Butterfly TR26B Playback Rollaway Table Tennis Table (Blue)

For some reason I thought I was getting a 3/4" wood top table, but was a little surprised to get some sort of plastic top. Apparently this is an outdoor table. With several young children I decided that it wasn't all bad especially since I was 2 hours into a 3 hour assembly process. There isn't quite the same soft tapping there is with a wood table, but it is considerably lighter and cups left on the table won't raise wood rings.

The undercarriage is as solid as I can imagine a 190 lb. table can provide, but the table sways when 5-year old children lean against it. While I wouldn't want to repeat the assembly process, the end result was worth it and our whole family played (or began learning to play). The paddle and ball holders in the center are really handy.

We just got this table from another vendor and finished assembling it today.It was actually the second table we received, because the first was damaged in shipping.This one arrived in perfect shape, and we lost no time unpacking it and diving into the assembly process.First of all, it's a very heavy table--around 190 lbs., at least in the box--and they aren't kidding when they say you need two (strong) people to assemble it.From start to finish, including about 20 minutes I spent on the Internet trying to clarify a particular step in the instructions, I estimate it took 8 hours to assemble.If you're like me, you probably don't have two 10mm and two 19mm wrenches on hand.I used our two (large) adjustable wrenches for most of the assembly process, and that was a mistake.Do yourself a favor and go buy at least the two 10mm ones (small, if possible)--which are used for almost everything--at a hardware or home improvement store.I finally ended up getting a couple of them for about $13 total--well worth the money.Had I had them at the beginning, I probably would have saved two hours of assembly time.Next, the assembly instructions, though complicated, are fairly good--if you're used to assembling complex pieces from IKEA or other stores, you should be able to deal with this.But you have to be careful--there are more than 200 pieces (yes, 200), and some of the drawings are quite subtle.The one place you have to be especially careful is the very first step ("A"), when you position the two end pieces (piece number "8") as you're building the supporting structure.These can either face one way or the other, and the drawing isn't clear.I couldn't find the answer on line either, even by looking at zoomed-in photos of the table.If you make a mistake here, you'll end up having to spend a huge amount of time taking things apart again and redoing them.Basically, the two smooth sides of the crossbar should face out, not in toward the center; the "open" crossbar sides should face inward.If you look closely at the drawing, you'll see that that's what the manufacturer tried to indicate, but a few words (rather than just hieroglyphics) would have helped.There are a few other places in the manual where you'll have to use common sense, but they're not too tricky.Again, just proceed very slowly and carefully.When it comes time to lift the table tops into the supporting structure, it really, really helps to have a third person--even a kid.The picture shows two people holding one table top with one hand each, using the other hand to insert the bolts that will support the top, but you try holding a huge 80-90 lb. table half with one hand!Not realistic.Anyway, to make a long story short, we finally finished assembling the table, and it looks great and seems to work very well.I'll update this if I have anything new to report after we've used it a while.In the meantime, just remember:get two cheap (and small) 10mm wrenches, go slowly, and make sure you have at least two strong people!

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The frame on this table is sturdy, but the blue top is not synthetic. It is just pressboard with a thin veneer glued on top. It would not do well in outdoor conditions, as is stated in the product description.

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table has uneven bounce. I had $200 table from sears which had better bounce that this table.

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For the money I paid for this table I have no complaints.

This isn't a competition level table but its not a cheapy either. The blue color is really nice.

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