I have been wanting one of Ken Light's machines for quite some time, have read his page several times, it's got some very good information. I missed one of his annealers on ebay a while back for a buy it now of $300 with 4 wheels and 2 torch heads and been kicking myself in the ass ever since. I have been using my 6'x18' lathe and a propane torch with the lights turned off in my shop so I can see the color better, once I figure out how many seconds it takes to get it just far enough down the case then I just start the lathe put the flame to it and count it out, loosen the chuck, hot case drops into a pan to cool and put in another, I have had very good results as far as case life goes I cant remember the last time I found a split neck but it's not nearly as fast as his machine and I am sure not as consistent.