Jim just compare the two catalogs, its pretty easy to figure it out. If you find a kit thats in the WC catalog that is also in the Berea catlog it is a Berea kit and the bushings will match up because they are from Berea also. Yes Berea has two mandrel "rods" but you are only talking about six bucks. Purchase two kits from either Berea or Bill Baumbeck, especially if Bill has it on sale and you have more than enough savings to buy the new rod. I check Bills site out every two weeks because he has great sales, on different kits. Each sale lasts two weeks and its always for different kits. He sells both Berea and Craft Supply USA kits which are my favorits kits. While you at it, you can purchase some of the coolest stabilized blanks around. His shipping is as cheap as it gets. Shipping is one of the best thins about doing business with Bill, say if you want a couple of the Berea kits and one or two of the CSUSA kits, instead of two shipping and handeling charges from those Companies he puts it all together in a Priority box for $3.85, does it get any better. If you are going to turn pens you really need to find out all of the different dealers because it does not stop there. Nope there's POC Pens of Color by Sheila, She is one fine Lady to work with. Then there are the fine people at Woodturnz, if you want Pink Ivory, oh boy its the best. And thats not all because if you want Dymond wood or some other stabilized woods, or if you have your own special wood that you want to have someone stabilize you just have to meet Steve and Carol White at River Ridge Products. Think that I'm done, no way because if you want some really different, interesting and special wood blanks we have David Borek down in Texas. Now thats just a couple of my favorite individuals to do business with and I'm sure that others can chip in some other if thats not enough to get you started.
Oh boy, what a mouth full. I hope I got everyone in this post, but I'm sure that I missed one or two,
Have fun and keep on turnin,
Wayne