My husband took a little longer than some of the other reviewers to assemble, about 1 1/2 hours.  But it seems to be sturdy and I have almost filled one side, I cannot wait for 3 months to see the beautiful rewards.  very easy to spin on the stand.  we live in the city so we had to keep it off the ground due to rats and mice.

Pros: very easy to turn and the stand is great, don't have to bend or use my back to compost
Cons: lots of little screws