The following review was from RYO (Roll Your Own) Magazine

...But we're not even close to finished yet on innovations in the injector field. For a long time (in fact since early 2004 when we shot the first "EasyRoller" video, our experiences with auger driven electrics have been anything but positive. That is with one exception. Two years ago we were approached by Don Roddy of Ace Tobacco Wholesale and asked if we would test his new machine. It was originally named the Rapid Roller (boring) and was green, looking quite a bit like a previous Danish machine. Once we examined it closely however we found that it had all the improvements we recommended for the EasyRoller, such as a larger, much more powerful motor with high torque that ran at very low RPMs. We found right away that this machine did a much better job filling the tube than any we had seen previously. And the tobacco not only stayed in the tube, but the excess tobacco in the tray after injection was barely altered from its original state. Still we found a few problems with ash dropping off and a bit of an uneven burn. Over the next two years, Don and I spoke nearly daily and he kept at it, further improving the motor, slowing it down even more. Finally he addressed the actual shape, length and spacing of the tines of the auger. After a lot of experimenting what resulted was what we consider the best electric auger design possible.

   The tension arm (that determines how firmly the tube is held during injection) was yet another innovation. Sure all auger machines had them but this one really worked. More on that in a minute. But first regarding the auger. Having solved the motor power (at no small expense) and RPM issue, when Don turned his full attention to the auger, he found that slight deviations in taper along the length of the auger produced unique results. He optimized those deviations and created for the first time an auger that truly pushes the tobacco into the tube with little or no chopping of the strands. We have probably 50 augers here from different stages of his development and I must tell you this extra effort in auger design paid off big time. We encouraged him to patent this design, it was that unique.

  As to the tension rod, one can adjust it so that a tube will slip off the long nozzle easily with only a slight pull, or tighten it down so tight that you can lift this pretty heavy machine by the tube alone. As the tension increases so does the tightness of the pack. And at the extreme end, one can pack a tube so tightly that you cannot draw any air through it. So what would be the point of that. Well for those people who still insist on making a carton at a time or more, you can make a stick that is much too tight to smoke immediately but a week or two later, the stick draws just fine. It really is common sense as folks who make even a case full of cigarettes and carry them around for a day or two begin to find the tobacco becomes looser in the tube as time passes. This is partly (along with fresh flavor and moderate consumption) why I prefer making sticks only as I want one. With the new AceTobacco machine you can make sticks that will be just right after two weeks or more storage and if you carry around a cigarette case full, you'll find little if any loose tobacco at the bottom of the case. For me I prefer making them at a normal tightness and smoking them as I make them, but this machine is far more versatile than my own particular methodology would ever need.

  The machine has undergone a couple of new namings. First the Oldham and now soon to be the Plantation. It is a beautiful yellow and black machine and is by far the quietest electric I've yet seen. The auger slips right out for cleaning and the front cover comes off by loosening a single screw to clean the very small amount of tobacco dust that may accrue over a long time. Every part of this machine has undergone immense engineering and all of it was done here in the US. Yes the final production was in China and it represents some of the best work I've seen from Asia. But this is no off the truck private labeled import. It is all American in design and as stated before, is the result of an incredible amount of design, engineering, labor. and TESTING. It is unlike any other electric auger injector and is built to last a really long time. Service from AceTobacco is outstanding in case you need something but I doubt you will...

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