Total noob question about vendors and plating

[jayk1998]

My son is a graduating senior, and I'd like to make his friends pens for graduation gifts. I like the idea of the 2014 replacement bands from PSI, but I already have enough 24kt slimline kits that I bought from a different vendor.

Will the color of the plating of the band match the kit parts from a different place, or should I just order more kits from PSI along with the bands?

I've just gotten into this hobby (love it) so the lathe/tools/supplies purchases are still fresh in the mind of SWMBO... so I'd rather go with the smaller purchase on the bands if I can get away with it.

 

[Smitty37]

My son is a graduating senior, and I'd like to make his friends pens for graduation gifts. I like the idea of the 2014 replacement bands from PSI, but I already have enough 24kt slimline kits that I bought from a different vendor.

Will the color of the plating of the band match the kit parts from a different place, or should I just order more kits from PSI along with the bands?

I've just gotten into this hobby (love it) so the lathe/tools/supplies purchases are still fresh in the mind of SWMBO... so I'd rather go with the smaller purchase on the bands if I can get away with it.

If the kits you have are 24K the bands should match. I'd order them and see, graduation is quite a way off so you should be able to get kits later if you need to.

 

[Edward Cypher]

Smitty is correct. I had slims from a different vendor and ordered the 2013 bands from PSI and they matched fine. My two daughters graduated in may of 2013 so I made a few dozen pens for them and thier friends the slims were from three different vendors and the bands matched fine with all of them.

 

[jayk1998]

Smitty is correct. I had slims from a different vendor and ordered the 2013 bands from PSI and they matched fine. My two daughters graduated in may of 2013 so I made a few dozen pens for them and thier friends the slims were from three different vendors and the bands matched fine with all of them.

Exactly what I needed to know. Thanks much!

 

[panamag8or]

I only see them on PSI's site... where else are they? Also, does anyone make a fancy band with the year on it? I have long moved on from the flat band/black stripe generic slims.

 

[mredburn]

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They are a psi reseller as well.

 

[Edward Cypher]

What mredburn said is correct. Wood Whimsey does carry the psi date bands and I have ordered from them also. Great service and fast shipping. Many times they are cheaper than PSI. Check them out JAYK1988 and panamag8or. I get no financial gain from the above statement just a satisfied customer and offering a nother place to get the bands. So many choices and so little time and money!!!