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I actually tried unsuccessfully to purchase one of these machines from 2 different vendors. The one vendor on eBay would not return my emails. The other vendor, located in Minnesota, offered to let me come by and inspect the machine. When I arrived, after traveling from Phoenix, AZ, he was not there. However, I was still able to see the machine and came away unimpressed.

I ended up buying my machine from a company in Minnesota for only about $3,000 more (base price) than the Chinese machine. I have been absolutely satisfied with my decision. The machine has worked flawlessly since I took it out of the crate.

If you check some of the other threads, you will find that the castings on some of these Chinese machines are not flat and square. One guy from Australia found that they had used some sort of metal putty in an attempt to square up the table from underneath. I found out that you have to be very careful with the controls. Some of them only come in metric. You have to make sure to ask the proper questions and purchase the proper accessories.

My understanding is that some people have good luck with these machines. Some don't even see their machines for months after they order and pay for them. It's a good idea to find out if you are getting a machine from stateside stock of if it will be shipped in the next container that the seller purchases from China when he gets enough orders.

Best of luck.