I feel like i just got ripped off COMPLETELY.
I recently made some fairly large orders to get ready for a show in Oct. Like a big dummy, instead of ordering from reputable companies that sell quality products, i ordered from woodturningz.
Last night, i cracked tubes on 5 slimlines in a row. 5 IN A ROW. With CORIAN blanks no less. I have never had any problems with corian or slimlines. I couldn't believe what was happening. The transmissions are sloppy, and you better not press it all the way in, or your pen will not retract. After all these problems, i got to looking at the packaging, and the receipt today, and almost all of their product seems to come from China instead of Tiawan.
I called them, and they basicly blamed it on me, and my techniques. Told me to switch glue. He also told me that everyone uses Chinese kits, then told me i obviously had a problem with China. I think i will just throw them in the garbage and only order from GOOD companies in the future.
So, in summary, If you don't mind spending LOTS of extra time, and blanks doing your bottom dollar pens, then these Cheap kits are the way to go. But if you are like most of us, and believe that these being the cheapest pens we sell, should in turn be the easiest and fastest to build and finish, well you might want to find a different supplier.
I recently made some fairly large orders to get ready for a show in Oct. Like a big dummy, instead of ordering from reputable companies that sell quality products, i ordered from woodturningz.
Last night, i cracked tubes on 5 slimlines in a row. 5 IN A ROW. With CORIAN blanks no less. I have never had any problems with corian or slimlines. I couldn't believe what was happening. The transmissions are sloppy, and you better not press it all the way in, or your pen will not retract. After all these problems, i got to looking at the packaging, and the receipt today, and almost all of their product seems to come from China instead of Tiawan.
I called them, and they basicly blamed it on me, and my techniques. Told me to switch glue. He also told me that everyone uses Chinese kits, then told me i obviously had a problem with China. I think i will just throw them in the garbage and only order from GOOD companies in the future.
So, in summary, If you don't mind spending LOTS of extra time, and blanks doing your bottom dollar pens, then these Cheap kits are the way to go. But if you are like most of us, and believe that these being the cheapest pens we sell, should in turn be the easiest and fastest to build and finish, well you might want to find a different supplier.