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Review on PanaVise 316 Additional Arms Duo by Mark Morrow

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The levers are cast and the cross member is steel, corrosion sticks like a rock. After trying all sorts

At my previous house we had a water leak in the basement which caused my old Panavise PCB holder to leak. I thought I dried everything, but unfortunately the cast levers on the crossmember were rusted and wouldn't adjust (the whole mismatched metal thing, the levers are some kind of casting and the crossmember was steel that had rusted together). like stone. After trying all sorts of lubricants and even a brass hammer, they still wouldn't budge). So I ordered these levers and a new cross member. The new arms have better spring tension adjustment than the old set and all the parts fit together well. Same old problem with buttons getting in each other's way on very small boards, but the replacements work just as well if not better than the original. Replacement parts were cheaper than a new set so I'm happy with the purchase.

Pros
  • Vise
Cons
  • Ugly packaging