Pros & Cons
Pros
This is a dream piece of kit for those tricky and fiddly times when you need three or four hands to do a small job. All in all a very handy and well constructed piece of kit. Shipped exactly as stated.
Once assembled, the two crocodile clips are easy to manipulate. It is lightweight but is more than enough for my needs. The only thing is it's a little lighter than i would have liked.
Cons
The crocodile clips that are meant to hold the item to be magnified are attached to the base with a very weak mechanism. All in a piece of cheaply made rubbish. The centre, plastic vice is very small, only an object no bigger than around 1. The centra... Read More
Led lights are very dull and not well-positioned. The usb power cable is super-short, so you need a usb extension, a close power socket or use batteries. The mag lens is plastic and was heavily scratched on arrival.
The soldering iron holder is useless and dangerous. It swings around to a point where the tip of the iron touches the plastic of the stand. This product is not suitable for soldering.
Highlights
Quality
Bought for my father as a gift who enjoys his train set this helping hand has been exactly that the added light on the microsco... Read More
And a very good price for a well made product
Could have done with the led light being a bit brighter
Price
The uses are endless at an excellent price
Competitiveness
I looked at similar products but decided for the price you get everything you need with this one
Its a nice product but wish the body was a bit better material other than all plastick
Overview
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- This product had a total of 3,095 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 30 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Could have done with the led light being a bit brighter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Until i put soldering iron in the holder it fell over
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I removed the base cover and added as much weight as possible and cured the problem
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If the manufactures did is it would cost a lot more in postage
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are those moments when two hands are just not enough and as i get older two naked eyes are not enough either
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bargain product with decent features however being so cheap not really suitable for daily use unless very careful screws tend to strip
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What i dont like is that the arms are on a rotatable toothed yaw pivot with seemingly no means of tightening it unlike the pitch adjustment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is a very fancy helping hands device