I'm fairly Impressed with this little press. The design is fairly simple. At the $159 price point the shipping to Hawaii had to cost more then the $159. Thank you Amazon!This isn't a heavy duty press by any stretch of the imagination.That being sad for a home use press it, it fits the bill perfectly!I have a few projects to replace front wheel bearing on my Accord and my 4runner. I have bearing pullers which can do the job. This is the set I currently own: ( OTC 6575 Hub Grappler Kit for on Vehicle Wheel Hub and Bearing Removal)But I wanted a press to make the process easier. (I have access to an industrial press at work but this makes a great home unit)To the other review that claimed the rod does not align? I would say that at first when I put everything together I was thinking the same thing.But after fiddling with it for a few minutes. I figured out that the bottle jack needs to be sitting in the right position for the press rod to line up with the guide perfectly!If you skip this step you may end up bending the rod or causing damage to the part you're trying to press.Remember you are dealing with a lot of force!The better you can set the press up to have a straight press the better it will work!The hardness of the steel rod leave a bit to be desired. But you get what you pay for! It's definitely NOT hardened steel! It's a basic iron rod.So keep that in mind, and apply pressure accordingly. If you observe the rod staarting to mushroom or bend stop applying pressure.The bottle jack can definitely apply more pressure then the material can handle.So use common sense!This is NOT an inustrial strenght press! If that's what you're expecting then you're in for HUGE disappointment!But if all you need to do is press out a few bearings and races then this would have no problem doing that.Take you time and be safe!