pic: How we make do without a helping hands tool...
 

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Haha, I love it!

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Very smart ideas, I would probably still go a conventional helping hands tool for portability. For things like tinning wires, using the quick grip is usually better, because you can do more at once and it is also less likely to damage the wire insulation like the normal helping hands can do.