This is like any other piece of furniture you have to put together. From reading some of the other reviews I thought I'd have to drill the hoies out so the screws would fit or the allen wrench was a piece of junk.
The holes for the screws are the right size, but not overlarge so the screws will bite. Before assembling the stool, take one of the screws and screw it into each hold most of the way in, then back it out. Then when you go to put the stool together, only tighten the screws halfway to they hold everything together then then start tightening, going from one side to the other. Doing it like that makes it easier when you assemble it, you're not fighting to hold everything in place while trying to turn a tight screw. And that helps keep the allen wrench from jumping out of the screws because you're not turning it as hard.
My only complaint are the plugs that hide the screw tops are a little loose. The only way they'll stay is to glue them. But for what I'll be using the stool, I don't care if the holes are plugged or not so I threw them away.
For the price, it's not a bad little stool.
Good Stool for the Price
This is like any other piece of furniture you have to put together. From reading some of the other reviews I thought I'd have to drill the hoies out so the screws would fit or the allen wrench was a piece of junk. The holes for the screws are the right size, but not overlarge so the screws will bite. Before assembling the stool, take one of the screws and screw it into each hold most of the way in, then back it out. Then when you go to put the stool together, only tighten the screws halfway to they hold everything together then then start tightening, going from one side to the other. Doing it like that makes it easier when you assemble it, you're not fighting to hold everything in place while trying to turn a tight screw. And that helps keep the allen wrench from jumping out of the screws because you're not turning it as hard. My only complaint are the plugs that hide the screw tops are a little loose. The only way they'll stay is to glue them. But for what I'll be using the stool, I don't care if the holes are plugged or not so I threw them away. For the price, it's not a bad little stool.