Chefman Die-Cast Electric Food Slicer

I bought this slicer because I liked the price, the brand name, and because the blade size and alleged motor power. I never owned an electric Deli Slicer before, and I mainly wanted one for slicing hard salami. It looks very well made. Unfortunately once I actually tried it, I was very disappointed. First, the motor turns the blade pretty slow, and as soon as it the blade hits the food it slows even further. Second, no matter how thin you set the guard, once the food hits the blade the force twists the guide and the guard apart and the slices end up being thicker than you want. Third, the plastic food shield has spikes on it that are supposed to bite into the food for safety. But those spikes are long enough to actually get cut off by the blade and now my spikes are a bit flat on the end. (I didn't notice how they tasted.) Finally (and worst of all) the sliding food tray has one guide wheel all the way on the front end, and no support on the back end where the food rests. Any food that is heavy (like salami) will weigh down the sliding tray and as you push the food through the blade, distort it enough that it makes contact with the blade. My food tray has a chewed up rear edge and my slices end up with tiny flecks of black plastic. I imagine that if you only use it for lightweight, soft food it would be a breeze. But you can slice that yourself with a good knife. For hard salami, it is NOT GOOD. I also tried it with a softer roast. On very thin, it shredded a lot of the meat, so that the entire blade area was full of small pieces of meat. I had to keep turning off to collect my shreds. About half of my roast ended up as shredded beef. My suggestion to the company would be to a) add a second guide wheel underneath the rear edge of the food tray to support it better, and b) maybe make the business edge of the food tray slightly tapered or curved so that it can't get sliced away by the blade. Of course this could make the last slice of food get stuck it that space...