ADEPTUS 6 Drawer Roll Cart Solid Wood, Black

This is not Flat-Pack 101. Consider this an intermediate skill assembly job. This rolling drawer is a case of forewarned = forearmed. If I had not read reviews here and known what to expect, I'd have been annoyed.Pros:* When properly assembled, this is a decently sturdy set of storage drawers* Pine, not particle board, construction. Back/bottom panels are MDF* Fits under my vintage drafting table* Doubles as a printer cart* Drawers will easily hold a ream of printer paper, and other craft/drawing supplies.* Pre-finished honey colored stainPrecautions:* The instructions advise against glue, but for a sturdy finished product, you'll need it.* If gluing, be certain that everything is square and properly fitted - dry fit before gluing* For the best assembly assume you will need additional tools: (Drill and bits, wood glue, rubber/plastic mallet, a metal file, carpentry square)* Could use some more finishing nails for the rear panel and drawer bottoms.Cons:* The pine is thin - its recommended to drill pilot holes for the screws to avoid splitting the wood.* Drawer rails needed some modificationOther thoughts:When gluing, I checked that the assembled pieces were square. Otherwise, the drawers might stick a bit.The nylon/plastic/whatever drawer rails. The instructions say to tap them in with a rubber mallet, but not all of them lined up with the predrilled holes. The first one that didn't I tapped too hard, and the rail split. Any others that didn't line up, I had to file down the sides of the peg for the second hole so I could get them in. I glued those puppies in too.

I bought two of these units. In the box of the first unit, I found that one drawer side was broken, but I made it work. Then I found that one of the bigger drawer fronts had the slot cut in the wrong location for the drawer bottom to fit. Again, I made that work although it's not ideal. Then, I opened the box to the second unit, and I don't think there are more than two drawer pieces that are NOT broken. Don't chance buying one of these units...just don't do it.

Great value here. I bought this to help organize my shop space. Other reviews have talked about the difficulty of assembly. Having worked in cabinet shops I found it easy. If you don’t have tools or tool skills just ask someone for help and it’s not bad.I would recommend using a drill with a Phillips bit to start the screws. Set the clutch low and finish each screw by hand. It will save your hands some work but still avoid stripping a hole or splitting the wood.My only complaint is the drawer backs are not slotted for the bottom panels. You have to nail in a couple small finish nails. Seems pretty silly considering it’s the bottom of the drawers. Cut a channel and make the backs the same height as the sides.The other complaint I have is the side cracked despite the care I was taking to not drive the screws all the way with a drill.The casters are garbage. As soon as you want to roll it around they’ll break, or at least it did for me.

I bought this with the expectation of it being like any other assemble at home piece of furniture, cheap materials, meh instructions, and hopefully it has everything it requires in the box. I was pleasantly surprised on all three accounts. All the parts of this unit are real wood, granted it's a softer cheap wood, but far superior to the usual pressed material that most of these types of units are made of. You know the kind that begins to crumble when you tighten a locking nut a little too hard. The back is NOT that heavy duty cardboard-like material that is nailed to the back of cheap shelves and dressers. The instructions were adequate, keeping in mind I do build things from time to time and enjoy the process. The only real complaint I have, and where they definitely saved money in manufacturing, are the cheap plastic rails that the drawers slide on. They're heavy plastic, so should stand up to the kind of loads that drawers this size tend to weigh in at, but lack the smooth precision and firmer feel of metal drawer rails. Given the price point I paid, a little over $100, they're worth the price for sure. Compared to the Alex drawer unit I got from Ikea, these are nearly half the price, and almost twice the storage space of the Alex unit. The Alex drawer sliders are super smooth, and it's design is better, in my opinion.

This might be a nice piece, except for one thing. The extreme odor of mildew! A few people have mentioned “a little musty”. This is eye-watering awful. The little package of dowels is the most concentrated place, but you could smell it before opening the shipping box, and of course the smell lingers on the rest of the pieces. I’ve spent several days trying to get help. The seller did give me a small refund, but is not affiliated with the company, so could do nothing about the odor, so I’m stuck with it. The Adeptus manufacturer won’t even answer messages or emails. They have to have had complaints about this. UPDATE: 11/11/2018 I finally located the right sized dowels and bought those. Then while building the unit I found some issues with misplaced holes, etc. After all the problems and fixes I got this together on my own. (Being a 66 yr old woman, I can attest it wasn't so hard to put together, except for the comedy of errors by the manufacturer and time wasted fixing everything to make it all work). Save your time and energy and go elsewhere for quality workmanship and great customer service.