One of the tapped holes had shiny threads which made me think it was aluminum. It was a long day at work, must be seeing things.
Thought the same thing. Also had a long day...
To add to this thread I’d say be patient and join the tekno buy sell group on fb. I got my well sorted mt410 for cheap just by waiting a bit. The summer is almost over in a lot of the us and stuff will start to move cheap. Good luck! You’ve picked a great brand to start with.