Bushing sizes

[CPDesigns]

Does anyone know how the bushing sizes for the Gentleman's pen (CSUSA) and the Baron compare? I'm giving some thought to picking up a few of the TN Baron FP's for my "high-end" display and I already have everything I need for the Gentleman's. If I can avoid buying another set of bits and bushings that would be great.

 

[wdcav1952]

Jason,
Buy the Baron bushings. The Gent takes 37/64, and 15/32 drills. The Baron takes 35/64 and 15/32. At least one of the drills is the same.

 

[Dario]

I strongly doubt that the Gentleman bushings will work for Baron. I've done Baron and Jr Gents...those are closer in size but their bushings don't interchange...atleast as far as I know.

Gentleman uses a 37/64" bit...that alone tells me it won't work The 15/32" is good.

Someone will surely give you a definite answer soon.

Oops looks like I was typing at the same time...but the content agrees []

 

[DCBluesman]

Both the Gentleman and the Jr. Gentleman have a tapered lower barrel and not the straight barrels of the Baron. The Gentleman is a much larger pen and, therefore, the bushings are not transferrable. The Jr. Gentleman bushings could be used in a pinch as long as you remember that both end of the blank need to be turned to the outer diameter of the larger lower bushing.

 

[PenPauli]

Yup, I just made that mistake. I thought I remembered someone saying the jr gent and baron are the same bushings. But when I put the pen together I realized the baron top does not taper like the jr gent.