I haven't made a pen on a mandrel in nearly 2 years. But in my continuing quest to find an easy to make nice looking pen that I can put a cigar band on I ordered a few KC Twist Kits from CSUSA. It is a 7mm kit but comes with no centerband so you can do what you want with the middle. It was very easy to make and finish (I might just start turning some more on a mandrel). I made it overly fat to hold a cigar band so not sure about the shape.
I'm wondering;
Anyone have any long term relationship with this kit? How it holds up etc. This is the rhodium plating, but it doesn't look as good as the plating on the jr gent, or it could just be me.
It is a very light pen (honduran rosewood burl) and I think it could take a smaller cigar band and display it well. Just wondering what you guys think, or what suggestions you might have. Looking for simple, easy to to do stuff to try and get a pen out there that is $50.00 or less. All in this one cost about $12.00 in materials and took about an hour to make.
Thanks for looking.
I'm wondering;
Anyone have any long term relationship with this kit? How it holds up etc. This is the rhodium plating, but it doesn't look as good as the plating on the jr gent, or it could just be me.
It is a very light pen (honduran rosewood burl) and I think it could take a smaller cigar band and display it well. Just wondering what you guys think, or what suggestions you might have. Looking for simple, easy to to do stuff to try and get a pen out there that is $50.00 or less. All in this one cost about $12.00 in materials and took about an hour to make.
Thanks for looking.