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phil
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retired.. or just tired....

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Johnson Brothers lapidary Feb 15, 2014 23:30:48 GMT -5

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Post by phil on Feb 15, 2014 23:30:48 GMT -5

Feb 15, 2014 15:51:53 GMT -5 valkruzer said:

A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving we shipped off all of the wheels on a Little Pixxy plus one more hard wheel off of a trim saw. It is the middle of Feb. and we still have no wheels. Johnson Brothers promised a three week return on all resurfaced wheels. It has been four months and still no wheels even though we have tried to contact them several times. We got two replies. One reply said they were overwhelmed with orders and the other said the wheels were in the mail. We now know that they LIED to us so now we do not trust anything they say or do. You make a conclusion for yourself, we did. These machines belong to responsible Junior Rockhounders and many were not able to finish special Christmas Presents. They will never get another thing from Johnson Brothers and urge all others to do the same.
Valkruzer (Grandpa Gary)

have you considered getting the old wheels back and refurbing them yourself? I've been doing ours and so far, they are great!

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rockslinger
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Johnson Brothers lapidary Mar 1, 2014 15:55:03 GMT -5

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Post by rockslinger on Mar 1, 2014 15:55:03 GMT -5

Feb 15, 2014 23:26:29 GMT -5 phil said:

Sept 18, 2013 19:08:10 GMT -5 johnjsgems said:

Indian Jeweler Supply is an employee owned company. All are Native American Indians in Gallup and Albuquerque. IJS is now making their own Pro Slicer blades. Rumor I heard is the same process is used to manufacture.

IJS is in deep doo doo. They closed their manufacturing facility, and are no longer making anything. No stamped trinkets, no blades, nothing. The auction of all their stuff is this coming wednesday.
The stores where they sell stuff are still open, but.... they've laid off most of their employees there too.

auction: link

And I too have nothing good to say about the Johnson Bros. A place with good prices is Kingsley.....

rockslinger
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Johnson Brothers lapidary Mar 1, 2014 15:58:53 GMT -5

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Post by rockslinger on Mar 1, 2014 15:58:53 GMT -5

I am a vendor for IJS and just talked to them about what has been said about them being "in deep doo doo". They have made some serious changes of command but it has not shut down anything and are filling my orders of hundreds of blades with no delays. Bad rumors are just that badly misinformed.
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phil driving up their electric bill retired.. or just tired.... Member since December 2009 Posts: 2,147	Johnson Brothers lapidary Mar 1, 2014 18:52:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by phil on Mar 1, 2014 18:52:13 GMT -5 Ask them about their manufacturing facility..... They fired everyone, closed the doors and auctioned off all the equipment..... They've also fired many of their employees at the store.
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