Frank A. Edmunds Universal Craft Stand, 6111...and my thoughts! I could tell it was going to be a good product when I realized the instructions were painless. I saw the illustration, read the first two steps out of the many, many, and just put that away and looked at the box photo and had it together in literally about 3 minutes. That is with polyneuropathy and carpal tunnel hands! It is sturdy, goes in and out of the sizes I want in height really easily...I am tall even in a chair, and the entire thing is just easy. The bolts and hinges or whatever you want to call them are sturdy, do not slip and the only complaint is the head on the Phillip's head bottom screws did NOT like an electric drill and stripped one of the two quite ferociously. That is easy to fix if I ever need to. I have embroidery hoops, traditional ones, from 3 inches to 12 inches and one that is 24 inches and about 6/8ths inch thick! Yes, I do! I love that but will get around to that when I have time. The point being, it fit in the clamp! So do my painting canvases from small up to 18x24 inches, the frames are not all that thick but wide enough to hold onto, and in painting one about 11x14 inches horizontally, it is great! I have a monstrous easel but cannot set it up here, so if I need to it can double as an art easel when angled properly for me. It also held a tray perfectly even and firmly that was wood -- a serving tray -- with a can of soda, snacks, a sandwich, and a brownie. The flooring here is hideous, old, flattened shag carpet and it has to be on that for whatever I use it for and it did fine on all my adventures! Oh, the alien Xtolffrosintzi, he's from Jupiter, wanted to use this for a directing table for the stuffed animals I get him from the thrift store so he won't be lonely when he's in the walls when I am away and that worked out really well for him. He used a very large baking sheet and there was no mess. Don't worry, they are full of fluff, beans, shavings, straw, or strips of thin plastic that look like the hair on Xtolffrosintzi's stomach, and though they are all cats, he puts them back together, albeit with different parts, and sends them up to the ship that cloaks itself above the house yet still manages to ruin the flower bed by shading it at all times. (He won't leave...HELP!) I absolutely love this and it will make my life so much better, enjoyable, creative, and happier. Where I have to do things at is the small bedroom I am in that has two giant office desks, one with cabinets, and bookshelves, a huge chair, giant speakers, well...I could go on but the point is I have about a 6' x 4' floor space and whatever I do off the computer as to be there. So, it not only holds everything I need it to, but it stows away when I want and does not take up any space anyway. I could have said it was really great, looked exactly like the photos, and did precisely what it is described for, but I am an artist. Details, kids, details! I definitely recommend this, if you haven't guessed, and say it would make a terrific gift for anyone who could use it! Aliens, too! By the way, the price is excellent! You can get a lame, lightweight table stand or lap stand for about ten bucks less or even that cost a stupid amount more. This is the ticket!
