The Product: This sorter works excellently. When using, sorting twice seems to be ideal. When you place a lot of Lego in the top, some longer pieces will align themselves to fall through to the next layer. Doing an initial rough sort allows you to selectively re-sort sizes to keep the longer pieces on the layer above (as they'll lie flat and not fall through the holes). While with casters, you can move it around back and forth, side to side, I've found that for a first pre-sort, picking the whole thing up and moving it up and down (carefully) and around is more effective (but my hands aren't small, so I can grip the layers well from the sides). I'm contemplating getting a small shaker motor to attach, as that may be more effective than shaking by hand. And, instead of the casters, you can put adhesive felt on the bottom (like you put under furniture). That will allow shaking it by pushing it back and forth, side to side, on a flat surface (but maybe not your expensive furniture).

Assembly: Some woodworking knowledge is likely helpful. I sanded the expected contact points (the accessible ones, not inside holes) and brushed on wood glue (including inside the receiving holes). They mention the benefit of clamping, but I used a pin nailer (23 gauge) to tack the joints together with the small nails. A few of the nails went astray and popped out the face of the wood, but I pulled them out. I then wiped away any glue squeezeout with a wet cloth.

The Cost: As to the value of the sorter, the baltic birch itself is worth around $50-60. I don't know how long they take on the laser cutter, but that has a cost as well. There's also the original design time to create and optimize the files for the cutting (don't underestimate this as it takes some time for aspects like getting tabs tight but not too tight). Then, packing and (free) shipping. Lastly, profit is needed to keep a company in business for them to offer us their next cool products.

The Value: $189.99 with free shipping is reasonable for what you get. It's not cheap, but you're also getting a high-quality and very useful product. If I had a laser cutter, I would be quite pleased with myself if I had come up with this design!

Improvement: The system is good! The only idea I can think of is an option for 2-3 more sieve layers, perhaps. Otherwise, the design is optimized for what it is: a flat-packed, tab-based, user-assembled, real-wood product.

It’s nicely made but only can be held together by glue. There isn’t a lid and is pretty tiny. Nice but not really worth the price.

I was a bit skeptical about this item. Some assembly is required but it is not hard at all. Get the right wood glue and a set of clamps, and you’re good to go. Instructions are easy to follow for assembly. Before I started gluing mine, I painted all the side panels so that I could at least make it look good in my Lego room. I ordered a good set of casters that would also roll on carpet, and this baby has greatly reduced the amount of time it takes to sort a large tub of Lego. The 14” size is just right for my needs. So overall it’s a good tool to have in a Lego sorting table.

Excellent product. Works great

For 200 that should definitely have the casters installed already. Not worth it without the roll out capabilities.