This item fell just short of my rather low expectations.  It arrived in a beat up box.  It is cheaply made-in-China flimsy metal as expected.  Assembly was easy until the ring part.  The four rods did not easily fit into the four elbow corner connectors.  Three of four cracked during assembly.  One broke entirely.  There was an extra elbow in the kit, otherwise I would have sent it all back.  Even with gentle finessing of these pieces, the plastic still cracked.  Ultimately, these plastic corners are not critical load bearing pieces, so I'll keep the fire pit, but I would not recommend it.