What's the best way to get a handsfree handy setup in 2026?

[justwantscripts2]

Hi, I’m super excited for my handy to arrive! never used anything like it before so it’s all very new to me, I hear a ton of people talking about how a handsfree setup is like, super good with it, so if I like it I would totally want to set that up, but like here’s my problem, what’s the best way to do that?

I hear conflicting info about the offical handsfree mount + cup, but also there doesnt seem to be a centralized ‘guide’ on the best way to diy it, money isn’t really an issue but I guess I would like to not waste money on the official one if I can get the same thing for cheaper elsewhere, I also don’t really know anything about DIY in general and looking at vice grips and custom setups confuse the hell out of me, so like, should I just buy the official bundle and be done with it? or what.

[chainsaw94]

It’s not the clean and perfect setup you might be looking for, but I bought the handy mount accessory to at least get started, and then i bought a wooden tri leg stool, something like this Any self-assembly stool. The idea is to only screw on one leg, or break two off. Then you can slide the seat portion under your legs, and the handy mechanism will tighten to the sole leg on the stool.

I keep a spare pillowcase wrapped around the one legged stool and use the vice to keep it secured and from falling off. (It can be kind of cold to touch on the wood at times, so the pillowcase helps).

The smoother edges the stool has, obviously, the less irritation on the bottoms of your legs

Here is a pic of what I actually have,

Generally, I keep everything attached, and just pick up and shove under my bed when I’m not using it. Someone suggested using an actual black and decker arm mount or something, but I mean it’s harder to keep something like that inconspicuous.

Ultimately it works for me as a single man who can shove it under his bed or closet when company comes over, but I’m still looking for more discretion and ease of access. One way day we’ll all get there, haha.

Edit: lemme add: the handy attachment, mainly the arm bar has started dulling the threads of the vicegrip that holds onto the chair leg. its really only a matter of time before I have to buy some kind of vice replacement because the arm bar wore down the threads. My advice is to buy the cup attachment that you need to hold the handy, but then buy any arm bar you can that can attach to the vice that is of quality. Otherwise, after a little bit of shaking around of normal use, you’ll feel the knobs of the arm bar that tighten to the vice start to loosen, and then you’ll simply tighten them again and again until the threads in the vice are dulled.

Erofam, let me know if we have a better way. This is just what I do.

Edit: but the nuts are crazy doe

[lamp]

So despite all of the positives of the Handy, one of the biggest negatives is that its a pretty garbage device to use by hand. It’s not ergonomic and is awkward to hold in place, so the only way people ever recommend to use the device is with a handsfree setup.

The easiest way to get a handsfree setup is buy the official bundle. But no one recommends this setup specifically because the handsfree cup is plastic and it will break whether it be because of the nut/bolt used to tighten the cup(overtightening plastic will snap it) or because of the singular contact point of the arm with the cup(from what i understand the motion of the device tends to sheer it or something).

The best way is to do the research: DIY Handy Hands Free ideas?

You have to figure out what works best for your situation because not everyone has the same setup. I tried the stanley vicegrip but it cracked an ikea table because it wasn’t solid wood. Table clamps are also unusable with glass. Other people can just print out something. While others can do some woodwork and use some nuts and bolts.

There are setups in there you have to make, there are some that you can buy the parts for and assemble.

The best way isn’t always the easy way.

[giggidygiggidy]

I show my set-up and nobody ever seems interested lol. It really is a great hands-free set-up.

I’ll link to the posts on ero:

DIY Handy Hands Free ideas?

[i45LdmWY] Been wanting to post for awhile my setup for the Handy as it is presently and I have no inclination to change it [as of this moment] as it works great for me!. Someone posted ages ago a Lab clamp thing with a heavy solid metal base. It was what I was after, something to put between my legs, whilst laid / seated on my bed. The clamp thing was cheap as well, although price has gone up slightly since then. The cold metal was a problem and somewhere over time the fleece sock thing has …

DIY Handy Hands Free ideas?

I showed my set-up a few weeks or so back. Since then I saw someone mention a decent clamp and knew that was the one for my set-up for the top of the Handy. Well I have added it now and used it! First it clears up all the clamp bits I had which was messy and put together shonky. Its solid and I can still move it all up and down the stand whilst in use. Added a pic to show the new updated set-up which I am well happy with. [5hMjAoTv]