I cant see a lot of room for improvement in this. Its a fairly simple thing to begin with, so there wasnt a lot of room for it to be necessarily better than the others like it, but there is also no room to complain. It holds things well, is soft enough that I dont worry about scratching, and the little separate bits to hold screws work out quite conveniently indeed. Ive done several repairs using this and havent had any screws lost or anything scratch or break. Definitely much better than the plain wooden surface I was working on. I cant say this one is necessarily better than the others like it, but I can say that if its the correct size and shape for your needs you cant really go wrong with it either.

This mat is helping me to save my static mat from heat damage while I solder. The high friction surface is nice as the circuit boards and other things I work on dont slide around while Im working on them. The mat had a smell, so I washed it with warm soapy water and the smell was gone after a few days.

I really wish they made them bigger. Thicker than expected and exactly what I needed. Fast shipping too.

Used for 2 jobs already and it has been amazing l.

This is such a cool product to have! We have it stored neatly in our tool chest in the drawer with our soldering and electrical tools. It takes up so little space for a lot of cool benefit! We are almost never in the garage when we are working on these kind of projects, so having this handy mat is perfect! Thick, durable, and totally genius.

Prevents burning table surface, thus protecting your working place from spills and drips. I wish I got it sooner :-)). Decent size, and i like the bright color of the mat- you can see little pieces real well on it.

I bought this mat to breakdown and service my pocket knives. It is great for this as the small pockets hold screws and stand offs and there is even a divot to hold my oil pen. I cant speak to heat resistance, etc. as I dont use this mat for soldering. This was a great deal for the money and I am very happy with my purchase.

Very good heat resistance for surface mount soldering with hot air. ESD safe is an added bonus for working with electronics. Small indentations keep components from getting knocked off the bench.

Its a nice matt for soldering.

I used this for soldering and it did not melt or burn when I was using a solder at 300 degrees. I dont really care for the little containers, but could be useful for things not to roll around.