[Jewelry making - Article 00024] - Re: [Orchid] Straight Skinny on Stuller Metals Pricing

[Rick Sindeband]

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    You are correct in all that you say and Hoover and Strong did offer
    to correct the problem with the metal cracking. I do not appreciate
    being squeezed by a supplier for whatever reason and I think the way
    they handled this situation was bad. But I will stand by my final
    statement that the silver sheet that they sell is inferior to what I
    am buying now. There are many defects in the sheet goods that seem to
    be from the rolling process they are using. My experience comes from
    fabrication of over a 1000 pieces a year and currently since I
    switched suppliers I am getting a much better finish without a lot of
    extra work. I do not think that supplier bashing helps anyone buts as
    long as it is going on I decided to comment. As far as Stuller's
    service it is bar none they may have some issues with thier metal
    pricing right now but they are the go-to supplier for me when I need
    help and I can not remember a time when I came away from dealing with
    them with a bad taste in my mouth. 

Rick Sindeband
Skystone and Silver
P.O.Box 4525
Pueblo, Colorado  81003
1-800-544-5960
719-544-5959
web http://www.skystoneandsilver.com
email  rick AT skystoneandsilver.com
blog   http://skystoneandsilver.blogspot.com


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