The thread about the M1112 stand was mine. Perhaps not a deal breaker for many. However, the customer service at Shop Fox may be, depending upon how important that is to you.
To illustrate this point of frustration, below is a copy of one of my emails I exchanged with the seller. I don't believe I am an unreasonable customer, but you may judge for yourself.
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Dear bibbtoolandcutter,
Mr Cutter, you seem to be a concerned individual which is a good start. I have truly become weary of explaining this point with this "Andrew" person at Shop Fox. The M1112 manual clearly states the cast iron base, and that is the stand pictured in the auction. In fact, prior to this stand concern, he stated that the manual was the correct representation of all the items that I should properly receive when he denied my request for 4 additional spider bolts as my packing list reads a total of 8. (if you recall I received 4 and requested the additional 4 like my packing list states) So in this instance this person at Shop Fox insists that the manual is the correct standard to use. At this time he stated that the stand was in fact made of cast iron on the top and bottom and that I must send him pictures of what I actually received. Once he received the pictures that confirmed my situation, his story essentially changed to the cast iron version now being unavailable and that nothing could/would be done on his end (even when I stated that I would likely see fit to return this massive item) and to contact my distributor with further concerns at this point. I must say that I have lost a great deal of confidence in Shop Fox due to the "wash their hands of responsibility" style of customer service I have received so far. This does not bode well for a machine tool that I expected to be using for many years to come. In all fairness, they did send me 2oz of paint to touch up the numerous areas of paint loss, and some non-matching stripes that they happened to have on hand. Frankly, this "Andrew" person strikes me as a poor fit for a customer service position. Security Guard perhaps, but not customer service.