I looked at some API stands at the Harrisburg show. I always thought that they were good stands, but after seeing the quality of the welds on them, you couldn' t pay me to get up in one. I weld aluminum everyday, and without a doubt these were the worst welds that I have ever seen on anything. I' ve seen people with no welding experience put out better welds than this. It wouldn' t bother me so much if is wasn' t for the safety factor. I' ve looked at API in the past and they were never like this before. Cutting corners, I guess. If you own a new one, please be carefull and inspect them thoroughly.
Charlie