The reason you want to elevate your work when soldering is so that you may apply heat beneath your piece. Using a trivet is the easiest and most convenient way to do this. With its sloping arms, the Titanium Soldering Trivet creates air space underneath so that your flame can reach your metal. This feature and the titanium construction mean that far less heat will be conducted away from your piece than is the case with iron tripods. The design of this trivet also allows you to support items larger than its 3" diameter. Titanium is non-contaminating and does not adhere to solder. An indispensable tool.