The item itself is really well made- easy to clean, sturdy, well made. I had a bountiful apple harvest and envisioned a fun Saturday of making cider. It was not fun! It was trial and error and new error all day. The item needed to be mounted otherwise it spins as you try to press. Then the tub would spin as I got close to the end of the press. I figured I must be doing this all wrong or I am just a weakling. I did get 2 beautiful quarts of cider AND a huge appreciation for people who make it.