Originally Posted by
DaveInFloweryBranchGA
I've owned both, used the Star a good bit. But comparing both on the bench, when I had to sell one, it was the Star. I believe long term, I can automatic or semi-automate the Ballisti-Cast easier than the star, though I may have to ditch the manual feed wheel.
One negative on the Star is they glue the temperature sensors into the block of the sizer rather than use a remove-able method. If you order a Mark VI, I suggest you specify you do not want them to mount the heater and that you'll mount it yourself so you can use a different method to retain the sensors and heating element other than glue/epoxy.