Well, the brass are REALLY nice as well. I don't own one of them (yet) but plan to soon! Blitz had to take the machines off of their site because they were so popular, but I had emailed John asking if I could pay him in advance and he agreed to make me whatever I wanted. If you were interested in the brass one (it's got a little more weight to it, but still is not as heavy as a coil machine) try emailing him if you want to go that route.