case prep center ?

For me its between the Hornady case prep center and RCBS universal case prep center.
I like the looks of the Hornady but they seem to be having issues with quality control as of late.
Anyone have either of these?
 
I've given away two case prep centers as I worked toward more accurate cases.
They are GREAT for pistol ammo,
OK for 'Blasting' or range ammo (OK, not great),
As you work your way up to premium work, the case prep centers will show you their faults, namely guides or fixtures to align cutting functions.
 
Both had the same faults, as all of the prep centers do,
The ones with flat face cutters using Datum Line indexing still required two more stations, taper/deburr cuts both to inside & outside.

Wobbling tool stations were another issue,

The powered length trimmers didn't have ACCURATE stops, case lengths were inconsistant.

No guides to square cuts, it's up to you to try and keep the cuts square,
'Minute of finger' accuracy.
 
update
My wife got me the Lman case prep center xpress for Christmas and it is quiet and smooth, no wobble in the tool shafts. The only thing I am going to change is to use an RCBS primer crimp remover attachment. The one that comes with it works but is hard to get the case on it straight, the RCBS self centers.
 
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