I bought this unit to be a roll-around stand for a 12" drill press, and I purchased the Ready-to-Assemble Modular GearBox Caster Kit to go with it, and it has worked out reasonably well. I'm satisfied with it and will likely buy other Gladiator units in the future (probably the workbench and drawer units). The entire cabinet is rated to hold 300 lbs and it supports my 85 lb drill press plus 12 lb drill press vice easily and still rolls smoothly, the castors roll & swivel smoothly, and the drawer and doors open and close correctly - nothing has warped or bent. I have several pounds of drill bits in the drawer, and am uncertain what I may use the cabinet space for. The cabinet has only a single box-channel reinforcement beneath the top surface, which I mistrust would hold the weight of the drill press concentrated in the center of the cabinet top. So, I covered the top with a piece of 1/2" particle board which both protects the painted surface from scuffs & scrapes and distributes the weight more across the entire cabinet top. I've seen no evidence of warping, bending, etc. The drawer is 7 1/2" deep which accommodates vertically stored drill bits, bottles of cutting oil, and large bits such as for cutting holes. The corners of the floor of the cabinet are obstructed by the nuts which fasten the casters. Also, the bolts are a 1/4 inch too short, threading only maybe 1/8" into the nuts on the inside. Given most of the strain will be vertical and compressive and not shear or torque, this is probably not critical. But a better design would be longer carriage bolts from the inside that protrude downward to the underside to accept nuts at the casters. This would be stronger and more effective use of cabinet floor space. I would also like wheel locks on the two swivel casters (the fixed casters do have locks) to better immobilize the cabinet after being rolled into position. I "store" my cabinet and drill press in a corner and roll it out for use. Assembly was straightforward with one minor workaround. The threads in the sheet metal panels were either inadequately cut or had filled with paint, and to avoid risk of stripping I had to clean all the female threads with a #10-24 tap. The screws then threaded in quickly and straight without binding or stripping. As an earlier reviewer noted, lining up the doors perfectly took some patience, and more adjustment length in the hinge alignment slots would help. When I first began, I was disappointed the panel sheet metal wasn't thicker and I was concerned about structural strength, but after completing assembly I'm satisfied that it is adequately fastened together at enough points and all the panels reinforce and brace each other adequately at least for my purposes, which are only ~100 to 125 lbs. I'd be hesitant to trust 300lbs on it, however. The paint finish is excellent, it is thick and hard (though I'm sure it will scratch as will all paint finishes), but I doubt this one will flake off and I saw no flaws. The shipment packaging is *perfect*. All the parts were protected from each other by multi-layered form-fitted styrofoam inserts and trays and a very heavy cardboard box. Though the exterior of the box showed the usual signs of rough treatment, the internal packing materials were intact and all parts undamaged and perfect. I really appreciate when a manufacturer goes to all necessary lengths to protect *my* purchase from damage. Amazon shipped it in the manufacturer's box. My biggest disappointment was I wanted an additional shelf, which Gladiator priced at $51 plus S+H, which is almost 1/3 of the entire product price on Amazon!!!. There are only 3 positions for the single shelf shipped with the product, and while the cabinet volume is spacious, an additional shelf would have made utilization of that volume more convenient and efficient, at least for me. All-in-all a good, cost-effective, attractive product, but 1 star deduction for excessive pricing of extra parts.
