[Jewelry making - Article 00002] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Brass settings for practice

[Richard Hart]

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>     Stuller is so huge that getting something like this done has to go
>     through so much red tape that it's like dealing with the
>     government.

    Not to defend Stuller, but to try and get the comprehension rate
    higher, think of it this way. 

    You need a car part, you know that the wholesale distributor has the
    best price, so you call and ask to buy a part, they say who are you,
    do you have a resale license, you say no, they tell you to get the
    part at Pep Boys or Checker auto parts, ect. If you wanted a special
    part made, you ask the wholesaler, they tell you to go to the
    machine shop. 

    Stuller does not have red tape. Stuller actually has a market it
    serves, it is people who make a living making and selling jewelry.
    These people understand the requirements and meet them as a normal
    matter of course of doing business. They are not selling supplies to
    learn on for hobbyists and wanna be's. That is not their goal or
    their market. 

    Companies that can supply practice setting are Tripp's and Rio, and
    the settings would be sterling silver. 

    If you are going to be in this business, I would suggest getting use
    to practicing and ruining things as a matter of course, as the only
    way to learn is to make mistakes, and there is a learning curve. 

    Most countries do not have brass practice setting to learn on. They
    would have to make a setting, and learn by screwing it up, and
    having to make another one. Learning curve much shorter. 

Solder, file, set, Richard Hart
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