AORAEM2.5X 7.5X 10X LED Light Helping Hands Magnifier Station,Magnifying Glass Stand with Clamp and Alligator Clips

UPDATE: After its second use, nuts and bolts on the inside of it have become disconnected from whatever they were doing and are now rattling around inside the base. Buy something else!It's a good idea in theory but the base is a bit light to hold a soldering iron. When removing the iron the whole thing shakes and moves around the worktable. Manipulating the large, heavy magnifying glass will also tip the base. If you can. clamp or bolt the base to your workbench because it's too shaky on its own. It feels overpriced and cheap in quality. Then I discovered (at least) two other vendors who sell the identical product (see photos for comparison) for 45% ($25) less. The lower-priced identical ones are more in line with value for money, given its questionable quality.

PROSFor the price range this is a very good product for what I need it for, which is painting miniatures. It has a coil on the side that is to put the hot soldering pen for electronics, but for me it can help to hold brushes or other things.LED Light is very good and the magnifying glass along with the 2 smaller auxiliary 5X and 8X glasses are handy.It is AC/DC power enabled, so that's useful if your power outlet is not at close range.SMALL CONS (this is just me being picky, but I like the product)Though the feel of the metal knobs when adjusting and repositioning the metal bars with clamps is not great (you can tell the material and construction is not AAA), you kinda' have to fasten them very hard so they're not loosen easily.Other small drawback is the short AC power cord it's like 2.5 or 3" long, but then again if you have an outlet or power strip close enough it shouldn't be a problemPackaging was a bit damaged, and the quality of the box was very low. Besides, after you put the helping hand all together it doesn't fit in the box so it doesn't encourage you to put it back in the box when you're not using it.For me it does the job just fine, and for the price I paid I'm very happy with the product.

Love this. Works great.

Smaller than I imagined. Makes for a bit of a cramped work station. Base fits in palm of hand. Top heavy. If magnifier is off center, it can topple. Light and clips work fine. 3 total adjusting knobs have manufacturing defects. Plastic from moulding process covers threads (see pic). Makes initial use a bit fiddly. The extra plastic will chip/wear off with use. Otherwise, knobs secure accessories firmly enough.Good for entry level. Will get the job done if you don't require a pro level craft station.

When I saw this, I thought it was the best idea ever. Unfortunately, it is not able to function as it is implied it will. To start, no directions for assembly included. Image that identifies the pieces does not give you a lot. The doo-ma-hickeys are incapable of staying in place. The little screw dealios can't be screwed in tight enough to prevent sliding, drooping or spinning. This is terrible and dangerous when you have a hot item in those clamps you are working on. The pieces get in the way of one another. I love the magnifier and lamp, clamps are sturdy too, if only they would stay put. I will dissect it and repurpose useful pieces.