F2C Compost Tumbler Bin 43 Gallon Dual Chamber Compost Bin - Includes Gardening Gloves，BPA Free, Heavy-Duty Steel Frame, Rotating Tumbler with Sliding Doors | (Black)

Seems to be sturdy. Not too difficult to put together. Just make sure you line up the divider in the track when it comes time to insert it. Everything needed to assemble this is included. Read directions prior to assembly. There are many small nuts/bolts. If you have a dexterity pdoblem, this won't be an easy project to do alone. Took me about 45 minutes. I would purchase again.

I'm giving 4 stars because the sliding doors are kind of hard to open and close. They are effortless like I was expecting. Other than that, I've been pleased with this purchase so far.

Easy to put together. My wife and I spent about 30 minutes assembling it. We referred to the instructions twice, at the beginning, and then for the frame. It's lightweight, easy to carry. The metal pieces are painted, easy to rotate, my wife likes the two compartments

Solid once assembled. A little bit of a project to assemble it with 56 little screws. Note to assembly: when inserting the center divider it feels like it doesn’t fit properly, but go ahead and insert it because there are some air gaps that make it seem like it doesn’t fit. Overall, a very good product for the money.

So far it’s good. No problems—assembly was uncomplicated.

My wife got this Composting Barrel as a holiday gift. She finally talked me into putting it together today. The process was a little frustrating even though I am an experienced DIY-er/Maker. You should expect to take some time to assemble it right.This Compost Barrel Kit requires long arms, a decent tool-set, and a good imagination, or better yet, the divining skills of The Magnificent Carnac. It will take about an hour or so if you have good mechanical skills.First and before you begin, you will want to find a good Phillips #2 screwdriver, 8mm and 10mm nut-drivers. Handy extras would be a bright flashlight an awl or nail-set for screw hole alignment -or- you could just use the end of the provided Phillips #1/flat blade convertible screwdriver instead.The Instructions are almost useless; a drawing that is only good for approximate assembly, no help at all for the actual alignment of pieces and order of placement of screws. Both matter a lot to ease of assembly. You will still want to keep them near and make sure you are putting the right pieces together… but you will have to intuit which order to place screws and tighten nuts. You will need to back up as you get it down to the final panels. Expect to find a number of extra pieces – including one side panel, nuts, screws, and an end-cap – that is one thoughtful touch to the kit.Once you have 6 of the 8 side panels in place you will need to loosen previously tightened screws to get the remaining pieces to fit properly and you will need a bright flashlight to see that the internal fit is right and where the last few nuts go. The flashlight and long arms will also be handy when you are searching for that hard to start nut that you dropped while trying to get it started. There are numerous protruding pieces of plastic that interfere with positioning and tighten of nuts, which you will have to do by feel . You will need long (and flexible) arms to make sure the center baffle even rests in the grooves of the side panels.The only written note in the instructions tells you “not to worry about the baffle not fitting snugly”. This is a gross understatement! It does not even want to lightly rest in every groove all the way around the inside of the barrel. Placing the axle through the center of the barrel will likely displace the central baffle. You will need the long arms,, flashlight, and patience for this step.Once the entire barrel is assembled and all nuts are tightened (double check all of them) it seems to form a pretty stable structure. I hope the weight of the compost is not so great that the fit is distorted and it gaps apart. Time will tell.Summary: This kit is a “fit and finish” challenge that makes IKEA instructions and assembly look like precision engineering. It appears to form a very usable device once assembled properly.

Since my first review, I have been using this composter. To my surprise, it kinda works. I upgraded my review because it is kinda working. I even ordered another because the price is right for a cheap composter and the supplier was decent enough to respond to my concerns. I have talked someone into assembling it ( never again for me) as that was the worst I have ever done.Maybe it works, maybe it doesnt. I really dont care affer fighting assembly for over 4hours. I regularly assemble items at work and home and this is the worst assembly in years. I ended up going out in the shed to get longer screws for the center because the " panels" did not seat well due to built in misalignment and many panels were bowed. Once the divider went in, there was no way to get a screw into the center hole without needle nose as they were placed too close to the divider. Once at the final piece, disconnect the first panel to slip last under. NOT IN INSTRUCTIONS. The " divider" moves as you assemble and being the people who designed it did not bother to use a couple screws, that might cost 50 cents. Did anyone think when buildling this? If I knew b4 I purchased what I know now, Id continue to toss my house waste in the garbage and buy a few bags of compost a year until I could afford something decent or just build one myself.

As others have said assembly takes time (2.5 hrs) and the instructions are kinda worthless. Go to YouTube for some better assembly hints. Once put together it’s a nice composter though. I think no matter what brand you buy they are pretty much the same and a pain to build.