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Edit: Reduced to 1 star due to the effort required to "fix" the stands" and seeing how terrible their engineering was of this. With this fix the stand is now solid and sturdy. If you want to make the same fix, do the following: 1. Order M5 x 14 bolts (SS or zinc plated), fender washers and nuts (preferably nylock nuts) 2. Order 2x of the following from onlinemetals.com in 24" length: 1.5" x 1.5" x 0.125" Aluminum Angle 6061-T6-Extruded Structural 3. Cut both angles to 18" length with a jigsaw or band saw 4. Mark and cut a 45* bevel on the top side of the angle to help avoid injuries once installed. 5. Polish cut edges for safety. I used a Scotch Brite grinder wheel. https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-Multi-Finishing-Wheel-Medium-Grit/dp/B0006N7KZE 6. Remove plastic base from stand, position angles in place on the plastic base and mark outline of holes from the inside of the plastic base onto the angle 7. Drill 5mm hole in angles using markings in previous step for the M5 bolts. Use a unibit to make a circular hole. 8. Put base back on the stand and loosely bolt the angles in using the existing holes in the base and stand 9. Use a punch to create a starter dent in the angle for the angle-to-base bolts. Put them about 1" from each end and centered in the bottom leg of the angle. Drill 5mm hole with unibit, going into the plastic base as well. 10. Remove angles so you can remove the plastic shavings from between angle and base that were created when drilling into the base 11. Bolt angles to everything - base and stand. Use fender washers under the nuts for the stand bolts because the holes in the plastic base are hilariously oversized and sloppy. Original: I had high hopes for this stand, but sadly it is a hot mess due to the easily flexed plastic base. I have the 70 lbs weights and it wobbles around like a drunken college student (trust me, I know) whenever I set the weights in it. Personally I don't even think it's safe - I don't want a wobbling weight stand with a plastic base flexing looking like it's going to drop 140 lbs of steel plates on my feet. I don't trust it AT ALL. The video shows a VERY GENTLE push, which is LESS THAN the amount of flex/wobble I see when I put the weights back in the rack at the end of a set.