I am a BEGINNING woodworker, and it only took about two pain free hours to put this base together flawlessly. A stop at Lowes (the hardware superchain with the blue and white logo, in case the name is removed), and I had the 2 x 2 x 36 inch oak struts (finished size 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 36) that I needed right off the shelf for about half of the cost of the base itself. The unit levels perfectly and rolls effeortlessly. It stays where it belongs even though my shop calls for the base's movement to be in the same direction as my cuts. It will move if you push real hard, but this is more due to the fact that it is presently on polished floors than anything else. On a concrete floor I do not believe it would budge. The base is absolutely steady. And, if you ever need to use it for another machine, all you'll need is to either recut the existing wood, or get new wood. As I stated, a great product.