VANDA-LAY INDUSTRIES, Hold-It Plus Jr.

[Mister B Racing]

I recently bought a VANDA-LAY INDUSTRIES, Hold-It Plus Jr. rotary tool holder to use while polishing axles and thought I would share some thoughts on it.

PROS:

- The Hold-It Plus Jr.is made of solid aluminum.

- Easy to assemble with all of the required hardware provided.

- The holder is compact.

- The holder holds my True Value rotary tool really well, but not sure how it would hold other rotary tools without more testing.

- Has 4 mounting holes in the plate, so the holder could be mounted just about anywhere.

CONS:

- The holder is not heavy enough to polish axles without mounting or clamping it to anything.

- No rubber feet provided. The aluminum base could leave scratches on a table if it slides around during use.

The Hold-It Plus Jr. bolted together in about 5 minutes without any problems. There are no instructions provided but its easy to tell where the parts needed to be bolted. I used a small "C" clamp to clamp the fixture to my table to keep it from tipping and sliding around. After clamping the holder to my table I could sit and polish and buff axles without any problems. I have not tried to mount any wheels to shine and buff the sides and tread surfaces, but I will soon. The fixture is not perfect but it's a much better solution than trying to hold your rotary tool in a vice to work on your axles

 

[Vitamin K]

So what would be the advantage over, say, just clamping my rotary into my table vise?

 

[Mister B Racing]

I found that when I put my rotary tool in my vice, I had to be careful how tight I would clamp it (I didn't want to damage anything inside). With my work bench vice my rotary tool would keep slipping out of the vice.

 

[Vitamin K]

I found that when I put my rotary tool in my vice, I had to be careful how tight I would clamp it (I didn't want to damage anything inside). With my work bench vice my rotary tool would keep slipping out of the vice.

Yeah, I don't clamp my rotary often, but I've considered wrapping something with some give around it first, prior to clamping. Maybe some of that springy packing foam that comes in strips.

 

[HMH Racing]

I have one similar (hold it plus), it is very convenient and easy to use. It provides a nice solid base, especially useful for young hands. I only had one problem, it doesn't fit a "Blue Hawk" rotary tool (Lowes brand) without a modification. I had to buy 4 slightly longer bolts for the clamp.

 

[OPARENNEN]

I found that when I put my rotary tool in my vice, I had to be careful how tight I would clamp it (I didn't want to damage anything inside). With my work bench vice my rotary tool would keep slipping out of the vice.

What was the cost of this?

 

[Mister B Racing]

The cost shown on VANDA-LAY INDUSTRIES web site is $33.95 + shipping. I bought mine about six months ago and it was on sale at $29.95 + shipping. So they do have sales now and again.

I don't know if this price is a PRO or CON. I bought a Dremel stand that was close to $60 and didn't hold the rotary tool very well.

 

[3phase]

It has a vacuum base. Wonder if would stay attached to the table while running the rotary tool,

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

I thought VANDA-LAY INDUSTRIES was made up from Seinfeld!!!

 

[3phase]

[video]http://youtu.be/_T35QhLx_KI[/video]

 

[quadad]

Looks like you should be putting some bearings and a camshaft in that !

 

[GravityX]

I thought VANDA-LAY INDUSTRIES was made up from Seinfeld!!!

It may have started there, but now it's real. Who knows, maybe this is where they got their name from???