I received this pasta maker about a week ago, but I haven't had time to dig into it %26 see what it's about until today. good thing i did, before going straight to making pasta, because I'll have to improvise. it came in smashed boxes (although the outer shipping box was undamaged). there were several broken pieces that i haven't been able to figure out how to put back together, a dented roller, %26 something rattling inside the attachment that rolls the pasta (the most important part!). i have given this a 2, but I might come back %26 change it after trying to make pasta this evening. overall, I'm not very happy. it looks like i got one that should have been given away for free or thrown in the trash due to the damage. fingers crossed it still functions. the pieces have sharp, raw edges, so take care when using this. i sliced into a finger, just when looking at it ( I haven't even used it yet). i will take a photo of the pieces that were just flopping around in the box that i can't seem to fix, but I have submitted other photos with this review.