Just a little follow up on this one...just for shits and giggles, I decided to give these folks a try. Worst that could happen, I was out $11. Turned out not to be the case at all!
Package came in from Amazon really fast (even for a Prime Package). I decided to email them and ask about quality control, comparison to competitors, etc...and the response I got was pleasantly surprising. They pretty much confirmed what was stated here earlier, and I appreciate the honesty. Below is what I received:
"- Of course, we would always rate our product as number 1! In terms of other resistance wire suppliers, it is a bit difficult to compare as we are all selling the same product, it would kinda be like trying to compare whose water taste better, it's all water and comes down to a matter of preference! We do, however, put our wire through three additional purges (or cleaning processes) after the wire is received from our supplier: once when the raw wire arrives, once before it is spooled, and once as it is spooled.
- The raw metals used to produce our wire are sourced from across the globe. As for the metallurgical process, we use a Domestic and Overseas foundry depending on the demand. In order to ensure we receive optimal product from both suppliers, the owner of Pure Atomist spent some time with each of them and had the opportunity to see the wire created soup to nuts.
- There are certainly quality controls for all of our products including wire. The wire is checked through every stage of the process from receipt to packaging for the consumer / wholesaler. It is checked for resistance, diameter, impurities, etc.. In addition, the wire goes through an additional in house cleaning process as mentioned earlier."
Anyway, thanks for the earlier comments. Hopefully, this will be helpful to someone at some point
