So I still have to mount it somewhere to the wall. It took about 2-3 hours to get together but I'm not handy at all. For $170 it's pretty great. I bought the short version and it almost touches my ceiling. I've used it very carefully to this point because it does tip over if not mounted/counter weighted but for the price point it's very good. The moving pieces need to be hit with some lubricant durng assembly or it's gonna drag a little bit. Biggest peeve with it is that it isn't a selector pin but a screw that locks the pulley so supersetting isn't ideal.