I always wanted a shop smith, had an uncle that had one, never saw him use it. I have a friend that has one, has had it for years.. He has a beautiful shop, big, like 30 x 50. and that shop smith looked pretty funny sitting in the middle. But he loves it, I think he has since move on to other tools. He is a turner, and an artist at it. Has a huge lathe. My problem with the shop smith is I am not organized enough to have one. You have to be able to schedule you work so you are not always having to stop and set things up for the next phase of a project. Cut everything that needs to be cut on the table saw then drill everything that needs to be drill, etc, etc... I am just too unorganized for that type of wood working.