Okay, so for the most part I think it's a good purchase. The unit does appear to be stainless steel and all the internal components fit together well and seem to operate rather effortlessly. Also, I don't know why people were complaining that the instructions were not very clear, this has to be one of the easiest assemblies that I've done very long time. The legs took less than 5 minutes to pull out of the box and assembled to the unit with me only doing it by myself. However, on the negative side, the following issues have presented themselves and I have only processed six frames of honey. 1) one of the supports that holds the legs is leaking through the barrel. The only way I could see this happening is if the tack welds that hold the support in place managed to burn a hole through the main barrel. The leak is not overly aggressive, however it does drip a few drops a minute. You can see the drop forming in one of the photos I am attaching. I think that this can be fixed with a little bit of e6000 or other type of sealant. Unfortunately, this is not something that I noticed before spinning my first few frames.2) the honeygate that is included with the unit is not the best quality. In fact, even after tightening, there is still the occasional drip past the o-ring. I suppose this could be fixed by going to a better quality o-ring. I'll have to see if I can find something. The bee in the above picture shows where the gate is leaking.3) the gears feel a little clunky. They do seem to work okay, however, they sound like they are grinding against each other. I'm not sure how long they are going to last. I suppose only time will tell.
joni m. lightner 
