I bought one a while ago to get all the supposed benefits from it that everyone loves. but I just don't love it. I find it easier to use my standard cutting mat and just turn it around as needed. the problems I have with the "real" rotating mat is that the rotating mechanism in the center creates a very very minimal, but noticeable, hump in the center of the board, so that when I put my large square ruler on it to trim up a block, there is a bit of a wobble. Again, it is so minimal it probably shouldn't bother me, but it does. And, it turns well enough, but not as smooth as I'd like. Probably just being picky again, but I prefer to pull out my small standard non rotating mat and rotate it manually on my table.