Olympia Tools Multipurpose Workbench with Light, 87-883-917 , Black

This workbench meets my needs for tool storage and workspace for small everyday home repairs. It wouldn't be tough enough for large heavy projects, but I didn't expect that.I opted for the "boltless" assembly, which is something of a misnomer, because even though many of the main parts go together with a peg-and-keyhole method, there are still dozens of bolts and nuts of four different sizes used throughout the assembly. Organizing these was confusing at first because the packages of nuts and bolts were labeled by size (M15, etc.) but the assembly diagrams identified them by A, B, C and D. Luckily I noticed the parts table on the last page of the instructions that translated one identification method to the other, so I put the hardware into four styrofoam cups marked A, B, C and D to match the labels in the diagrams and the rest was easy.The assembly instructions were mostly clear, though at several points larger diagrams would have been helpful and in a few places the illustrations were simply wrong -- for instance, the drawer rollers were not shown on some of the illustrations, so it was unclear how the rails should be oriented and I found out by trial and error. (By the way, other reviewers have complained that the drawers fell out or didn't work, but once I had them together I had no trouble.) The only point that presented a physical difficulty was at the very end of assembly when the bolts holding the worktop had to be assembled by aligning the nuts and washers in a very narrow space.Overall, however, I was well satisfied with both ease of assembly and the suitability of the finished product and feel that it deserves five stars.

Honestly not a bad purchase, a real pain to assemble some parts due to screws and nut bags not being labeled. The top did not fit as it was supposed had to cut off a small piece of trim, and apply a lot of pressure to get the actual bench in place. However once in place it feels very sturdy and stable.

Pleased with strength and sturdiness of this workbench. It was a puzzle to put together but we took our time and it came together perfectly. I would recommend it at this price point.

I wasn't expecting too much after reading the reviews, but overall pleasantly surprised. The (mostly) boltless design does make things go together a bit quicker, but until you have a number of the parts together, it has a tendency to fall apart, as there are no bolts.Complaints are fit and tolerances, I needed a rubber mallet to bang some things together. Also, when installing the countertop, which was very tight. After which, the screws holes didn't line up. One drawer required some twisting to get it on its sliders.Finally, the bolts aren't labeled. The instructions use ABC designations, but those aren't found on the bolt packages. Pretty easy to eyeball, but even then I ran short, and had to buy some extras to finish the project.It's not a $1,000 workbench. You get what you pay for. But it works for my purposes

Extremely disappointed on every level.The package was severely damaged on all sides and partially opened, which I don’t normally take into account when reviewing a product as I assume it does not ship in that condition. However, upon opening the box, I instantly realized the flaws in the packaging and labeling.The edges of the desk panel we all broken and flaking apart, stickers which label parts were rubbed off and some were loose inside the box, leaving me to guess what many of the parts were in the instructions. Which leads me to that nightmare..Screws, washers and bolts. SO many of them. Not labeled, stapled together in unsealed plastic sleeves. Hours of guesswork were required to build this desk. The quality of the materials used was very low. The metal supports are not truly secured, they simply rest onto each other and while building, they were constantly unhinging and falling apart. The screw and bolt segments were extremely difficult to secure in some areas, allowing little/no room for hands (if you have slightly larger than average hand size).Another thing to note is that if you build this desk in a location that is not precisely where you want it to stand upon completion, you will have an incredibly difficult time moving it - even just a few feet - as the core of the desk is not truly secured in any way as stated before.The drawers are sad. Don’t expect to use them often. They are flimsy, loose, and are easily unhinged from the tracks while building the rest of the desk.Side note while building the drawer housing - the mounting brackets were labeled incorrectly. L was on the right piece, R was on the left. I wasted over an hour wondering why the drawer would not connect, realizing the mislabeling, deconstructing it and figuring it out through trial and error.This took me approximately six hours to complete, and I’m no beginner to building furniture pieces. This was by far the worse experience I’ve had constructing something like this.The final product is no more a workbench as it is a storage table or for gentle activities like arts and crafts. Any hard object will dent and scuff the cheap “finish” on the composite wood desk top. I’m afraid to even put a glass of water on it.I’ve used amazon regularly for over 10 years and my apartment is mostly furnished by amazon items and this is the first review I’ve ever written in such extent with photos.I strongly suggest avoiding this product and spending an extra bit to get something of quality. This is not what you want.

I purchased this for an unusual reason. As a desk for my son's room. He is a tinker and loves to do different things and felt a conventional desk wouldn't do. This is a well made and very heavy sturdy work bench that was very easy to assemble and well made. It was priced very well and we had quick shipping and packaging allowed for no damage on arrival.

Very sturdy everything as advertisedIt was a gift for my son it loved itIt took awhile to put it together but it was worth the effort