Anti Static Insulation Silicone Soldering Mat Heat Resistant 500℃ Magnetic ESD Welding Pad Repair Tool Kit Work Mat for soldering stations desoldering phone laptop repair

I used this for awhile and it worked fine. I did have the occasional issue with keeping the compartment lids closed, but I actually found those useful for storing components. This is probably the perfect mat to use for jewelry or working on cell phones as there are many places you can organize small components and screws. There is a raised portion that is perfect for placing the watch or cell phone you're working on, but ended up being my issue.I'm going to give this 5 stars as my ultimate reason for ordering a more plain Silicone Work Mat with a smooth surface is really my own fault. I found that the raised project part made for an uneven surface when using a board holder for soldering. I also realized that the little part sections ate up a lot of mat real estate that I never utilized. I'd thought that more was better, but in the end, the style with a flat smooth lower portion with just a few part wells on top worked much better for the kind of electronics soldering work I more routinely do. I gave mine to my wife as she makes jewelry and may find this better for her purposes.If this style of mat is really what you are looking for, you'll find it well made and reliable.

I should have bought one of these a long time ago. In addition to the heat resistance and static grounding that you’d expect, you’re going to find all these divots, magnets, and boxes molded into the pad much more useful than you’d expect. Those little SMD components are hard to keep track of and they love to go flying across the room at the slightest touch. This really helps with that problem. I put my cut off component leads in one of the “part boxes” to use for prototype board solder traces.Definitely get one of these if you use hot air because other things like cutting mats etc will warp instantly when exposed to heat.

Love this mat. It protects my table top from damage by the soldering iron and chemicals. It has lots fo areas to hold small parts and several of them are magnetized. The things I solder are typically very tiny and I was having issues with constantly dropping parts or having them roll onto the floor. No more with this mat everything stays where I can see it. The mat is price way to clean as well, just wash it off in the sink and you can get rid of all that flux residue, etc. smelled a little funny at first but it was as fine after I let it air out for a couple hours. I may buy another one for the garage.

The mat is overall very nice; it is thick, so you can use it being sure that you won't damage the surface on which you use it.Now, don't think that you can do metalwork on it; the main purpose is for electronic usage, so this does not mean leave your iron on it because it will take it. Yes, it is heat resistant but it is not made of indestructible material, so you can still cut or burn it if you leave the iron on it for more than few minutes (in which case you have bigger problems than just burning a mat, but let's move on).The flaps to close the little containers do not stay closed; but I don't really care, since for me is enough to have different areas for the screws. I wish there were small magnets all over the place to keep screws in place, but I solved easily by placing flat magnets under the mat, so screws stick on it all over.Good mat for most of the home or lab work; either for electronic repairs, soldering or even for model kit building. Just beware that it stink like crazy when you open the bag, took about 2 weeks for the smell to go away, and did smell all over my lab (which is a decent size room).

The mat is sturdy, the little storage compartments are easier to use than I expected. The lids on them stay shut. It is absolutely heat resistant too. I cranked my soldering iron up to 850 degrees F and put it on the surface for a couple seconds. It didn't even leave a mark.

I bought this for creating fiber optic terminations in the field.Excellent quality, easy to clean, pierce resistant. Lots of spaces for parts. Different size areas for parts.I bought this as something I thought MIGHT be useful. Turns out it's irreplaceable and the main item I use in the field.

Small, big enough to work on handheld game consoles. The compartments and a few magnets are very useful. Heat is not an issue, I had my iron at 300 to remove tiny components and I sometimes braced the part leg, solder or even the iron itself on the matt - there is no mark on the matt.I accidently ordered 2 of them. I'm pleased that I did

Good quality, just like the smaller blue silicone mats, but jumbo-ized and with some covered parts pockets. The pocket lids are soft and floppy so may be annoying to some, but they do keep the dust and debris out and they lay back nicely when open so I like them. There are the many non-lidded indentations as well, so you still have those. And you can always cut the lids off the ones that have them if you want to.