Attached is a snapshot of my version of "what pens are similar to others" with pertinent data. This chart is all that I need when making a pen in my workshop. It does not include odd kits that may be available, only pen kit data.
Because of the apparent common interest of this type of data, I've decided to update my chart to include more suppliers & pen kits. When completed, I'll post this to the IAP Library.
I've currently included only AS, Berea, CSUSA, PSI, Rockler & Woodcraft Pen Kit suppliers due to the fact that these are the suppliers that I believe are most common. Other suppliers are available, but my intention was not to do a "who sells a pen kit" chart.
But, I need your help to complete this effort.
What I need is data for much of the Penn State, some of the CSUSA and some of the Rockler pen info. For the most part AS, Berea and Woodcraft use kits manufactured by Dayacom and can be easily cross referenced and charted. Sure CSUSA also uses Dayacom, but they are offering many higher end kits. Although PSI often offers similar kits, I believe may be getting some of their kits from other manufacturers. Thus the problem when trying to create this kind of chart. I don't want to buy a kit and bushings from all suppliers and measure them just for point of referencing them, although I did this for most Woodcraft kits.
I've retrieved much of the pen kits info from web sources, pen instructions, online catalogs and others. I've used decimal dimensions when measuring my parts with a caliper and compare to published data. I don't like to use fractions unless that is the only info available.
If you would like to see other suppliers or information added to this list, feel free to send me the info and I'll consider adding this to the list.
I 'm posting this to see if there is an interest in this kind of effort. If there is interest, I will later post the kits that I need info for. And finally, I'll post this to the IAP Library.
Thanks in advance,
WRACINOWSKI at WI dot RR dot COM
Because of the apparent common interest of this type of data, I've decided to update my chart to include more suppliers & pen kits. When completed, I'll post this to the IAP Library.
I've currently included only AS, Berea, CSUSA, PSI, Rockler & Woodcraft Pen Kit suppliers due to the fact that these are the suppliers that I believe are most common. Other suppliers are available, but my intention was not to do a "who sells a pen kit" chart.
But, I need your help to complete this effort.
What I need is data for much of the Penn State, some of the CSUSA and some of the Rockler pen info. For the most part AS, Berea and Woodcraft use kits manufactured by Dayacom and can be easily cross referenced and charted. Sure CSUSA also uses Dayacom, but they are offering many higher end kits. Although PSI often offers similar kits, I believe may be getting some of their kits from other manufacturers. Thus the problem when trying to create this kind of chart. I don't want to buy a kit and bushings from all suppliers and measure them just for point of referencing them, although I did this for most Woodcraft kits.
I've retrieved much of the pen kits info from web sources, pen instructions, online catalogs and others. I've used decimal dimensions when measuring my parts with a caliper and compare to published data. I don't like to use fractions unless that is the only info available.
If you would like to see other suppliers or information added to this list, feel free to send me the info and I'll consider adding this to the list.
I 'm posting this to see if there is an interest in this kind of effort. If there is interest, I will later post the kits that I need info for. And finally, I'll post this to the IAP Library.
Thanks in advance,
WRACINOWSKI at WI dot RR dot COM
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