Inexpensive money maker - the Saturn/Streamline

[mmayo]

The season is not over but so far these pens have brought in between $5,000-$6,000 in sales. We have sold 156 in ten months. There is a range as some sell for $30, $35 and $40 depending in the blanks.

Exotic Blanks sells streamline kits for $3-$3.55 as does WoodTurningz, and other vendors, but usually for more cash.

PS - skip the odd or dull colors; bright and colorful sells.

 

[Woodchipper]

Interesting pen kit. Where did you get the blanks? That's quite a sales record, too.

 

[mmayo]

Interesting pen kit. Where did you get the blanks? That's quite a sales record, too.

I purchased the majority of my acrylic blanks from Bear Tooth Woods, but Exotic blanks and WoodTurningz has good ones too.

 

[its_virgil]

My favorite "slimline" kit.
Trimline>PSI
Streamline slimline>Berea
Saturn>woodturningz = Trimline via PSI

I get them from Exotic Blanks which sells both the PSI and Berea versions.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[Todd in PA]

Does the streamline have a 'lock' to prevent the refill from winding back in when you write with it?

Even though I like these pens, I've been reluctant to make any two-barrel pens in that price range. I've been selling single-barrel Editors with the Schmidt9000 refill for $24, but I like the streamline much better. Berea is a good maker.

 

[egnald]

I have really come to like these kits -- penpal (Peter Hay, an IAP friend) is who got me started with them. He used a very unique contoured profile on his Streamline pens (Link to his media page here). - Dave

 

[mmayo]

Does the streamline have a 'lock' to prevent the refill from winding back in when you write with it?

Even though I like these pens, I've been reluctant to make any two-barrel pens in that price range. I've been selling single-barrel Editors with the Schmidt9000 refill for $24, but I like the streamline much better. Berea is a good maker.

No but that retraction is rare for me. I wish it did or that there was a premium transmission that was bulletproof