I've read reviews that say you have to assemble the shield. Is this true?
186371
It comes assembled. There are extra parts for mounting but nothing necessary.
186372
we can't remember for sure but my daughter thinks she might have had to attach the arm bands onto the shield. hope this helps
186373
Yes you do have to assemble the sheild. In fact mine did not have the necessary tools or supplies to assemble it.
186374
There is a little bit of assembly. The handle has to be secured, and the arm strap is adjustable. These may not matter if you don't want to wear it. A chain is attached along the top if you only want to hang it on the wall.
2006076
you have to assemble it yourself, its best if you have someone to help unless you are very good at assembling awkward things (i did it alone).
924148
Dear Marion, yes it requires assembling. How ever instructions are easy to follow.
1060480
No, u have to assemble. I remember it was a very long package. I do not remember, I returned the item.
798587
No, but it stands pretty well on its own. The shield plating has a stand (as far as I can tell) but it's not that sturdy or impressive. For the price, not bad.
78910
No, you'll have to assemble it yourself. However, it isn't difficult. All pieces are well marked.
119515
No. You have to assemble it. I had to use various wrenches and other things from my toolbox.
1700212
Dear C.A. Gray,This is the second one that I assembled.It would take 1 1/2 hours at a slow pace.Lay all the parts out and take your time.You will need pliers and a 7/16" wrench or nut driver.Not that expensive .You should have basic tools ,if not buy them.At first it looks mind boggling with all the nuts and screws.Don't let this deter you.This is a great grill,well made.I bought a cover for it.The instructions are good but if this is your first project,you still need to take your time.Do it in stages.Do it.
1829418
No. You need to assemble it. It took me a little over an hour to put it together.
175211
Yes , it has to be put together. Actually wasn't hard to do,but is time consuming.
980330
You have to assemble it but it wasn't too hard. It took about an hour and all but 1 of the parts were there. We improvised for that part and it's nice. Great for where I needed it.
262850
No you need to assemble very easy I'm disabled and did it on my own. About an hour or so.
1034485
No you have to install it yourself. I think the Defender series is build in.
66204
It does require assembly. Wasn't too hard to complete. You might want an extra set of hands.
213971
You have to build it. I don't remember my review very well, but I thought that I emphasized that the building of it was difficult for me as the instructions were very simple and not as helpful as they could have been. It's a nice unit, but you have to build it yourself and you need a lot of patience with the assembly.
2260828
No, you have to assemble. It is not hard as long as you have proper tools and follow instructions.
82458
The shield handle set up that comes with it actually is meant to be held in your left hand. (Its a pretty sucky handle set up anyway, so if you can manage your own set up i would go with that instead. I went to a friend of mine that does a materials shop class, so he had some pieces for a drill to re-drill the holes so that it would be meant for the right hand. Unfortunately the shield is basically made out of fiberglass, so it is pretty precarious to drill into and he told me he was lucky that the whole thing didn't crack. The shield is part without the decorative shapes is pretty thin too, so on one hole he actually drilled all the way through and I put putty on the inside and repainted the spot in order to fix it up again.