My wife and I have been using one of these things https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/113278164505 to film whiteboards on tabletops for video lessons. The clamp for the camera is just a big Spring clip so could hold anything really. Might be useful.
Those are “helping hands”. Similar, but only one flexible arm with clamp on one side and mounting point on the other. And possibly longer than what you’d expect from a soldering station.