KOTTO Third Hand Soldering Tool PCB Holder Two Magnetic Based Flexible Metal Arms Helping Hands Crafts Jewelry Hobby Workshop Helping Station Non-Slip Steel Weighted Base

This is a great thing to have full stop. I’ve used it for holding wires to solder but also to hold things in place while glueing them together. The base is quite heavy for its size and so it doesn’t topple over. It’s really easy to use. The magnetic bases of the arms are really strong and the flexible arms can be bent into pretty much any position and once set they remain where you put them. Really useful, well made and decent value bit of kit.

Both Kotto products I purchased for courses have been surprisingly well made for their price point, and shipped quickly. I can fit the Kotto Fume Extractor on the base plate for these helping hands, and have them circle around to hold a PCB directly in front of the fan and filter. I was very skeptical of "helping hands" because most models looked unstable, poor quality. The excellent ones were nearly $100 for something that looked like it wouldn't fit at my workstation, or they would have large shipping costs and customs fees. This one is a relatively small piece of sturdy, powder coated steel with strong magnetic arms and clips with rubber grips, and rubber footpads. Just the right balance of quality and price for my workstation. It's easy to underestimate the difference that a stable hold on a PCB makes until you've had to SMT solder by hand. Kotto's doing an excellent job at what they make; unlike other fume extractors, for example, the Kotto one has enough power to pull fumes from as far as 9 inches away. If, like me, you're trawling amazon for a good deal, this is one of them.

Die dritte Hand Löt­hilfe ist sehr stabil und lässt sich genau und fest fixieren. Beim Löten steht sie robust und sicher auf dem Tisch, nichts wackelt oder verrutscht. Das Arbeiten damit macht einfach Spaß. Das Material ist hochwertig, angenehm schwer und sauber verarbeitet. Genau so wünscht man sich eine Löt­hilfe. Klare Empfehlung – einfach gutes, sauberes Arbeiten.

Ottimo prodotto: davvero comodo e funzionale. La base in metallo è solida e sufficientemente pesante da offrire stabilità anche con board più pesanti del normale. I due bracci magnetici si posizionano liberamente e restano ben fermi una volta regolati, risultando pratici e affidabili durante l'uso. Le pinzette di ritenzione sono dotate di rivestimento in gomma (removibile), ideale per evitare danni a schede o componenti delicati. Apprezzata anche la pinzetta di ricambio inclusa nella confezione: un dettaglio che dimostra attenzione.

Het is een zwaar en solide product. Prima in gebruik.