Zega Crafts Helping Hand Magnifier – Adjustable 4X Magnifying Glass on Metal Base with 2 Adjustable Alligator Clips –Designed for Soldering, Crafting and Small Precision Projects

Awesome magnifying glass alligator clip holder

Good product!

Got this one to replace my broken magnifying glass on another one I have. This one's glass has a metal frame around the magnifying glass and my old one did not. The old one's magnifying glass was plastic without a metal frame and it broke at the stem. This one should do better with the metal frame and metal stem.

It gets the job done. The quality of the fasteners are cheap and slightly deformed but work. The base is a bit light weight and I would have liked it to be a little bit heavier. The mag lense hardware is barely enough to hold together but it does hold together but coukd easily be permanently dammaged of over tightened to much past snug. Very fragile hardware.

I'm using this thing to hold pots and wire for replacing the pickups and controls in my guitar.It's hard to tighten to wing nuts for a firm hold and when you do, the joints don't want to move or rotate. Most times they come loose during use except one time I was trying to rotate one of the clips, but it wouldn't move. I tried to loosen the wing nut and it was stuck. I had to really crank on it and when it did finally break free, the arm disassembled. Just fell apart. It took me so long to put back to together, I had to turn off the soldering iron.

Does what it is supposed to do and is a great tool for holding wires while soldering. I took the magnifier off and don't use it bc it was just in the way. But if you are soldering electronic things works well.

Good value and you will have to do some adjustments in regards of setting arms and glass to personal preference. Be gentle w/ tightening as others have damaged material do to the thickness of it. Outside of adjustments, had zero issues w/ mine.

The unit is only 3 x 4 inches. It has a 2x2 inch cast iron base. Not made to hold much weight. One 1 star compared about it falling over. Yes the base is small, it holds wires. If your buying this you should have the ability to drill two holes in the base and attach it to a board to make the base wider. Another says it falls apart. I'm 85 and I had no problem tightening it. Anyway, it works for me and I am also visually impaired and the magnifying glass is great for me. Mine is a great help to me. Retired electrical engineer.