Atlantic 82635716 Typhoon 216 Media Spinner

This is perfect to keep cds easily accessible and not taking up too much space. Neat, looks good and is a space saver.Easy to put together!

I purchased 1 just to see how this product was as there were many negative reviews and was pleased to find that the product had no chips, dings, or defects, while the directions are not perfect I was able to complete the build alone in under an hour when I'd had only four hours of sleep the morning it arrived and then assembled it at around 12:30AM the following morning after getting home from work. Since the trial order worked out I ordered two more which also arrived in good condition with no defects or damage. Those two I managed to build progressively faster in around 35-45 minutes.TIPS:-Analyze what you're doing as you go, read the directions, read the following step or two so you understand what you are leading to from where you are. Pay attention to the facings of your panel to make sure you don't put one on backwards. Your screws will insert into and not against the wood panels in most cases which is why you will notice that some holes on the panels are beveled on one side.-If you have a good selection of screwdrivers make sure you pick the best fit, I have a Stanley screw driver with swap-able magnetic heads and easily found a snug fit for both the philips and flat-head screws. This is important if you want to avoid stripping the screw head which could make your assembly a very bad experience.-While I did not try it I would not recommend using an electric drill to put the screws in so as to avoid over-insertion or over-tightening which could break the material.-USE GRAVITY!!!! Assemble the product on its side for the whole process either on the floor or a table that's large enough for the entire tower's length and only put it upright when you put the screw in for the lazy susan on the bottom.-USE GRAVITY!!!!! On STEP 2 only put the wooden dowels into one panel E instead of two, then read STEP 3 and place the assembly from STEP 1 and the 2nd panel F onto your doweled up panel E. Now put the other 8 dowels into the appropriate holes on panel D and 2x panels F and place your 2nd panel E onto the dowels.-Just be patient and go at your own pace.PROS:-Cheap-I found it easy to assemble.-Holds almost 2x as many dvds & blurays as my old towers did and takes up only a little more space.-Visually appealing.-They don't feel too tippy once loaded up.-Enough space on top to put lightweight things on such as a large box-set or figures/models, maybe a picture.-Works on short/standard carpet, I imagine it would have difficulty on deeper carpets that are on the shaggy side.-While the directions are not perfect and could be better the pictures are clear enough to get a firm grasp and understanding of what is happening. More so than some instructions I've seen in the past.CONS:-Cheap cost means cheap materials, just be careful and provided there are no defects you should be just fine.-There is a concern of over-tightening the screw for the lazy susan on the bottom, I feel like they really should have made a machine screw insert for this rather than make the customer use a wood screw.-The lazy susan is made of plastic with metal bearings and while the product will not be holding an outstanding amount of weight I'd gladly have paid 10 dollars more for a good solid metal part instead of plastic. On a good note the plastic is not very flimsy, but plastic is still plastic and I worry about long term durability.

El muebles es bonito una vez armado, sin embargo en ensamblaje es un poco difícil debido a que trae unas piezas de madera pequeñas que deben de introducirse dentro de las repisas para poder mantenerse armado y éstas piezas son muy pequeñas para los orificios, entonces se sueltan. Requiere de un poco de paciencia para poderlo mantener en posición mientras se colocan los tornillos. El material se ve resistente, es madera prefabricada, como muchos de los muebles ensamblables en la actualidad. El color es bonito, es café oscuro. Las barras laterales son de acero. sus dimensiones son de 30.18 cm x 30.18 cm x 90 cm. 4 plataformas de cada lado (8 en total). caben 216 CD's, 144 DVD's, 168 Blu-Ray's, 168 juegos de Ps3 o Xbox 360 y 144 de Wii. Creo que por el precio vale la pena y el envío es gratis, a mi me llegó en 3 días. La base giratoria es de plástico y trae un riel de balines pequeños.

Works great easy to assemble

a lot of people had trouble assembling this, i did not. it was very easy. assemble it on its side, and leave it on it side the entire time, even when screwing it in, even when sliding the metal bars through. keep it on its side until it is sturdy and held together.i did not use wood glue, it did not fall apart on me, it was not the easiest thing to put together but the instructions were easy to follow and very clear, the wood is a bit on the cheap side though.the resulting product is great, very sturdy and lots of storage space... but sure, putting it together would have been a tad easier with more screws instead of those place holder sticks.