The Imahashi is the Rolls Royce of faceting machines. No wood is used. It is very heavily built and once set the handpiece will work on multiple bases. I sold one a few years ago without any of the abrasive plates for $1400 on Ebay. That was just a lucky buy at a an estate auction. No one new what it was and I got it for $50. The only problem you may have is that it is not marketed in the US. You will need to order parts from Japan unless you can find a global supplier.