The price can't be beat. The assembly was a bit tricky, my husband helped..some of the holes didn't line up but he was able to get everything together. I got it to make impressions on brass metal sheet. I bought separate texture plates. I am a little disappointed that the impressions aren't as deep as I was hoping. I am pretty sure a more expensive one would make deeper impressions. That being said. It is a great item to "play" with, and a great starter piece to see if I want to get one of the expensive ones.