Hakko Omnivise PCB Holder (C1390C)

I liked the first one i got over a year ago....I bought a second one ....Great product!!!!....re You should get this one !!!... re

Pricey, but treat yourself! This has come in handy on a regular basis for me, and I have prevented countless accidents. Grips well and height is adjustable. You can also adjust the grip. Doesnt get very dirty, easy to clean if it does. Very sturdy! No threat of tipping over unless actual effort is put forth. Ive gotten it wet numerous times, and no rusting for me either. I wish every person could have one in their handy dandy arsenal! Definitely a worthwhile purchase.

Very good product. Recommended

...and here all this time I was thinking this thing was not a necessity.

hardly used, fount the board holder was better

Just another circuit board holder

These things are wonderful for working on electronics. It hurts to spend $250 for 4 of them though, considering they are made in china and not very expensive to manufacture. They do work remarkably well. Even at the price, I highly recommend these. Depending on size PCBs you are working on, you will probably need between two to 4 of them. They hold the board stable enough above my convection preheater to do QFN and BGA rework just as well as a board holder that costs $1k. Height is adjustable too which is nice. This is one of those items you never realized how much you needed it until you own one (just like a video magnifier for working on small electronics). My ONLY complaint about these are the price. The product is top notch.

Amazing tool

Expensive, heavy but does its job. Great product for holding small boards you are working on. Great tool for your arsenal

This is a hefty little tool that was very well designed. The product picture made me think I was going to get a pretty big unwieldy tool to hold PCBs to solder. But, I was pleasantly surprised that it wasnt at all as big as I thought it was going to be. Although this is small, it packs just the right amount of weight to it to hold most anything needed. Upon receiving and just looking at it, I was trying to figure out how it actually worked. Once I unscrewed the top and saw how it held the boards, the only word that came to mind was genius. I have used all sorts of holding tools, from those that are spring loaded and clamp the ends of a PCB, to simple helping hands type tools. This picks up all of the short comings and packs it into a simple, but powerful tool. Now it is much easier to hold those odd shaped boards that were just impractical in most other holders. You can even pair this up with another Omnivise if you need to get that extra support for the much larger boards. So far, this holds up well to a reflow heat gun and a decently high wattage soldering iron. It has settings to elevate the board, but I rarely have a need for that. It also holds the board low enough that I can still get it under a microscope for inspection. Overall, I wouldnt hesitate to buy another one of these shall the need arise. Would highly recommend!