Health o Meter Professional 400KL Mechanical Beam Medical Scale - Accurate Physician Balance for Doctors, Clinics & Home Health Monitoring | Ideal for Weight Tracking & Patient Care

After reading the reviews I decided to take a chance and hope this scale wasn't too difficult for me to put together and that it was accurate and I could read the numbers. (And because of Amazon's great returns policy it wasn't really a risk.)I am happy to say it was not difficult for me to put together. It was slightly heavy (petite woman) for me to lift the platform section, but I laid the tall section on my bed upside down and put the platform on a chair so that it was at the right height to attach the platform to the top section with the nuts and bolts included. Once that was done, it was easy to pull the hook down and attach it in place. The directions were easy to understand and photos are included, so it was not problem at all. It only took me about five minutes.This scale is SO much more accurate than the digital scale I had been using for ten years. I knew something was off and know now it was off by about 5 to 6 pounds! It would also give me several different readings just stepping on and off it a few times in the same session. This scale is accurate! Finally! I tried several other scales over the past year and had to return all of them.It is not really portable, but I don't need to move it. (It doesn't come with the attachable wheels, and they are a bit pricey, but I might buy them eventually. Amazon doesn't carry them, but maybe they should.)So far, I'm very happy with this scale. I've only had it a few weeks. It's not the old fashioned heavy duty kind we used to find in doctors and hospitals. The metal is lighter obviously. But I wouldn't say it is flimsy like some other reviewers have said. It seems to be made well. And the platform is a solid durable plastic that looks like it will hold up for a very long time. As far as reading the numbers, I can read them okay. The numbers are slightly small, so if you need reading glasses, that might help. I love that you just simply step on it and you know you will be getting an accurate reading EVERY time! It was a bit pricey, but after buying so many other inferior scales over the years, this one should last a long time and pay for itself over the long haul. That is worth the cost it in my opinion.