Some help please good people.
I wish to make a couple of workshop / artist sketch pencils, one for me and one for my hobby machinist friend, and maybe another. So far I've only found one UK supplier, Turners Retreat, who just have the original two piece barrel version, but which has a German clutch mechanism. Looking on the Web I've also found similar kits at Craft Supplies and Penn State, but they mean international postage costs and various UK taxes. Further, the cost of the bushings will only be spread out over a few kits. I therefore want to make sure that I buy decent kits - Keepers. Does anyone therefore know if all of these kits come from the same manufacturer please, or has anyone had problems with any of them?
TIA
TonyW
I wish to make a couple of workshop / artist sketch pencils, one for me and one for my hobby machinist friend, and maybe another. So far I've only found one UK supplier, Turners Retreat, who just have the original two piece barrel version, but which has a German clutch mechanism. Looking on the Web I've also found similar kits at Craft Supplies and Penn State, but they mean international postage costs and various UK taxes. Further, the cost of the bushings will only be spread out over a few kits. I therefore want to make sure that I buy decent kits - Keepers. Does anyone therefore know if all of these kits come from the same manufacturer please, or has anyone had problems with any of them?
TIA
TonyW