I was shopping around for a large storage cabinet that would support my several hobbies.. I settled on this one partly because I bought a Seville Classics 6ft workbench a few years back and could not be happier with it.. the other reason is that the other options I looked at were just flimsy in design.. Yes it's true, the metal on this is pretty thin but I would give the engineers who designed it an A+.. once it goes together it is very strong. Make sure when you are putting the back on that the boxes go to the inside, once you bolt them all together this is where the cabinet really gets it's strength from.. I chuckled to myself several times while putting this together that maybe I had made the wrong choice but once I got it together and loaded up, I could not be more pleased.
The person who came up with the packing for this thing is an artist and puzzle master.. I bought mine from the store (Sam's) and there was absolutely no damage.. I can understand for those that had damage from shipping why that could happen, it's a large 125+ box and what poor delivery guy wants to deal with that.. However it is packed insanely well, I just hope you have styro recycling near you..
The locking mechanism is just standard.. It's definitely not a security cabinet or gun safe for that matter and it's exactly what I expected.. to keep small hands from getting into your stuff, not a seasoned burglar from accessing it if he wanted to..
I do not have this in a garage, it's upstairs in a bedroom I use as my office and workspace so getting upstairs it consisted of unpacking and hauling the very many pieces upstairs.
I am only giving it four stars because there are somethings that weren't great, like the instructions.. My 50 year old eyes had to strain to make out the detail and had to pull out a magnifying glass once or twice..
Other than that, I had ALL the pieces included, no missing screws whatsoever, they even pack a magnetic tip screwdriver and a wrench for assembly. If you're looking for a well engineered, handsome addition to your garage or even your office, look no further.. I will be adding some wall cabinets from this company in the very near future..
Also, there is plenty of room inside.. it comes with three shelves and you can purchase additional from Seville Classics for about $25 at the time of this writing.. I considered getting the wheels too but that is one disappointment, they are sold in sets of two for $25 per set. I didn't feel investing another $50 into this was worth it, it's a large enough box that I don't feel it warrants them.. if I had put it in the garage then maybe.. but expensive for wheels..