I have helping hands and also have a normal (non articulating) vise. I guess I’ll add this one to the tinkering/soldering tool repertoire. Couldn’t pass this one up when I saw the price. I know some people are crazy about Panavises so I’m passing on this info for anyone that might be interested.
I've had a Panavise and a couple other ball socket vise brands. None of them worked out for me. They would not stay put. I ended up going back to a regular 3-1/2" table top vise with leather jaws and Hemostats, if I need to hold small stuff. The Panavise will work for very light stuff, but even filing with fine files would not work for me.
Just FYI, they may be wonderul for others and the price is really good.