I got my new patriot machine last week. Spent saturday getting it out of the crate and setup on the bench. Was going to try some work on Sunday, but got involved in the Super bowl. So far the machine looks real good- I had a 2000 model shoptask which I used for doing hobby engine and hot rod stuff. I built some special fixtures to do valve guides and thread in studs. I also have built a ton of suspension pieces on the old Shoptask. JT had offered me 80% trade in on the new machine, but the freight back to Vegas was too high, so I am going to sell the old machine on E-Bay. At first glance I can see a lot of improvements over the old yellow machines and the larger mill table and longer center distances are what I needed. Probably won't get back into the shop until this weekend, but will post more as I start working.