Sturdy but crude.
The pipe threading is crudely cut and hard to seat properly. A vise and a pipe wrench would have made assembly easier. I used a small amount of grease to aid the process but even then, the threaded pipe sections were impossible to seat completely. My wife and I gave up and settled for partially seated uprights. That being said, this is a strongly constructed unit that should last. Sections were individually wrapped with an acceptable amount of tool marks present. Warning: Shipped by Fedex who rode it around for two days on an overpacked truck in my town before they could finally deliver it.
Rating: 4 stars