Hello: i purchased a Smithy 1220LTD in 2004. I have had a lot of good luck with it, for the price. I did buy the reducing speed pulley to get better cut and control of spindle. I also found that the backlash in the cross table is a maintenance thing. I discovered that it has a double "nut" type thread lock for backlash adjustment. I can adjust it with the use of a mirror and set it as tight as necessary to have zero slack..... I am a model airplane enthusasist. love to make Parts for myself and others........ I also would recommend a 4 inch rotary Table to work on small things and 6 inch if a little larger. I have made a 5/16" Dia. 10 tooth gear x 1/4 inch. and it worked great.... Another thing I would suggest is check out EBAY for tooling and accessories.. Have got most there. Good luck. ELWIZ
