The unit itself is great, the box was pretty banged up and missing styrofoam, but it was missing the sausage filler that it said in the question/answer section it was suppose to come with

I really like my new grinder I used to use a cheap one I bought because I just didn't know how much I was going to use it, it would take me just about a hour to grind 25 lbs now it just a matter of minutes, a lot of reviews say hard to clean well it's easier than I expected if I had to say anything negative I think I would have to say it's a little noisier than I expected but I would definitely buy it again

I ordered this for my own hobby uses, the fact that the frame is mostly 2020 aluminum extrusion we a huge part of why I got this. To start, the kit is well packaged with plenty of foam to keep it safe. Some parts needed cleaned before assembly but that only takes a bit of air or a vacuum after removing the plastic covering. Assembly of the kit was easy despite the limited information in the manual. Once it is built the frame is quite rigid. Being a trained production machinist I am eager to push this thing to its limits. The only issues I have with this kit are: 1 The manual, it needs more descriptions. 2 The spindle wire could use to be about 3 or 4 inches longer. 3 the inclusion of 4 to 6 T-nuts for clamping. None of those are deal breakers, As for the 2500mw laser, that was a bonus that is going on my home made laser and I have not gotten to use it yet.