J.K. Adams MWR-40 Customer reviews
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Category: Kitchen
Brand: J.K. Adams
Model: MWR-40
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J.K. Adams MWR-40 Product reviews
J.K. Adams MWR-40 Review by Donna Ullrich (E. Lansing, MI USA)
It was fun to build - a blast from my tinker toy past.
It fit in two tiers above my kitchen cupboards. So much nicer looking than fake green plants up there.
The shipment arrived very quickly; the packaging was excellent and the directions a breeze.
Highly recommend these for people who are looking for a flexible system of wine storage.
J.K. Adams MWR-40 Review by Michael J. Robinson "Mike" (Fargo, ND USA)
This wine rack was simple to put together and very sturdy. I suggest using a rubber mallet when building it.
J.K. Adams MWR-40 Review by J. Nelson (Southern California)
Based on the overwhelmingly high product reviews this wine rack has on Amazon, I bought it with the anticipation of a quality product. When I attempted to assemble the kit, however, I discovered that the supplied hardware is insufficient to complete the job.
The instructions for assembly indicate that each peg should provide a "friction fit" during assembly, and that if any peg doesn't provide such a fit, to discard it and use another, since enough extras are provided to allow for some defective pegs. I discovered that about one in three or one in four of the pegs could provide a friction fit (not a tight friction fit, but just a friction fit). The remaining pegs turn loosely in the holes, and fall out if the "octobar" into which it is driven (yes, with a hammer) is upended. After a while, I began suspecting that maybe it wasn't just the pegs, but perhaps some of the holes were overlarge. So I started hunting through multiple holes looking for a tight fit, and rotating the bars to try to locate the wider holes towards the outside of the rack, where they wouldn't be used. Still, some pegs were so small that they wouldn't provide a friction fit in any hole, and some holes were so large that no peg could satisfy them.
All told, I was able to assemble slightly more than half of the octobars into two rows of openings, capable of holding some 20 bottles of wine. The box still contains a good number of octobars and a surprisingly high number of rejected pegs.
The instructions indicate, and I quote, that "Glue is usually unnecessary on J.K. Adams wine racks. Our pins are slightly oversized to produce a friction fit which is generally sufficient to insure a tight rack. In a dry environment, however, some wood joints may loosen. If this occurs, add a spot of glue." I'm located in southern California, where we're in the midst of our wettest winter in over a decade. In the last two weeks, our area has seen over 7" of rain (average yearly total = 3"). On the day I was assembling the rack, it was actually raining. So there is no way that I'm in "a dry environment."
I don't want to use glue to hold the remaining components together (and would not be confident in the structural strength thereby achieved - it would be like trying to glue a hot dog into the middle of a hallway). So, now I'm forced to decide whether to keep the 20-something bottle wine rack that I have (after paying for a 40-bottle rack) or deal with the hassle of disassembly and return shipment for a refund.
------ Update 3/11/2010 ------
I contacted customer service for JK Adams, and they were happy to send me out another bag of pins, which from the shipping label, they appear to have custom ordered a little larger than the standard pins. Using these extra, oversized pins, I was able to finish assembling the rack and use all of the 'octobars.' There are still a few less-than-solid connections in the rack, but hopefully nothing that causes the whole thing to come apart. Based on the experience, I'm upping my review to 3 stars, because the finished product is pretty good (four stars), and the customer service was helpful (five stars), but the hassle of receiving a defective product wasn't exactly great.
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J.K. Adams MWR-40 Hardwood 40-Bottle Wine Rack, Natural Technical Details
- Measures approximately 9 by 30 by 22 inches; 5-year limited warranty
- Assembles like tinker toys; no glue required; wipes clean
- Securely cradles up to 40 standard-size bottles of wine
- Sturdy, geometrically proportioned wine rack made of solid hardwood
- Extra joining pins included for adding on additional racks
- Item Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 7 inches; 20 pounds
- Brand: J.K. Adams
- Model: MWR-40
- Product Type: Kitchen
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