Hakko Omnivise PCB Holder (C1390C)

Amazing tool

If you do not repair small PCBs for a living than you do not need this. If like me you need to hold at least one motherboard per day for soldering work than you should stop debating and just spend the $80. I dont know anyone who owns a Hakko Omnivise who regrets the purchase. More likely after several months you will be debating buying a second because your coworkers keep stealing it.

We use this vise daily. We even purchased a second for those larger board projects. Great product would buy again... [...]

This PCB holder is some serious kit. Itll outlast me, my kids and their kids. Its weight makes it a sturdy base to securely hold PC boards for soldering. Nice small form factor stays out of the way when not in use. Pricey, but a good investment over the long term.

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 :)

This is a nice, heavy miscellaneous parts and PC board holder. Vice has nice, grippy rubber pads. I like the weight of these holders, things stay put. -Matt

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