Assembly not straightforward, be ready for some headaches

I'm a bit disappointed. Threaded pieces are hard to install; I filed down one of them to assemble it without cross-threading it. You cannot make a foot-long threaded tube, saw cut it into 1-inch long pieces, and expect them to thread well. You must chamfer the edges. Made in China, what do you expect? But don't blame the Chinese, blame the cheap company making them there and not training proper machining methods, or cheaping out on it because they don't care about quality. Also, this came from CA to OH in its original packaging, nothing else, which I don't think was built for that kind of travel/shipping. The styrofoam packaging is pretty thin, and there was damage to the ceramic around the bulb mounting point. I do not think it is a functional issue, but I super glued it back together anyway just in case. Hopefully it holds up to the heat of the lamp. I saw no mention to not touch the bulb with bare hands, which is a big no-no with halogen bulbs. Fortunately I already knew that.

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