First, this assembly takes a long time. Due to the combination of wooden dowels and metal binding post screws that fit into nearly identical holes, you MUST follow the directions, because you wont be able to just figure out what goes in what hole by intuition. If you follow the directions tho, youll do fine. Get yourself a full sized screw driver, or a drill if you can be gentle with it, to speed up assembly.
Once completed, it looks nice, is pretty decent value for the money. Seems sturdy enough, given the relatively cheap cost.
The lifting and closing of the lid is just a little less smooth than Id hoped. Not uncommon for one side to raise above the other, or for the whole table top to feel like its twisting a bit if you dont life it perfectly evenly. Also, the spring mechanism is maybe a little too strong for the light weight of the table, so sometimes youll be pushing or dragging the whole unit if you dont hold it down while opening or closing. Minor complaints overall, as none of these flaws feel like theyre causing any damage to the mechanism. Just maybe dont have a drink on it when lifting or lowering the top.
Looks nice, decent value.
First, this assembly takes a long time. Due to the combination of wooden dowels and metal binding post screws that fit into nearly identical holes, you MUST follow the directions, because you wont be able to just figure out what goes in what hole by intuition. If you follow the directions tho, youll do fine. Get yourself a full sized screw driver, or a drill if you can be gentle with it, to speed up assembly. Once completed, it looks nice, is pretty decent value for the money. Seems sturdy enough, given the relatively cheap cost. The lifting and closing of the lid is just a little less smooth than Id hoped. Not uncommon for one side to raise above the other, or for the whole table top to feel like its twisting a bit if you dont life it perfectly evenly. Also, the spring mechanism is maybe a little too strong for the light weight of the table, so sometimes youll be pushing or dragging the whole unit if you dont hold it down while opening or closing. Minor complaints overall, as none of these flaws feel like theyre causing any damage to the mechanism. Just maybe dont have a drink on it when lifting or lowering the top.