I've made tons of em bc they are my favorite kit/best seller and haven't seen a lick of difference between any of them. Personally I buy mine from woodturningz or penkits.biz or even woodpenpro... Why pay twice the amount for something's that's just as good as those overpriced ones. Just my 3 cents, like I said these are my best sellers and never once had one come back, them again I use the higher end platings. Also these guys ship fast and food customer service