Overall, would not buy again at this price. Had I seen it in person I would not have purchased it unless it was something like $80 USD. My expectations were not that high,m but the purchase managed to come short anyway.
PROS
Once assembled, it is actually pretty sturdy.
Looks okay from a distance.
Lift top functions well.
CONS
Machining of holes is not accurate enough to assure seamless assembly. Some holes for the cam locks were not deep enough for proper engagement, or the hole for the adjoining peg did not properly line up. This makes it hit or miss about getting the thing assembled with precision results. With work, it turned out okay, but I had to do extra work to make it that way and even then it is not perfect.
The hardware could not be any cheaper in terms of quality. Seriously, very poor. The cam locks are flimsy at best and distort easily,. Some were malformed right out of the box. Cast cam locks would have been better.
The boards are about as thin as you can get. The top is so thin that it deflects easily. There are pads on four corners to keep the top from slamming against wood when closing. This is a good thing. However, the top flexes easily in this position. Needs more felt in the middle to support it, or a heavier grade of panel.
There are peel off black circles om a sheet, basically paper, that are used to cover the cam locks. I was shipped four of them. There should have been eight per instructions, so I was short shipped. Even with eight,.which I do not have, there would still be a lot of exposed ugly cam locks. Please ship enough of these to cover every cam lock.
I am concerned the finish will not stand up. There were a few places where the finish had already started to chip off, and it was clear it was a manufacturing defect from a bubble or something stuck in the coating.
The package arrived very beat up and torn. Hard to say what portion of the supply chain is responsible. Despite that the contents seemed okay.
Would not recommend at this price. I do intend to ask the seller to send some of the paper cover things for the cam locks unless I just fab something.
Solid overall, but even cheaper than expected
Overall, would not buy again at this price. Had I seen it in person I would not have purchased it unless it was something like $80 USD. My expectations were not that high,m but the purchase managed to come short anyway. PROS Once assembled, it is actually pretty sturdy. Looks okay from a distance. Lift top functions well. CONS Machining of holes is not accurate enough to assure seamless assembly. Some holes for the cam locks were not deep enough for proper engagement, or the hole for the adjoining peg did not properly line up. This makes it hit or miss about getting the thing assembled with precision results. With work, it turned out okay, but I had to do extra work to make it that way and even then it is not perfect. The hardware could not be any cheaper in terms of quality. Seriously, very poor. The cam locks are flimsy at best and distort easily,. Some were malformed right out of the box. Cast cam locks would have been better. The boards are about as thin as you can get. The top is so thin that it deflects easily. There are pads on four corners to keep the top from slamming against wood when closing. This is a good thing. However, the top flexes easily in this position. Needs more felt in the middle to support it, or a heavier grade of panel. There are peel off black circles om a sheet, basically paper, that are used to cover the cam locks. I was shipped four of them. There should have been eight per instructions, so I was short shipped. Even with eight,.which I do not have, there would still be a lot of exposed ugly cam locks. Please ship enough of these to cover every cam lock. I am concerned the finish will not stand up. There were a few places where the finish had already started to chip off, and it was clear it was a manufacturing defect from a bubble or something stuck in the coating. The package arrived very beat up and torn. Hard to say what portion of the supply chain is responsible. Despite that the contents seemed okay. Would not recommend at this price. I do intend to ask the seller to send some of the paper cover things for the cam locks unless I just fab something.