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"Sweet Sawdust"

10/02/2006 12:18 PM

help with pepper mill

I need help in finding a manufacturer of Pepper Mill hardware. I have tried
all my usual sources even the Thomas buying guide and all of them give me
the same story when I tell them I need a price on over 10 units (actually I
need up to 500+ units) "I don't know if we have that many in stock or can
even get them". Best deal so far is from (ready for this? drum roll!!!!)
Lee Valley, at least they were willing to try to find a quanty of them.
Does any one out there know of a manufacturer of Pepper mill hardware? To
make it even harder product must me made in the USA. I am about at my wits
end (short trip) and ready to tell the customer that there is no way to get
what he wants. Can any one give me lead on this product? This is the
hardware only not the wood part I'll make that myself to sell and hopefully
a profit. Now if I can just figure out which pile of sawdust the lathe is
under!!!!


This topic has 4 replies

MD

"Morris Dovey"

in reply to "Sweet Sawdust" on 10/02/2006 12:18 PM

10/02/2006 12:56 PM

Sweet Sawdust (in [email protected]) said:

| I need help in finding a manufacturer of Pepper Mill hardware. I
| have tried all my usual sources even the Thomas buying guide and
| all of them give me the same story when I tell them I need a price
| on over 10 units (actually I need up to 500+ units) "I don't know
| if we have that many in stock or can even get them". Best deal so
| far is from (ready for this? drum roll!!!!) Lee Valley, at least
| they were willing to try to find a quanty of them. Does any one out
| there know of a manufacturer of Pepper mill hardware? To make it
| even harder product must me made in the USA. I am about at my wits
| end (short trip) and ready to tell the customer that there is no
| way to get what he wants. Can any one give me lead on this product?
| This is the hardware only not the wood part I'll make that myself
| to sell and hopefully a profit. Now if I can just figure out
| which pile of sawdust the lathe is under!!!!

I found some at
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/catalog/kitchenware.html but will
leave tracking the sources to you.

Another possibly helpful link: http://www.craft-supplies-usa.com/.

Woodcraft (http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=1159) sells
pepper kits with stainless steel grinder mechanisms they say are made
in the USA. It might be worth looking at one to find out who makes
'em. I woudn't be bashful about asking a Woodcraft purchasing person
to identify the manufacturer...

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto

SM

"Stephen M"

in reply to "Sweet Sawdust" on 10/02/2006 12:18 PM

10/02/2006 2:32 PM

Sweet,

Check out "chef's speciaties"

http://chefspecialties.com/

I'm pretty sure that they supply Lee valley, Made in USA.

They recently raised their prices (I got a letter from them) so as not to
canibalize their wholesale customers.

I ams confident that they would provide quantity pricing.


That said, I found their mechanisms to be perform adequately... (they ain't
Peugeot)

Cheers,

Steve



"Sweet Sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I need help in finding a manufacturer of Pepper Mill hardware. I have
tried
> all my usual sources even the Thomas buying guide and all of them give me
> the same story when I tell them I need a price on over 10 units (actually
I
> need up to 500+ units) "I don't know if we have that many in stock or can
> even get them". Best deal so far is from (ready for this? drum roll!!!!)
> Lee Valley, at least they were willing to try to find a quanty of them.
> Does any one out there know of a manufacturer of Pepper mill hardware? To
> make it even harder product must me made in the USA. I am about at my
wits
> end (short trip) and ready to tell the customer that there is no way to
get
> what he wants. Can any one give me lead on this product? This is the
> hardware only not the wood part I'll make that myself to sell and
hopefully
> a profit. Now if I can just figure out which pile of sawdust the lathe
is
> under!!!!
>
>

SS

"Sweet Sawdust"

in reply to "Sweet Sawdust" on 10/02/2006 12:18 PM

14/02/2006 10:57 PM

Thanks for the help, I contacted the chefs specialty and they may be willing
to help but Lee Valley seems to have the best pricing on this. Wood Craft
turned out to be sell an off shore (Japan???) product and quoting it a made
in USA So much for knowing your product.
"Sweet Sawdust" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I need help in finding a manufacturer of Pepper Mill hardware. I have
tried
> all my usual sources even the Thomas buying guide and all of them give me
> the same story when I tell them I need a price on over 10 units (actually
I
> need up to 500+ units) "I don't know if we have that many in stock or can
> even get them". Best deal so far is from (ready for this? drum roll!!!!)
> Lee Valley, at least they were willing to try to find a quanty of them.
> Does any one out there know of a manufacturer of Pepper mill hardware? To
> make it even harder product must me made in the USA. I am about at my
wits
> end (short trip) and ready to tell the customer that there is no way to
get
> what he wants. Can any one give me lead on this product? This is the
> hardware only not the wood part I'll make that myself to sell and
hopefully
> a profit. Now if I can just figure out which pile of sawdust the lathe
is
> under!!!!
>
>

md

mac davis

in reply to "Sweet Sawdust" on 10/02/2006 12:18 PM

11/02/2006 12:12 PM

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:32:38 -0500, "Stephen M" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Sweet,
>
>Check out "chef's speciaties"
>
>http://chefspecialties.com/
>
>I'm pretty sure that they supply Lee valley, Made in USA.
>
>They recently raised their prices (I got a letter from them) so as not to
>canibalize their wholesale customers.
>
>I ams confident that they would provide quantity pricing.
>
>
>That said, I found their mechanisms to be perform adequately... (they ain't
>Peugeot)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Steve
they claim to be more like Mercedes... *g*

they are supposed to be the best available, but I doubt that...
I have ordered several set for friends, though, and they were happy with them..


Mac
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm


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