After struggling for a good 30 minutes I was unable to take it apart ...
937602
Suction base doesn't stick to any surface in my kitchen. After grinding only a couple of 1 inch cubes of venison the product jammed and would not grind the meat. After struggling for a good 30 minutes I was unable to take it apart to clean.
2851844
I am no expert at putting together furniture, but I think I am pretty good since I have been doing it for 25+ years. This is very poorly engineered... the place where the top and bottom section come together is a clear weakness and the first time I tried to stand it up it basically collapsed. I was able to repair it visibly but the product was still too unstable to use. A quick trip to the local hardware store got two 1"x3" studs and drilled them out and used some #6x1-1/4" wood screws to attach it to the back and it was fixed right up, although lining up the screws was a chore and we missed a couple times, causing some visible damage, but the end result was acceptable. Had I bought it locally I may have thought about returning it, but since it was mail-order I improvised and won this time.
1396173
A little over a month and it came apart and I couldn't find the screw to put it together
1426414
My son was able to push out most of the pieces, but not the insides of them.  I had to use a flat head screwdriver for that.  The directions are numbers labeled on the back of the paper and my 7 yo son couldn't follow it at all.  I tried (30 years his senior) and this was an extremely frustrating endeavor.  After trying for over an hour to get the legs to stay on, I gave up.  I would NOT recommend purchasing this for a child--it is an extemely frustrating kit!
3019776
One of the handles wasn't turning very well, so I went to loosen the nut on the end of the handle, to give it more room to turn. Unfortunately, there was some sort of residue around the nut (glue?), making it impossible to turn. After a fruitless 30 minutes of trying to scrape the glue off and loosen the nut with a pair of pliers, I went a different route and used some sandpaper to sand down the handle where it comes in contact with the part that the rope itself is threaded through. Now both handles turn just fine, but it's absolutely absurd that I had to do this much to get such a simple piece of equipment to work properly.
4767358
Very difficult to get the molds to release.
517744
This is impossible to put together if you go by the instructions. Many of the pieces were hard to screw together because plastic holes didn't align together. Eventually, and right now, it's been worth it, but the ordeal to put it together was terrible.
3111015
Unable to get it to stay together to get it to work. Threw it out and numerous attempts to fix it.
3116372
My son has trouble putting this together and taking it apart.  You have to hold it together while trying to get the screw in the hole
2871649
I'm glad I have small hands because putting on this is actually a challenge I think I gave up after 25 minutes wrestling with it. :(  need assistance.
4607901
After I finally got this put together it looked nice, BUT it took at least over 2 hours to put together. I'm good at following directions and figuring stuff out, but this was a challenge. If you want to spend the time putting it together go for it, if not this is not for you!
682918
My pitty destroyed this in 30 minutes and then took a couple of hours to properly tear its pieces into pieces.
3079959
sorry wish I could say it was not, but I had to work hard to repair it before I could enjoy it.
4500380
I am not mechanically inclined, and all the pieces made my head spin. It would have been so nice to have each piece labeled corresponding with the instructions. Luckily my husband was able to put it together without too much trouble...took about an hour...and now that it's together, works great.
2803660
Having a large 43 year old cement pool I thought this might be just the thing for my skimmer. It was very hard to put together.  The rods and the nuts did not screw together easily and I should not hand tighten, I had to use a tool.  I have had it for about a week and have found very little trash in it.  Thank goodness for that because it's not easy to empty.  Cant take it apart early, see above statement.  I'll give it another week.  It says it has a warranty.  I wonder if that's just for workmanship or for disappointment?  I see there is a Skim Doctor 2.0 that is easier to remove.  Y'all might want to look into that before purchasing.
2232687
The instructions were easy but trying to keep the pieces together was difficult since the littlest of force on one piece ended up seperating another piece I just connected. One of the pieces wasn't completely punched out so it broke while I tried to seperate it from the junk wood. Also one of the number sets was off so that number 30 for example had to go with 31, not with 30. Despite all this I had a lot of fun putting it together once I got the hang of it and it looks great!
168514
I had to return this product after it broke within the first minute of use. I followed the instructions and properly set the rod in place; however, it was slightly too long. When I tried to reset the rod and try again, it wouldn't budge. I tried for at least 30 minutes before realizing that it was stuck in place.  Maybe I got a defective product?