Arrow 98500 | Oak effect Sewnatra Sewing Machine Cabinet | 171¼ x 49¾ x 77½cm

Purchased for my wife, it came in 2 boxes and took about 2 hours to put together. Very simple and there are videos on YouTube from the makers showing how to put it together. The airlift is great and my wife's singer confidence fits in perfectly and the cut out fits too. The casters on the bottom are ok but plastic. The hinges and fittings are good and it is perfect for us as it fits nicely in the corner and can be wheeled out and setup in 2 minutes. The photo is not accurate as the door opens to the right to allow space under the left table. This is a change for the better, they also added an extra hinge to the door. Overall we are happy with the cabinet and was quick delivery too, only 4 working days.

It comes very well packed. I have read other reviews that say there are loads of pieces. I didn’t think so. Every panel is labelled and the screws etc are easily identifiable. The instruction manual is ok but you will need some experience of flat-pack construction. The whole assembly took me about two and a half hours. You can do it on your own if you are careful how you manoeuvre the thing, as it’s manufactured wood you will have to take care not to over-tighten fittings or stress the panels. I also think it’s a bit over priced for what it is.i have a feeling it might shake a bit when in use. I did have to realign one or two non-structural screws like the door magnet. It looks nice though and hope my wife likes it.

Very nice cabinet, but took a while to build.

this machine came in loads of pieces, lucky I had my son staying with me or I would have sent it back. it took him a good 2 hours to put together and he is a carpenter! It does the job of keeping all your sewing things together but its strange there is no way to lock it closed to prevent little fingers getting into it.

This cabinet was shipped in two boxes, each about 40 lb. Assembly was not difficult, and can be done mostly by one person. It was helpful to have another person when setting the cabinet on its feet and when installing the top. (The top and leaf come preassembled and is fairly heavy, making it a little difficult for one person to match all four pins to their holes). I like the design. The air lift mechanism works easily and stops are adjustable, although I didn't need to. Our machine is fairly light and a fair amount of downward pressure is needed to move the platform up and down. I have not contacted the company, but I don't think the tension is adjustable. There is an insert included so a free-arm machine can be operated at the lower level without a huge gap between the table and the sewing surface. Two of the four casters are the locking type and should be mounted on the front to be useful. Assembly is fairly typical of "flat box" furniture. Everything fit well and the necessary parts were all included.

I bought this cabinet for my mother who lives in an assisted living complex. She has limited space and it fit quite nicely in her apartment. Also, her sewing machine fit quite nicely in the cabinet. She owns a basic Babyloc machine. My mother does not have a lot of strength in her shoulder and upper arms but she has no problems in lifting the machine with the air-lift assistance. It does take some time and space to put it together. It is also very heavy because of being made of a wood product. There should be no problems with it tipping and the wheels help when it needs to be moved. I did get a chance to look at another cabinet from another company that looked just about like this one at a sewing shop. That cabinet was much more expensive and a bit smaller. As for shipping, it was fast and the boxes (2) came in very good condition. The only problem I can see is that it does have shelves on the inside of the door and if the user is not careful to leave the front door open before pushing the machine back down inside the cabinet there could be some damage done to those shelves or the door.

I bought this Arrow Sewnatra sewing cabinet through Amazon from SewVacDirect. It arrived very quickly and was packed very securely. Based on user reviews, my husband and I used the installation videos that are posted on Arrow's website. The videos move pretty quickly, so we did a lot of view-pause-repeat. Our only complaint on the videos is there are a few places where the view is obscured or you can't tell whether the installer is saying "part C" or "part D". So we also consulted the printed installation manual that came with the cabinet. Don't bother downloading the installation PDF; the diagrams and photos are too dark to decipher. Our only complaints about the cabinet are: (1) Each cabinet part is supposed to be labeled with a part number (A, B, etc.) sticker, but there were several pieces in our shipment that either had no sticker or we couldn't find one, (2) Our biggest complaint is that the pre-drilled holes for the small screws were almost non-existent, making them very difficult to spot and extremely hard to screw in the small screws (the large screws were fine. In retrospect, we should have drilled out the holes for the small screws a little to make it easier to screw them in. And I would recommend using an electric screwdriver. Be aware that assembly is a two-person job. Neither my husband nor myself is very handy, so assembling this cabinet took us much longer than normal (about 4 hours). I was recovering from back surgery, so my husband had to do all of the work. If I could have helped, we could have done it a little quicker. But now that it's assembled and in place in my hobby room, I love this sewing cabinet.

Product itself seems to be of good quality. Written assembly instructions accompanying product are TERRIBLE. As written and presented-assembly instructions are confusing and misleading. Illustrations are not detailed and of poor quality. Step by step instructions as presented are not presented in the correct order. Manufacturer needs to review, hire a competent technical writer and assembly person then rewrite and republish these instructions. Video in the images section was helpful but had steps missing. We made it through the assembly, but not without a lot of frustration and extra time expended.

This is the best sewing machine cabinet I've ever had plenty of storage and a space saver looks great.