HELP!!!! HELP!!!

[Ruby pen turning]

I just got my Civil War pens in but forgot to order the bushings. Does anyone know what bushing might work for these from other pens?
We have a show this weekend. :O(

 

[toddlajoie]

Well, they are 3/8 tubes, so any bushings for similar tube sizes (Caraba/Atlas/Patriot, Classic American Rollerballs, etc) will hold the tubes on. I don't have any of the kits to measure the parts, so I cant say how close any of these kits may be, but you could always use them and a set of calipers (assuming that the bushings are smaller, it would be pretty hard to turn to significantly smaller than a set of bushings...) or if you have the live and dead centers, just turn between them with just the calipers...

 

[RDH79]

Looking at the Library at the Pen kits and bushings artical it takes .586 &.485

I would say you could use a set of Carbara bushings and use a caliper.

Thats just a quick responce. I use the chart all the time trying to cross bushings
Hope that helps and you have a set of Carbara bushings

 

[Pens By Scott]

From the Bushing and Tube chart http://content.penturners.org/articles/2009/bushingsandtubes.pdf

You could always turn yourself a set? Acrylic would do for a few pens, or if you have any Truestone off cuts? Delrin would be good too.. Or a hardwood, Maple, Hickory?

 

[Ruby pen turning]

To many tube sizes. Why not just 3-4 sizes?? anyhoo I will try and turn some out of hickory or some scrap resin.
I found some open end wrenches that worked good also, lots of checking though.
THanks ya`ll :O)
OH ..what is a carbara?

 

[Pens By Scott]

Carbara, is also known as an Atlas, or Polaris.
http://www.pensbyscott.com/images/Polaris/Polaris.JPG

 

[ssajn]

Just turn between centers without bushing and keep measuring. That's how I do 90% of my pens now.