LOL
I am on the third machine. The first two were satisfactory to a point. They wore out the lever bushing about a year and a half and the little rubber piece that hold the tube firmly against being pushed off wore out also.
This latest machine is phenomenal in that it seems indestructable.
I hope my saying that wasn't the kiss of death. ;)
I believe we're on our third SupermaticII, and that was after going thruogh replacement parts several times on our original supermatic. That's not too bad, considering we've been making our own since fall of '99.