Brain-dead question

[Parson]

I need some help, folks.

A financial planner wants me to make 30 shredded money pens for a luncheon he's doing in November. It's a nice order if I can pull it off.

I need the nicest one-tube pen kit I can get. It must be gold ti for durability. I've seen pens here with an all metal finish (no black plastic on it like the Sierra kit) but I can't find it or name it and I certainly can't source it to buy it!

Help me out...

BTW, if I can find a source for black tubes for this kit that would really help me out from having to paint tubes, which I've never had good luck with in the first place!

 

[PenMan1]

I really like the Elegent Sierras and the Rose gold Areos. They look good with money blanks.

 

[THarvey]

Elegant Beauty - Arizona Shilhouette has them in Black Ti & Gold, Black Ti & Platinum.

Both kits look great with shreaded currency. I prefer the look of the Black TI & Platinum with money.

Woodcraft has tubes for the Sierras. I remember them in white and nickel. I do not know if they have it in black. I used the nickel tube on a money pen and really like the look. It has a dull gray look under the blank.

Of course, you could always paint the inside of your blanks any color you want.

 

[Parson]

Somewhere on the IAP I saw a twist mechanism gold titanium elegant beauty but I can't find it anywhere on arizonasilhoutte.com

 

[Parson]

On the rose gold aeros from CSUSA, does the rose gold wear off quickly? I can't have that for what I want to charge this guy

 

[TomS]

Berea HardWoods has the Elegant Beauty in Bl. Ti. with Gold Ti. trim, and Bl. Ti. with Plat. trim.
I've used the Bl/Gld pen with the Franklin blanks from Bruce, and they look fantastic.
Tom

 

[jskeen]

I would not really trust rose gold. It's usually 14k electroplate with more copper than tin to give it the red tinge. Probably no harder than upgrade gold at best. YMMV of course.

Aaron carries the original elegant beauty in gold and platinum here: https://www.laulauwood.net/node/55
But Remember, these are not sierra knockoffs, different tube, mechanism and bushings. Pic here; http://www.laulauwood.net/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/DSC04762.jpg

 

[ed4copies]

Could check here, too:

http://www.exoticblanks.com/index.p...ategory_id=30&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=60

or here:

http://www.exoticblanks.com/index.p...ategory_id=30&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=60

These are the real sierra size--use sierra tubes. Kits supplied by Berea Hardwoods. (Exotics is now an authorized distributor for Berea)

I know, I just don't say enough about this little company!!

 

[Buzzzz4]

Check out timberbits as well. Shipping is surprisingly fast from Australia.

 

[PenMan1]

Aaron at Laulauwood sells a very nice one.

 

[chrisk]

Yes, in Black and Gold Titanium, here:
https://www.laulauwood.net/node/53

 

[DurocShark]

The stretch/zen?