bluesguitar
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I've been turning pens for about six months and have done about 25 pens. I'm happy with the woodturning results and have learned by trial and error and watching lots of Youtube videos.
I've been using kits from Penn State Industries and I'm not always happy with the quality of the hardware. One exception is their "Sculptured" line, and I'd like to find other kits with that kind of heavier, higher quality compoenentry. I've also done their cigar pens and the "Graduate" line, which is a little better.
I've looked at kits on other sites but they look like the exact same ones as the PSI kits.
I'm mainly doing twist mechanism ballpoints. I don't want to spend a fortune on each kit, but the $10-15 range would be OK.
Could any of you recommend a source for higher quality twist mechanism ballpoint kits? Or is PSI the main manufacturer and others just re-selling the same stuff?
Thanks so much,
Mitch
I've been using kits from Penn State Industries and I'm not always happy with the quality of the hardware. One exception is their "Sculptured" line, and I'd like to find other kits with that kind of heavier, higher quality compoenentry. I've also done their cigar pens and the "Graduate" line, which is a little better.
I've looked at kits on other sites but they look like the exact same ones as the PSI kits.
I'm mainly doing twist mechanism ballpoints. I don't want to spend a fortune on each kit, but the $10-15 range would be OK.
Could any of you recommend a source for higher quality twist mechanism ballpoint kits? Or is PSI the main manufacturer and others just re-selling the same stuff?
Thanks so much,
Mitch