We just received our Aluminum Tube Fire Pit. It is beautiful. It looks really sturdy, like it should last quite a while. The flame that comes out is adjustable and is so much more powerful than our last fire pit. The instructions were a little iffy, they really could rewrite them. However, putting the fire pit together did not take long at all. Our suggestion is to put the four screws into the corners of the top first before putting the top down, instead of trying to feed them through the bottom and into the top. That worked pretty slick. It is beautiful and will make a nice table when we are not using the fire pit feature. We've only had it a few days but absolutely love it!!!!!