Are the screws made of plastic or substandard material? Did anyone need to purchase better screws or nails to assemble it? If so what size?
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all screws, handles, hinges are made of metal. There are some plastic clips to hold the glass into the doors that are screwed in with metal screws into the wood. The plastic there is just to protect the glass. The hardware pegs for holding up the shelves are also metal. My husband is an engineer in metal parts manufacturing and he made no comments about them being substandard material when he put them together. I suspect you would find the hardware adequate/satisfactory.
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I used all the hardware that came with the unit. Working fine. It is a brushed gold metal.
1649196
Used all the hardware that came with the unit. The hardware is made of metal
1916984
Sorry, I would contact Amazon for them to contact their supplier for the instructions. The instructions were included in my box in a plastic bag which also had the screws for assembly in them.
278496
Very simple bolts and wood screws. But be sure to apply some loctite to the bolts bc they come undone with ease otherwise. Be advised that these are very fragile and the wood is very cheap do don't tighten too much bc the wood will split. Anyway easy to assemble but don't expect greatness.
1131944
I have 2 of these units and both were easy to assemble, maybe the plastic fingers that fit together may have a bur or possibly the plastic did not mold correctly, good luck !
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Mine wasn't assembled, I had to do it myself. Putting in the step part wasn't super easy, but I got it done. Did itby myself and I'm a woman in my 60's, so it can't be that hard. A couple of the predrilled hole weren't in the right spaceand the directions weren't easy to follow. Mine is all put together and I love it.
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I looked at mine closely for you... I see no user friendly screws... it looks like the case is a high gloss tight fit snap together assembly surrounding what is most likely going to be an internal metal frame housing. I'm very happy with my 3TB WD Ext. Hard Drive. Take care - Jeremy in TX www.MyMailBoxFreedom.com and www.JTR3665.com
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I thought mine came (today) without screws also and was getting ready to go the hardware store, when I did another search of the wads of plastic I'd removed. Lo and behold, six small screws appeared in a tiny separate bag within the wads of plastic. I'd advise to check thoroughly before assuming the screws didn't make it with the fan. Lasko should consider putting the screws in a different-colored bag.
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Also, I would suggest having a lubricant like WD-40, bar soap etc. as not all of the pre marked screw holes are exactly where they need to be. The lubricant helps the screw go in a little better. But watching the you tube video on assembly is a GREAT help to see how it is done.
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i thought it was.. no problems at all. I put it together by myself. if you have someone to help hold the pieces up while you tighten the screws it may help a little!!
1918706
Contact the manufacturer, I'm sure they will send you what you need. I wouldn't try putting it together without the instructions and correct screws
102257
This was by far the worst part of the assembly, the holes in the wheels aren't even close to being large enough to accommodate the screws, even if you use a drill! My solution was to drill into the wheel holes with a 15/64 bit - from there I was able to use a powered screwdriver to get it done. Drilling into the wheel holes showed how big a problem this was - quite a bit of plastic was removed. After all was said and done, I still had to use good force to get the screws in with the powered screwdriver so I have no doubt that it's incredibly stable.
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From what I recall when putting it together, it seemed to be made of wood. You may want to have a second person there to hold the sides while you screw everything together (I did it alone and was cussing). After it was put together, I thought it seems very sturdy.
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the assembly wasn't bad, my son didn't have trouble putting it together. It is a very nice chest, I bought it for my grand daughter last Christmas, and her dad did the assembly alone. all he needed was a screw driver. Hope this helps
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The screws are metal.I wouldn't know get the metal mesh because it's not as stylish as this one is. The metal mesh is too tacky.Look at the pictures I have posted.
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Don't remember exactly how it went together but do not recommend this unit. Does not hold screws well as it is not wood but pressboard. Unless you only intend to use it for a short period of time.
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You have to assemble it.... you need screw driver. and a drill could help....
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Screws would work but none are supplied and there are no "pilot" holes to guide positioning. Also, the wood may split with screws instead of the thin nails.