Princess Auto sells the same series of stuffers. I bought the smallest one a few years back and have been really happy with its performance.
I was a little worried about the plastic gears but figured I would deal with it IF it became an issue. It has not been.
One thing I did do, was to make a smaller tube adapter. I used some thin wall tubing and a block of nylon turned to size on a metal lathe (its GOOD to have some tools to use!
) to fit, and now I can stuff the smaller size collagen casings for meat sticks.
As long as the guy on the crank does not go all gorilla on it, I do not see the gear giving out any time soon. Like as not, I will grab the pieces and cast a replacement of aluminum, if it does.
TeeJo