So I just got this machine after waiting for it to be on back order for 3 months. Overall I think its pretty good. All the knobs are metal and not plastic. All i had to do was put the fence on and even that wasnt too bad. I think it took longer to wipe the grease off then to put the fence on. I had to set the height on the outfeed table and add my own cord, but overall the tables are flat after hearing horror stories. It does snipe a little bit on the last inch of the board, but I guess that's the nature of the beast. Keep in mind when they pick the machine up with a forklift 25 times on its way from China the lag bolts get pushed out of the pallet, so it won't be bolted to the pallet anymore by the time it gets here. The Chinese crumbled up newspaper in the cabinet was a nice touch. Wish I could read it. Lol You will have to go and buy your own strain relief connector and power cord since it's just a hole in the little pecker box or whatever it's called.