Support de pièces réglable polyvalent

I've had this clamp for a couple of weeks now. It proved it was a worthwhile investment almost immediately. I had some HO scale model railroad trucks which required the springs be put into the trucks are part of assembling the kit. I did one completely by hand and then used this clamp to hold part of the truck while doing this work and it became much easier. Although it's clearly designed for working more with electronics, I think it works well for model railroads, and you can easily create some additional interfaces for the clamping pads to hold other parts that might not be shaped to clamp securely. I think the only thing I wish it had was a way to the clamp tension with a thumb **** or something. Right now, you have to apply all the force you wish to hold the work in place and tighten a thumb **** by hand on the base while you're still keeping the tension applied. It's a bit of juggling act but not all that bad. It's certainly not being removed from my work bench any time soon. I'll probably be using it all the time from now on.

When this package came, I was surprised at the weight of the package. Then I took this product out of the box and saw that there are some sturdy metal parts including the bottom cross pieces with rubber feet on them. That's a good thing because now you don't have to chase this parts holder across your workbench. This tool has taken into account the various sizes and shapes of things that you might want to use this for. I have identified a use that will require a small modification but not to this tool. I build scale model cars and sometimes working on the engine will benefit from being held solidly in place for painting. The holding areas are round so I will make some attachments to accommodate that. I am between projects right now but I am looking forward to using this tool in my building process.

Overall, this is a nice tool to have. However, I think two things could be improved upon.
1) The holders provided might be great for things like circuit boards, and other thin items but not for model railroad cars as shown. An adjustable holder, or clamp, would work better.

2) Something should be designed so that both end supports move in a coordinated fashion. Maybe a threaded rod, running across the top of the base, which could be turned using just one hand.

The suggestions are not a criticism, just a few ideas that might make a very good tool to have a little bit better.