Safco Adjustable Split-Level Drafting Table

Comments about Safco Adjustable Split-Level Drafting Table:

Before I bought this product, I read other people's reviews of it. I was somewhat surprised to see that one reviewer liked the table, but thought it was "difficult to assemble," while another reviewer listed "easy to assemble" as one of the tables attributes. Having just finished putting the thing together, I think I can now resolve the conflict: This table is not inherently difficult to assemble, but the assembly directions are absolutely atrocious! One of the MINOR deficiencies in the directions is that they make no mention of tools you will need. And you will need a couple of tools. At a minimum, you'll need your own pair of pliers and a phillips-head screwdriver. If you have a small metric socket set instead of pliers, that would be better. The only tool supplied is an allen wrench that really doesn't fit the bolts all that well. Though the problem is really more with the bolts themselves than with the wrench: The socket just isn't deep enough, so the wrench is constantly falling out of it. It also irritates me, on general principle, to have to do this much assembly on a product I'm paying this much money for[...] If fact, absolutely NO preassembly has been done--you will put in every bolt and screw. I don't buy this sort of thing on line because it's cheaper; I buy it on line because it just isn't available locally. So let's just say I was not AT ALL happy with the assembly hassle. Having said that... the table, once assembled, seems very nice. If [*] every figure out how to write assembly directions, they may really be in business.

Comments about Safco Adjustable Split-Level Drafting Table:

Although assembly took some time, the time was well worth the utility of the table. I arranged two portable computers on either end of the shelf and a shared large monitor between them, a great arrangement for lots of screen realestate.

I use two computers because, although I prefer to work on a Mac, some applications I need run only on a PC.

Keyboard, trackball, and KVM switch were on the main surface.

The adjustability allowed me to work from a standing position, which I prefer, but it could be used, as easily, from a sitting position.

Comments about Safco Adjustable Split-Level Drafting Table:

I use my drafting table for homework:
*painting
*sketching
*typing
*research
*etal
and I LOVE my new desk! the adjustable heights are perfection, great for multi-tasking!
my only complaints are:
*NEED more than one person to build, other than that fairly easy assembly.
*wish it came in more colors.