Shepherd 9549 Lazy-Susan Turntables, 0

This is the second I have bought.

Used this to make a storage unit for hardware that spins. Hardware probably weighed between 150-200 pounds, My unit worked smooth right out of the package. I probably should have lubricated tbe ball bearings, but it worked fine without lube. Perhaps a little noisy, which probably could have been reduced with some grease, but didn't really matter for my application. I was concerned about the bad reviews that it didn't spin, or the ball bearings fell out. Looking at how it is constructed,, it is held together with a lip around the outside perimeter that is formed from the steel. I could easily see that being a problem if the lip is compressed too much, it wouldn't spin, or not enough the ball bearings would fall out. Mine was perfect though. I suspect that the people who had problems could adjust the lip a bit to solve their problem if they had some basic mechanics or metalworking skills. I would agree that things should work properly as supplied, But if you want to save money, sometimes you have to take a chance and be willing to put up with a little aggravation. But it looks like I was in the majority of people who didn't seem to have a problem!

I wanted to build a large Lazy Susan for my table for gaming nights (board games/card games often required you to read text and it's very annoying to have the cards upside-down or side-ways to some of the players who sit around the table). After looking at buying a pre-built one, I figured I'd save a few dollars, build my own, and have it just the way I wanted. This bearing seems to be overkill for such a task, but I liked the overall size of 12", so I went with it it. I got it in, unpackaged it. A downside is no screws provided. I glanced at the directions, but it wasn't hard to figure out for yourself. I went to the local hardware store and bought a 23.75" round wooden platform. I brought it home, found center, drew a 12" circle, and threw this on. I Found 4x screws I had laying around and attached through the provided hole on the bottom of the bearing. I turned it over and invited over my friends. Despite having no bottom and it simply sat on the bearing for the table, the near 24" slab of wood took a lot of force to tip over. It rolled pretty smooth the whole night. Looking down in it, it seems there is a light coating of grease included on the bearings, though just a touch noisy. Ultimately, I think I will make a dedicated table with a revolving center using this bearing as I have good faith that this thing is solid and will last a long time.

I would've gave this 5 stars if it hadn't been broken right out of the package. It was sent in an envelope & was bent enough to let the inner piece, holding all the ball bearings in place, to slip out. Ball bearings were all rolling around inside the envelope & luckily, I didn't lose any. My husband was able to put it back together & painstakingly get all the ball bearings back in, with the help of grease to hold them in place. I know I could've sent it back for a different one, but if it's sent in another envelope, it's most likely going to be bent again. Anyway, once it was put back together, it works fine. Probably better that it was apart so I could grease the ball bearing really good & make it turn really well, so I'm happy with it.

I bought this product to replace a cheap piece of plastic "lazy susan" on a turning DVD tower. Once fully loaded, the tower weighs approx. 200-300lbs, so well under the weight limit. The product was not difficult to install, but you need your own screws, and off course a drill. It now turns the tower like butter. Very sturdy, very easy to install, and the $10 I spent was definitely worth it, especially since I didn't have to replace a $300-$400 piece of furniture!

I used these underneath 3 round boards from Lowes to make three monster 24" lazy susans for our spice cabinet. These are fantastic, and easily support a fully loaded 24" round (40+ pounds). Obviously, be sure to have your centering of the ring PERFECT before screwing it to the underside of a board, and short wood screws with low-profile heads work fine without pilot holes (at least in my spruce boards). Also, don't have all the heaviest stuff on just one side of the susan. (Although there were no wobbles to mine as I was loading it up.) Before attaching the rings to the boards, I did add some oil to the full complement of ball bearings inside the Shepherd, but don't overdo it. These rings are silent and solid, and I will buy them again to make more susans for gifts. 5 stars.

Bought it for the CD tower, worked perfectly.

came in rusty and almost impossible to rotate. after lots of DW40 multiple spins (and one nasty cut on my fingure from the sharp edge" got it to move. Hard to install since there is only one hole to align the top side to the bottom side. Will look for other vendors for my next one.