Hello, Pen Head hear, been wanting to do this for some time I guess with retirement getting close like any day they get me mad but I so to anger so who know what happen here shortly, had been looking at several place for the lathe and things needed but lucked out and on Craig list found a master crafter with about 40 pen kit and lot of eateries so I am hoping to learn from you experience people, I have metal lathes, this it just going to be different, so might be some dumb question, that need smarter answers, glad to be on boar, now to start looing at the well spring of wisdom that is hear, thanks, Joe