**Update from previous post. After finally contacting the manufacturer through their web site, they referred me back to amazon saying that they do not have replacement parts. Amazon agreed to send me a replacement lathe.

Item arrived with damage to the shipping crate and control box. It was bent but the lathe seemed to run ok and the controls worked. Appeared to be just cosmetic. Nothing on this machine is adjusted properly. The compound slide has way too much play and needs major adjustment out of the box. Once I had everything adjusted and started using the machine It only lasted about 30 minutes before the motor quit. Burning smell from the motor and control box. Chuck spins freely by hand so nothing is binding to cause motor to overheat. Contacted Amazon for a resolution and was told to return. Problem is the crate that it was delivered in is damaged beyond repair. Amazon customer service said they can not supply a shipping crate and told me to put it in a cardboard box. That simply will not work with a 100 pound piece of heavy equipment like this. I decided to try and contact the manufacturer to get a warranty replacement motor but every message sent to them through Amazon is returned saying "We are sorry to let you know that your email to Mophorn - Amazon Marketplace cannot be delivered because the order it is in regards to is either invalid or not between you and the recipient. We apologize for the inconvenience." Looks like I am out of options and $550. Very disappointed. Do not buy this machine.

A little cleaning and adjusting here and there and this is a pretty decent little lathe for light work. Tons of YT videos on how to improve them out there. I've cut everything from plastic to stainless steel with it and it works. Don't expect machine shop quality but if you're looking for a hobby level mini metal lathe this fits the bill.

It's a good set of gears for my mini lathe even though it didn't have the allen wrench set screw and the packaging was something to be desired. The belt drive gear was a little banged up most likely during shipping but with a 120grit sandpaper burrs and nicks came out. I didn't notify the company about this because I wanted them installed.

Over all, I am happy with the lathe.
But, there was heavy shipping damage to the crate, UPS was not kind to it.
The chuck guard was broken and one knob was missing.
I am deducting a star because I can not find the seller contact information so that I can contact them for possible replacement of the guard and knob. All I am finding is sold by: Amazon.

The guard was bent and broken the crate was damaged it seems to work ok but it doesn't come with cutting bits. That sucks