This was a great review. To put this in perspective, I have had my PM-1340GT for almost 2 years and I have learned more from this thread and your review than I have anywhere previously. I've already mounted and wired in the light to the control box as you indicated, replaced the belt which was toast after little use and plan on adding the carriage stop t-handle. I really wish I would have ordered the 3 phase so I could add the VFD. It probably would have made any future CNC conversion easier and cheaper. I use it mainly for hobby gunsmithing. I've already made an outboard spider for it and a coolant pump is in progress. I'm trying to make somewhat of a closed loop system so it can pressure feed cutting oil while chambering barrels. Any suggestions for what to put on the ways and chucks during extended idle time? Mine is in the garage so humidity is pretty high. I've been just hitting it with WD-40 if I notice rust.