Hakko Omnivise PCB Holder (C1390C)

Very heavy and customizable vise.

good vice works well for soldering

It was the other users reviews on this product that finally made me swallow my financial pride and pull the trigger on this thing. But I swore to myself that if this thing wasnt absolutely, jaw-droppingly amazing, it was going straight back into the box for return and I was getting my $80 back. Amazon has free returns and Im not afraid to use it! The package arrived this AM and the box is already in the trash. The vice is on my bench and I spent the morning reworking boards... and kids... let me say this: Youll pry this out of my cold, dead hands. All of the hype in the reviews is true. This product has honestly turned my frustration at holding PCBs still for rework into an absolute joy. Its a fist-sized, heavy, stable chunk of metal that is so simple in design youll smack yourself in the head and go why didnt *I* think of this???. Its just a heavy metal base, a couple of glorified washers with neoprene disks attached, and a big knurled metal screw that holds it all together and makes it clamp-down on the edge of a PCB. Thats it. Nothing more. Dirt simple. A grade-schooler could have engineered this. AND IT JUST WORKS. You want one of these. Yes you do. If you do board (re)work, just get your wallet out, close your eyes, swallow your pride, and click buy it now. There. All better. Yes, it is durned-Skippy expensive for what it IS, but its dirt cheap for what it DOES. I gave it 5 stars for its performance (should really get 6 stars), and 4 stars for value (because honestly, this thing is massively overpriced as there isnt maybe $10 in parts, labor and engineering and overhead in this whole thing). But I guarantee youll love it once it hits your bench. Its something that you can pass-down to (or perhaps throw at? lol) your grandkids. There is nothing to wear-out or maintain. It just sits there, solid as a rock, being a dirt-simple and amazingly effective PCB vise.

The biggest benefit of the Hakko Omnivise PCB Holder is the quick and ease of using it. Other similar devices work well but may take a few minutes longer to set up. The other positive attribute is that it keeps the PCB board its holding very stable. The only negative I can think of is that it can only hold a PCB board in the flat position. You obviously cant tilt the board youre working on to any other direction. The Hakko Omnivise PCB Holder is a great addition to tools for people who solder on PCB boards frequently. The ease of use likely means this is a tool youre reach out to more often, as its human nature to more likely do things that require minimal effort.

I love this PCB holder. it is solid metal and is perfect for holding a PCB. I have two...might get more.

Perfect clamp in every way, I love it and have two already. Might be expensive but it works unlike many others. Dont waste time and money buying other clamps , this is the best.

Super dense for its size - Extremely bottom heavy. Definitely trust it to hold longer boards, and may buy another once I finish reeling from how expensive the first was.

These are really terrific! They function extremely well while being, well, cute :) They have a really solid heft; you definitely dont want to drop one on your foot. That means they stay where you put them, along with whatever PCB you have clamped in them. They work extremely well for preheating a PCB for surface-mount rework. Use in pairs for boards over say 25cm long. You can definitely see a master designers work in these; the simplest thing that could possibly work really well. The top even pulls up the top clamping disk when turned a little further counter-clockwise. This is handy as any little flux residue on the edge of the board tends to make the firm rubber pads stick to the board a little. I find these really satisfying to use for some reason; they just make me feel good having them on the bench :)

PCBite is better.

Unit is heavy - no wiggle / jiggle. Used it as soon as it arrived to repair pcb.