind it moving around while trying to solder.

Not horrible but expected more for the price. Not as sturdy as I would want for soldering

I was expecting a lightweight soldering third hand, this thing is very sturdy. I got it and put it immediately to work.. and used it to solder some batteries to my shaver which was damaged. It assisted in holding everything in place while I soldered everything together. The arms are very stiff yet flexible which is perfect and not too limp which would cause issues with heavier board.Excellent purchase.. highly recommend!

The arms with the alligator clips don't stay in place very well and they often need tightened at the base; needs lock washers or thread locking glue. The arms are way too long imho