Now this injector is unusual in many ways. First, it is a two-step crankstyle injector (compression and injection are handled separately). This strategy simplifies the work the injector must do and puts less strain on its internals than an all-in-one motion approach. Of course, our concern was it would not be quite as fast, but surprisingly enough, the two stage design is only slightly slower than the best single stroke crankstyles. Haven't been able to break one. More importantly, they produce sticks of exceptional quality and do so consistently with a surprisingly large range of tobacco cuts and moisture contents.