Originally posted by Jarheaded
I just got off the phone with Jeff at Woodturningz and he told me that this is mostly bull. They are still selling everything that PSI sells and the stuff that is on clearance is Rhezhing. They will always carry from PSI and the only things that will be from the other place will be things that PSI does not carry. It only takes a phone call to find out what is fact and what is fiction. Rumors are a nasty subject and happen all too often in this world. The phone for Wood turningz is 1-888-736-5487, call for yourselves and find out the facts.
(p.s. no language communication problems with Jeff or Ryan)
Well, that would jive with the pattern that I saw I guess. If they recently switched to the cheap stuff, and then back to actual PSI stuff, that would explain why when I first started buying from them last winter/spring, everything was great. Then it went to hell in a handbasket over the summer and fall, and I ended up with lots of stuff I can't use, leaving me scrambling through the my older inventory for good parts when I've ordered bad kits more recently. Keep in mind,
this isn't targeted at Woodturningz alone.
The other companies refunded my money after the first order I sent back to them due to just global failure on multiple fronts, sizing, machining, plating. I've continued to place order after order with Ryan, Jeff and Fritz, but have seen a steady decline in quality, so that's what I'm saying here. They've never had a problem replacing parts for me and have been great to deal with, but at the end of the day, spending time managing bad parts just gets old, so I'm done buying the funline/apprentice/crapline whatever you call them. I still buy high end plating kits from them and have been mostly satisfied.
This site is for penturners to help each other out, and if I can share my experiences with people who can benefit from and avoid the bad ones, I'll be brutally honest. That's what makes IAP such a great resource. Don't be so quick to discount the posts that people take time to share on here as 'rumor'. Bottom line, if there's enough of us who are frustrated enough to post about bad kits, then there's a problem.
When's the last time you saw any bad posts about Bear Tooth or Arizona Silhouette? I'm always the first to post great things about a supplier, but on the flip side of that coin, I'll also be honest about the bad things, too, and I believe both sides help out people who want good kits at fair prices.
As far as 'bull' goes, here's the bull that I've been dealing with: Baggie after baggie of disappointment and frustration...