Pro'sKit 902-227 Octopus Helping Hands

If I was to build a device myself to do what this does, this would pretty much be it. I'm very happy that I selected this over the standard "Helping Hands" type of station. With the lightweight base that can be secured a number of ways, it's safe to put on my guitar. I just got it, and I've already used it for a variety of things... but mostly to work on my music gear.First of all, I'll address other comments.1. It came well packaged, and the items didn't move around at all. If they did, I wouldn't really care. It's not going to hurt anything.2. You don't have to crank this thing down so hard that it cracks the plastic! How heavy of a project do you think this can handle??The white plastic piece does pop off, but it's by design. You can pop it right back on. If you break it, or you crack the base, you're probably cranking it down too hard,A little common sense here... If you're doing a heavy job, these wire-armed clamps probably won't hold it up to begin with. Get one of the Helping Hands with the iron base, or secure it to something permanently like another reviewer did. For the type of thing this is designed for, you don't have to tighten it down that much. I used a couple hair ties to hold it to my guitar body, and that worked fine.3. The screws that hold the attachments in are minimally effective. They basically keep them from falling out... period. They won't keep the arms from rotating... but you would usually WANT them to freely rotate. It's the up and down motion that you want stability in, and they have it.Yes, it has six attachments, but four holes. At first, I too thought that was kind of dumb, but the magnetic attachment is more handy as a separate tool to root out screws and springs from places my fingers won't get into. That leaves the magnifying glass and three clips coming out of the base. So far, I've only needed two of them (usually just one). I use the fourth spare as a heat sink when I'm soldering (I can then set it aside to cool down). The magnifying glass is nice, and is the perfect power. It's strong, too. I've dropped it several times already, and it hasn't broken.I've included three pictures of it in use with my guitar. The standard Helping Hands is much more limited. This is one of those things that is so cool, I want to order another just to keep as a spare, should I ever need it... but as long as I'm not cranking this thing like a gorilla, it should be fine.Highly recommended.

This is really useful. I solder jewelry and I have one of the other helping hands contraptions but I got tired of having to tighten and loosen the screws all the time. This is great because I just bend them to where I need them and they are ready to go. So much faster. I like that the base came with sticky foam tape on the bottom because I simply stuck this to the granite square that I use as my base. It holds great and I can simply replace the foam tape if it starts to come off in the future. I couldn't use the vice grip because it just doesn't open far enough. My desk is a bit over one inch thick and the tile is about 1/4 inch thick. The vice doesn't open that far so it won't work unless you have a thinner surface. Not a big deal. I like that you get extra arms and that one has a magnet on it, although it's not strong enough to be useful. I'm soldering small pieces and the magnet doesn't hold them securely enough. I might try glueing on a stronger magnet because it's a good idea.This really only works with smaller pieces because the clips aren't that big or sturdy, but for my small jewelry pieces it's fine. It could be a bit sturdier as the arms don't always stay exactly where I need them, but if I use two clips to hold things then it works better. I can't really use the magnifying glass because I have to keep adjusting the position so I can see things properly through it. But it's still a nice feature to have.

I saw previous reviews about the green base lacking enough holes to fit all of the accessory arms and breaking when tightening the clamp. But, I thought, if worst came to worst, I'll get a small block of wood, drill a few holes, and solve all of that.Honestly, the base seems very sturdy to me. I think the result of breakage came about from severely over-tightening the clamp. Really, guys (or gals) - you don't have to clamp everything you get your hands on as tight as you can get it. If what you are putting into this thing is so heavy it breaks the hold of a slightly snugged clamp, then the arms are not going to be able to hold it up anyway - even the sturdy, stiff arms that are included.Anyhow, the manufacturer may have modified the base slightly. Mine came with 4 arm holes in the top and an additional 4 on the sides (2 on the left, 2 on the right) near the top holes. Although, two more on the top side may have been more useful. But, this may reduce the structural integrity of the base, give the over-clampers more to complain about.I see myself building a variety of bases for these arms to give myself a variety of configurations - a long base for long boards, a tall base for elevated project needs, etc. It's so simple to create your own bases for these arms, why not? Just drill a few holes and voila!I just wish I could buy more arms separately - plus bigger or longer arms, should the need arise.

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Soy ingeniero y este articulo me sirvio mucho, el unico detalle es que desearia que la pinza de sujecion fuera mas grande. Pero en general un muy buen articulo.