Finial nut or bushing

[OldWrangler]

On the Euro style pen kits the finial holding the clip is screwed into a little 7 mm brass nut (some instruction sheets call it a bushing). Anyhow you know the part I need. During the course of making more than 100 cartridge pens this year, I have scavagened all of these nuts from other kits and now I need 50 or more of them for the kits they came from.

Does anyone know who might sell me just the threaded brass nuts? I have tried PSI, Woodturningz, Arizona Silhouette and Berea and they all said no. I suppose if needed I could buy the whole thing, finial and nut.

Somebody let me know. Thanks

 

[Monty]

I've purchased them from CSUSA in the past.

 

[bitshird]

You might try Woodnwhimsies, they recently began selling a lot of parts for pens, I remember seeing some things for Euros, and a bunch for Cigars.

 

[George7]

I found them listed at Woodnwhimsies under "Pen Parts". I also recall seeing a video, I think I found it here at IAP, that showed a British gentleman making the part in question from a dense hardwood. Basically he turned a short dowel, mounted it in a chuck, then drilled and tapped it on the lathe.

 

[OldWrangler]

Thanks to y'all. Woodnwhimsies was the place. They have all kinds of components selling separately and the prices are reasonable. Order has been placed.