Excellent holder. I only needed 2 hands, and most other "helping hands" have 5 or 6, and the price is much higher. They are very reasonably priced and appear to be of good quality - a good balance of just enough stiffness to hold up well and enough flexibility to allow for reconfiguration. The magnet is strong and sticks well to the flat metal side edge of my desk, strong enough for most of my soldering jobs. I like that the clamps come with plastic caps on the ends (removable) so they don't scratch what I'm clamping with them and short out circuit boards or components. When I'm done I bend the whole thing into a circle and it fits nicely in my soldering tool box without getting in the way. This is perfect for my needs. Oh, and I paid full price for this to avoid any kind of bias, although I do want to say that it was nice of the seller to include some yummy treats in the box (which in no way affected my rating , this tool is good , and so are the candies ; ). PS I will update this after some use if it stops working as it should.