XYK Helping Hands Soldering Station, Soldering Kit, Third Hand Soldering Tool 4 Flexible Arms Helping Hands for Electronic Repair Soldering Jewelry Crafts

The base is steel, not plastic or aluminum, so has some weight to keep everything stable. The two lengths of flexible arms are more versatile than if all were same length.The flexible arms are not "floppy" ... stiff enough to hold objects of reasonable weight for soldering, painting or inspection, but still easy to position without needed 3 hands!This would not be suitable for operations that require some force be applied to the object held ... i.e. sanding, drilling, polishing, Dremel tool type stuff. It's not intended for this and absolutely won't work well.I also liked the fact .... it came with 2 extra alligator clamps ... a cheapo screwdriver for assembly in case someone didn't have one .... and a "Thank You" card in the box.

Work very well holding circuit board. I like the price. Heavy and stable base. Also has four adjustable arms.

Pretty good. Does what it needs to, but the rubber cover on the hands melts easily and should’ve been silicone. A good purchase overall and very secure.

It has a sheet metal base which is nice for dropping solder on. The flexible arms are pretty stiff enough to hold wire, terminals, or a mall circuit board easily. It comes with 2 extra aligator clips.

Nice sturdy unit. Arms seem to be a little stiff but will probably loosen up with use.

The design is simple, the base is very solid and was easy to assemble. The arms, they feel like they may wear out over time, but I am not familiar with other brands. My guess is that they are fine, We shall see. The clips were well made and it came with 2 extra clips, that may not always be the case. It holds things stable enough, Certainly worth the cost.

Typically speaking, I am terribly hesitant about buying products from China, but thing doesn't suck. Especially for the price and quality.That being said, let me go ahead and answer the questions that I know you're probably wanting to ask - because God knows I was asking these questions and figured I'd just buy one and see.1. Are the arms flexible enough to put where you want them, while being stiff enough to stay there once you clamp something weighing more than a feather in them?Yes. They definitely are. I figure that if I wanted to solder on something too heavy for this setup, I'd be better off just propping it against a brick on a work table in the first place.2. It kinda looks like it has two different lengths of arms. Reckon why that is?Because it does. It has two long arms, and two shorter arms. Plus, each arm can be put on whichever corner you want. So you can be the Michelangelo of your Helping Hands-gelo... Ba Dump Tsh!!3. Reckon if the base is stable enough to keep still if I'm having a bad day and engage in an uncharacteristically aggressive soldering session?Yes, with a caveat. The base is nice and heavy and the elastomeric feet are very dense yet sticky enough to stay put on your table in most circumstances, however (here's the caveat), if you're so unhinged about things that you end up knocking this thing around while you're soldering, it ain't because this is a faulty product. That's on you. I'm not your dad so I can't tell you what to do, but you might want to get some therapy, adjust your meds, or order a sledge hammer and go find a pile of rocks to break up. I'm just sayin...The base is some type of steel. Magnets will hold to it fairly well - in my opinion, better than a 400 series stainless steel. So I don't think it's stainless, but don't quote me on that. That being said, it does seem to have a well applied coat of powder finish that should keep it looking good and professional for quite a spell. Just don't leave it out in the yard during bad weather like that no good cousin of yours, and you should be happy with it.As for the arms and clamps, the arms are not attracted to a magnet at all. They are either aluminum or a non - 400 series stainless in my guesstimation. They are plastic coated with what seems to be a fairly durable and robust polymer. Good for those guys that decided to do that!The clamps ARE slightly attracted to a magnet, just like what I would expect a 400 series stainless to be. If you put a gun to my head, I would guess 410 stainless, but I could be wrong. Also, you shouldn't put guns to people's heads. That's not nice. It sounds like something that no good cousin of yours would do...I'm not sure if this is the norm or a mistake in packaging at the factory, but I got two extra clamps with my setup. I'm a big fan of having spare parts, so that kinda may my navel wobble in a good way. And all the clamps had these little rubber-ish sleeves on the grippy end which I kinda like. Sometimes you don't want those alligator teeth on alligator clamps to be unnecessarily digging into parts and boards that they ought not be digging into.

I got this product so I can start soldering boards for FPV drones . I quickly found out the clamps weren’t strong enough to hold the boards on place . The flexibility in the arms don’t really stay where you want them too . It’s sold at a great price but you get what you pay for I guess .