Steelman 3-in-1 Material Support Roller Stand, Can Convert Between Material Stop, Single Roller, or Multi-Ball Head, Powder-Coated Steel, 150-pound Capacity

First, which has nothing to do with the quality of the product: fulfillment by Amazon either beat the bottoms out of the store shelf box mine was packaged in and lost the hardware, or else they sent me a return instead of a new product that didn't come back with all of the pieces. The latter is likely because the stand was partially assembled when I opened it.Shame on you Amazon.There are some critiques worth mentioning in previous reviews, as follows:The stand is top heavy: true.The legs don't lock open which can lead to walking or inconsistent heights: trueScabby edges and overall poor fit and finish: true.Can't beat it for $30: true.Easy solution to the majority of the problems follows:Take a couple 2x4s cut a couple inches larger than the outside width of the stance of the extended legs. Clamp them together and use a hole saw or forstner bit the same diameter as the legs to drill a hole through the sides of the clamped boards so that half of the hole falls on either board at the distance necessary to fit over the feet. You now have a pair of blocks that adds weight and stability to the bottom. Throw a couple pieces of rope on them and you can hang them from the top while moving and leave them slung over the handle out of the way when being used to avoid bending over. If you need more weight, throw something on top of the 2x4s.Simple. Cheap. Effective. Efficient. Lazy. Qualities I find useful.Scabby stuff is just scabby, if it bothers you that much take the time to clean it up yourself, you decided not to pay someone else to do it when you bought this at the advertised price.

I purchased this to use with a metal cutting bandsaw. It is easy to assemble and adjust. The only issue I had is that it was too tall. After removing a little piece of tubing, it works perfectly.

It doesn't stay vertical and wobbles from side to side.

Structurally the unit is sound. The problem lies with the multi-ball head. The balls don't seem to be rotating witthin a ball bearing enclosure. When weight is applied to the balls they bind. I've applied lubricant to them but that doesn't really help. For light duty work they are fine. Any substantial weight ( a few pounds) will cause them to seize up and not rotate. When this happens during lateral movement of the load the legs lift off the ground and stability of the stand is compromised. The roller is supported by ball bearings. It would have been nice to have the multi-ball support designed the same.

I got two of these today and assembled them in about 10 minutes total (7 for the first and 3 for the second). Instructions are simple pictures. Easy to follow.Pro:Three positions - uniroller, drum roller or platformSmooth, ball-bearing rollersLong extension 29" - 48"Powder-coated steel legs & roller caseHefty, comfortable extension lock handleRubberized plastic feet (soft, grippy)Sits perfectly level on my floorCons:No locking mechanism for the folding leg.Narrow feet (17" total. Only 8.5" on either side)For the price, these are awesome! 150 lb rating isconservative. Held my weight with no problem (225 lbs). No lock allows the one leg to swing closed when you pick it up. Not a big deal but you'll have to make sure it is fully opened every time you move it. The narrow footprint means they will knock over fairly easily so be careful applying too much lateral force, especially when fully extended. These are really minor issues for a $35 roller stand. Overall, I am very pleased. Highly recommended.

This tool will help me out a great deal with my projects. The manufacturing quality is top rate and the unit is very sturdy. I would recommend this unit to those that are looking for a tool to do the job at a great price and built to stand up with any project it was built to handle.

The materials are sturdy enough. The problem is the leg to feet connection. I have two other stands of different brands with similar designs but with welded leg/feet connections. The connection for this stand has a pin/bolt connection where the bolt goes through the foot piece and up into the pin and holds the foot piece to the bottom of the leg. This resulted in a much more flexible connection than a weld. At max height where I need it, this stand will flex side-to-side under moderate lateral pressure, and it flexes much more easily then my stands with welded connections. I am concerned it could sway under load and I could lose the load. I am returning it.Update: I may have been too hard on the product. I have looked at alternatives at Home Depot and Harbor Freight and they appear to have a very similar pin design (same factory?) so this may now be industry standard. The manufacturer may have gotten away from the welded design because of shipping and fabrication costs (My current stands are probably 15 years old). A welded connection would still be preferred.

Could have been an easier design to assemble, the instructions were two pictures. Be Careful when loosening bolts from bottom support pads there is a piece of metal in the middle that will fall out. You will need a 10 MM wrench for holding back bolts when assembling the head piece. If you buy two like I did the 2nd one becomes much easier to assemble. Once assembled it looks well made and sturdy.