So happy for you, Retire2013!
I finally gave up and asked Frank for help in assembling the entertainment console that Amazon delivered to me on Friday. I had ordered from this particular company, because I had ordered a desk from them last year and was able to assemble it myself. Likewise I wanted to assemble the entertainment console myself
I managed to get to "Step 3" before crying Uncle. It is much bigger than my desk was. The pieces are solid wood, some are very thick, heavy, and cumbersome, and there are dozens of them plus hardware. The assembly was awkward and required about six hands. To top it off, the instructions were terrible.
The two of us managed to get through Step 3, and into Step 4, before we determined that the pre-drilled holes were about 2" off on one side.
At that point we called it a day. Today or tomorrow we will try again, and drill the holes properly so that we can get the base on.
I like being an independent woman with initiative, but having someone who is willing to be there for me when that backfires is a wonderful thing. He doesn't really read the forum, so I have and will thank him in person. I have to admit that watching him deftly fitting everything together yesterday was almost like reading the parable of the loaves and fishes. It seemed like a miracle.
When we get the console finished, I will order the TV that it will be supporting. This is for my home gym room. The 19" flatscreen TV that is in there now, is too small for me to see easily at all any more. It is amazing to me how much TV prices have dropped in the past couple of years so a bigger one, probably around 60"-70", is what I have in mind. I'd love to watch the Tour de France on a big TV like that, while riding my exercycle!