Hi Bradford, thank you for your detailed feedback! We're glad you find the machine well built. Your experience with the peas slipping through is helpful—sometimes dryness can affect shelling. We appreciate you giving it another try and hope it works better with fresher peas. If you look in the video on the product - that is on our porch. While the cleaning is not perfect, we feel it is pretty good. Along with the handy size of the unit, it is a great machine to have in the neighborhood. Feel free to reach out if you need any assistance!