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Poor Design, Low Quality
It was not difficult to assemble, but I am not happy with a few things:
The Ping Pong Table is not even close to normal size, and doesn't even cover the top of the pool table! It is also a tri-fold table, creating 2 seams right on the playing surface.
The Pool table is not felt, it is some type of cheap synthetic material.
My biggest problem is the design of the supports for the table when it is in either pool table or air hockey mode. Though it is very easy to switch back and forth, the plastic levers that are used to support the table and lock it into place are quite flimsy. There are 2 on each end of the table, which is sufficient. The problem is that there are only two screws for each of these lever pieces. Within 2 weeks all 4 of the lever devices had been ripped from the slots where they must sit to hold the table in place. I had to get hardware from Ace and put 8 brackets over the top and bottom of these lever pieces with 16 screws and nuts to keep this problem from re-occurring. No telling if this solution will work long term. This is a design flaw that should be easily detected if the manufacturer actually tested their product, and fixed with a simple change in the lever system to a metal piece with more than 2 screws.
February 2010 · Sports and Outdoors · verified purchase