[Jewelry making - Article 00101] - Re: [Orchid] Best Type or Brand of RTV Rubber?

[David Huffman]

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Hi Andy; 

>     I am just wondering. Has any one tried the Freeman Jewel-Sil Kits
>     of 2 part RTV mold rubber.

    I've tried it, I'm not crazy about it. It's a bit easy to tear, the
    texture of it's a little grainy, but it's ok for the price. It's
    stiff enough not to deform under clamping. Oh, I hate to pick on you
    guys, but what the heck has happened to Stuller's in house brand of
    saw blades? I got some Pike blades, which I've used for years, and
    they broke just looking at them. So the next order I got some of
    Stuller's Premium brand. No better. They say "Swiss made" but I'm
    suspecting somebody is jobbing these out to you-know-where. I had the
    same thing happen with Stuller's "Robinson Brushes" (what we used to
    call the bristle rotary brushes). One day, they were just crap. I
    figured it was a fluke, but the next box were the same, they just
    flew apart immediately. I called Stuller and, yep, outsourced the
    manufacture. I'm hoping Stuller will get it that we jewelers will be
    happy to continue to buy their products as long as the quality is
    there, and would rather pay more so that Stuller can profit rather
    than get less for out money and start shopping elsewhere. 

    Please don't read this as a threat of a criticism. I love doing
    business with Stuller, but the day they became a publicly traded
    company, I've been hoping they wouldn't end up joining the race to
    the bottom. I really want the company to keep it's "edge". They've
    always been a model to follow. 

David L. Huffman.
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