this is what i ended up getting. for the time being as it was on sale and i just could pass it up -
it is a copy of the weston stuffer - and probably made by weston and possible some of their "seconds" models.
it sells for 179.00 at academy and was on clearance for 124.00
use it by myself to see if i liked it - ran 3 separate 5lb test batches of fresh sausage "not to be smoked" and it did fine and was actually pretty easy for me by myself and pretty fast also. doesnt quite hold 11 lbs maybe 9.75 lbs. i like it so far.
me and a buddy sutffed about 40 lbs this weekend with different batches and it was pretty quick..