Art (and Tony),
You wrote:
I've also noticed that, and it's also becoming an issue with PSI. I just ordered their Starter Kit for Purse Hangers (wifey wanted me to try them) and all four of them have bad finishes.
I found right from my "beginning of days" in 2010, that I have to be extremely selective about which PSI kits to use, and now also Berea.
I try quite a few as they come on the market but very few "stand the test". . The old "stand-bys" like the Berea Sierra (I like the "Elegant" versions) seem to be still OK, thankfully.
So maybe this has started to become a wider phenomenon across the industry.
Like Tony, I stick to the readily available Dayacom kits as much as possible. . It's a pity that more of their kits are not easily available.
.... (we are drifting away from the OP topic so I guess these thoughts should be the subject of a new thread ) ....