i saw a crack on the bar,at the end of the plate holder on my smith machine,i was surprized,this is the first time i see this kind of dammage,when i inquierd with the factory,their answer was this happend becouse of abuse,some members insted of putting the plates gently,they ram it so hard into the stopper,please take care in handling all the equipment,it costs money and time to replace a part.