Wanted a mill for ages but the Durston are so expensive and as I am just making jewelry for fun and a hobby could not justify the >1k price. This was a great price and so ordered it. Have been very pleased with it. I mounted it on a 6\" x 6\" post and have made several pieces from it. Having no previous experience with a mill I am not sure how it compares to the high end ones but it was easy to use and quite capable of rolling wires and some sheet silver I had cast into ingots.