[Jewelry making - Article 00062] - Re: [Orchid] Drawbenches notes

[frank goss]

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    Bill and I lately have had some very long discussions off line
    concerning ordering milled and wire stock or rolling your own. I have
    not ordered milled goods (I use this as an inclusive term for wire
    and sheet stock) for 30 some odd years. I have always rolled my own
    after purchasing a double mill and draw plates. After reading the
    posts of the last few weeks and doing a little (yuk!!!) accounting I
    have begun to change my mind on relative cost of using factory
    stock. While I will never give up my mills I will be ordering more,
    as my time becomes more of an issue.. In this vein I spent about an
    hour on the phone with the great folks at Stuller Settings to see if
    they had a alloy in milled stock that was comparable to the United
    Precious Metals S88 sterling alloy. I just am tired of rolling 4
    gauge wire for some of my projects and would like to get some of this
    alloy in, a larger than I can roll sheet stock, as well. The point
    being that Stullers was very interested in what I had to say about
    this alloy and spent the time and resources to converse with me about
    my needs and how they could best serve them. So those of you who do
    not have a Stullers account and think it is too much trouble to
    supply them with the necessary information to acquire one, think
    again. There is no one, in my opinion, and I repeat,no one in the
    industry, that can match their service to the little guy. They built
    their business on the mom and pop jeweler and they know it and they
    act like it.. ( usual disclaimer goes here) I can't wait to see if
    they decide to start milling this silver alloy...oh! my aching back..

Frank Goss
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