[Jewelry making - Article 00293] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Anodized aluminum disks

[Edwards, Robert]

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>     Hello everyone,  I am wondering if anyone can suggest a source
>     (other than Metalliferous) for purchasing pre-cut disks and other
>     shapes in anodized aluminum.  I have been ordering from
>     Metalliferous for the past few years but have recently had too
>     many bad experiences with that Company.  They have a very bad
>     attitude toward small customers and I am tired of putting up with
>     it.  

    Grace, sorry to hear about your bad experiences with Metalliferous. 
    But I can't let this go by without noting that my own experiences
    with them have been 180 degrees opposite yours.  I don't know of
    another supplier who will let you wander around in his back room half
    the afternoon, browsing for what you want. I know of very few other
    trade sources that have gone out of their way to court students,
    part-timers, and other newbies to the trades the way they have. 
    Regarding the owner, on my first or second visit some years ago, I
    was browsing the tool racks out front, when he came up to me and
    asked if he could be of help.  I said I was looking for some files. 
    "Are you a goldsmith?", he asked.  Trying to be, was my reply.  And,
    for the next half hour, he personally helped me sort through most of
    his stock of new, surplus, and used files, pointing out some real
    gems to add to my collection at a price that was a small fraction of
    what the big catalogs get. 

    I never fail to stop in for a visit when I am in NYC, and I always
    get greeted with "Hi, nice to see you again!", even when I haven't
    been there in a year.  And I'm not a big customer of theirs, either. 

    I would recommend them highly, to anyone. 

Regards,

Bob Edwards
Chromis Designs
Washington, DC 

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