corgicoupe
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I want to use this post to review what I have found to be the best component kit that I have worked with. First, the components are stainless steel, rather than being plated, so there can be no "brassing". Second, I find that the finished pen feels lighter. I'm assuming that all the platings are over brass, and the density of brass is about 5% more than that of stainless steel. I also think that the Lazerlinez components are machined to a thinner wall thickness and there are fewer components, making the finished pen lighter.
I have also found that the LazerLinez bushings are superior to those of the other three kits that I have used. They are longer, they better fit the ID of the brass tubes, and they are chamfered for less wear on the live and dead centers. And finally, they are locally made. The only disadvantage is that you are limited to a single finish, but it suits my taste.
The two pens shown are turned from Amboyna Burl and Honduran Rosewood. The third, an incomplete body and cap is turned fro another Honduran Rosewood blank that has a distinctive pink hue. As you can see, the body is closed-end, and awaits the delivery of another component kit.
I don't like the idea of discarding components of a kit that will not be usable for another project, so I plan to ask Constant if it would be possible to buy select components, which whould allow for a great deal of creativity.
If you haven't tried a LazerLinez component kit, I urge you to do so. They cost about $5 more than, say, a Jr Gents II, but I believe they are worth the difference. (But then I make most of my pens to be given to friends and family, rather than to sell.) In addition to the Jr Gents II, I have mad Kojent, Navigator, Continental, and Anthony kits, and I prefer the LazerLinez.
I have also found that the LazerLinez bushings are superior to those of the other three kits that I have used. They are longer, they better fit the ID of the brass tubes, and they are chamfered for less wear on the live and dead centers. And finally, they are locally made. The only disadvantage is that you are limited to a single finish, but it suits my taste.
The two pens shown are turned from Amboyna Burl and Honduran Rosewood. The third, an incomplete body and cap is turned fro another Honduran Rosewood blank that has a distinctive pink hue. As you can see, the body is closed-end, and awaits the delivery of another component kit.
I don't like the idea of discarding components of a kit that will not be usable for another project, so I plan to ask Constant if it would be possible to buy select components, which whould allow for a great deal of creativity.
If you haven't tried a LazerLinez component kit, I urge you to do so. They cost about $5 more than, say, a Jr Gents II, but I believe they are worth the difference. (But then I make most of my pens to be given to friends and family, rather than to sell.) In addition to the Jr Gents II, I have mad Kojent, Navigator, Continental, and Anthony kits, and I prefer the LazerLinez.
