[Jewelry making - Article 00053] - Re: [Orchid] [Contact] Casting Specialties

[Alberic]

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Greetings:

    I used to deal with them occasionally about 10 years ago. The stakes
    and hammers were decent, especially at the price. They were great
    for having some "rough" stakes laying around to be ground into
    whatever custom shape the job needed. 

    My impression is that the stakes are a bit softer than the standard
    ones, but that could be simply because I saw how fast my 9" angle
    grinder ate into them. (I never have cause to unleash Makita the
    Destroyer on already finished stakes, so I have no basis for
    comparison, other than an impression.) The stakes I've cleaned up
    have held up pretty well for light-to-medium silversmithing. 

    They can be a bit hard to contact. I've been trying their phone off
    and on for the past year or so, attempting to get some stakes for the
    school I teach at, and I have yet to receive a return phonecall.
    (Hard to give them money if they never either answer the phone, or
    call back....) 

FWIW
Brian Meek.

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