I bought mine for knifemaking. it is affordable compared to the local offers, but still quite expensive for me.
The build quality is pretty high. the steel bars and arms are of very thick gauge, it's very stable, very low vibration with the wheel or the platten; The adjustable speed helps a lot on the work I do, smaller knife blades. The standard belts dull pretty quickly, and are of a finer grit than what I'd like, mine did not snap as other have reported, but I was careful with the tension. I bought locally another 150 euros worth of belts. The power is there even at low speeds, which is nice. Overall, I wish I bought this sooner.