McKenzie Penworks
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Just a quick note to announce that our Coyote, Liberty and Desire pens have been restocked. We've got a limited number of Desire available but working to get more now. I wasn't happy with some machine marks on the top of the caps so I'm hand polishing those, which adds a bit of time.
We've corrected the threading issues on both the Coyote and Desire so those should be good to go. If you're one of the 15 people that bought the last of the fountain pens, we should have the replacement part for threaded section in hand in the next day or two. All future versions will be compatible with both rollerball and fountain. (Our machinist changed the inner diameter without telling us.... fixed that!)
So yes, we've got a pile of US made stainless kits in stock and I think we've worked out the bugs from these three. That means we can start bringing out some new ones soon. In fact, we've just invested another $40k in equipment to speed up the finishing process now that we've got our process nailed down. We're bringing in a new High Energy Finishing Machine, a large vibratory finishing tank for final polish, and an industrial ultrasonic cleaner to clean all the parts prior to packaging. It's a big investment but we want to have the right tools for the job and need to bring out the rest of the designs as soon as possible. A huge thank you to everyone that's supported our efforts so far and we appreciate the feedback, both good and bad. We can't improve if we don't hear from you and our product is better today because of that feedback. If you should ever have an issue with our products, rest assured we will make it right.
Kits can be found here: https://www.mckenziepenworks.com/collections/pen-kits
We have mix and match discounts and starter packs that include free bushings. The best deal going right now is the Liberty + Cutoffs that gives you enough material and kits for 6 pens at a steal.
We've corrected the threading issues on both the Coyote and Desire so those should be good to go. If you're one of the 15 people that bought the last of the fountain pens, we should have the replacement part for threaded section in hand in the next day or two. All future versions will be compatible with both rollerball and fountain. (Our machinist changed the inner diameter without telling us.... fixed that!)
So yes, we've got a pile of US made stainless kits in stock and I think we've worked out the bugs from these three. That means we can start bringing out some new ones soon. In fact, we've just invested another $40k in equipment to speed up the finishing process now that we've got our process nailed down. We're bringing in a new High Energy Finishing Machine, a large vibratory finishing tank for final polish, and an industrial ultrasonic cleaner to clean all the parts prior to packaging. It's a big investment but we want to have the right tools for the job and need to bring out the rest of the designs as soon as possible. A huge thank you to everyone that's supported our efforts so far and we appreciate the feedback, both good and bad. We can't improve if we don't hear from you and our product is better today because of that feedback. If you should ever have an issue with our products, rest assured we will make it right.
Kits can be found here: https://www.mckenziepenworks.com/collections/pen-kits
We have mix and match discounts and starter packs that include free bushings. The best deal going right now is the Liberty + Cutoffs that gives you enough material and kits for 6 pens at a steal.
