The only helping hands I would recommend is the QuadHands. It's a lot more expensive than the standard helping hands, but is worth every penny. Most helping hands aren't large enough and don't weigh enough to hold what you're soldering in place. I do small electronics repair as well as soldering wiring harnesses together and it makes soldering a lot less frustrating. I used one of the regular helping hands for years and it was more frustrating than helpful. I will never go back to a regular helping hands.