Pen Kit Model Comparison Chart

[Frank Kovacs]

At a garage sale I purchased a conglomeration of pen making partial kits, bushings, mandrels, gift boxes, alittlo'this and alittleo'that from a fellow who made pens about 20 years ago. From examining some of the parts I began to notice a similarity in various parts but attributed to differently named kits. Maybe I've been looking in the wrong places but there seems to be vary little information on the fact that many different kits contain the same parts - just machined, trimmed out and finished differently. I'm fairly new to pen turning but became intrigued with this idea of interchangeability of parts. Is there a comparison chart out there that show the various models that seem to be from the same family or parents?

 

[Jay Peterson]

Go to International Association of Penturners: https://www.penturners.org/

On the home page is a link to download an app:


The app has most of the info you are looking to acquire. Maybe not everything, but a very good start.

 

[Richard Coers]

At a garage sale I purchased a conglomeration of pen making partial kits, bushings, mandrels, gift boxes, alittlo'this and alittleo'that from a fellow who made pens about 20 years ago. From examining some of the parts I began to notice a similarity in various parts but attributed to differently named kits. Maybe I've been looking in the wrong places but there seems to be vary little information on the fact that many different kits contain the same parts - just machined, trimmed out and finished differently. I'm fairly new to pen turning but became intrigued with this idea of interchangeability of parts. Is there a comparison chart out there that show the various models that seem to be from the same family or parents?

You’ll find there are very few common parts. One way to start, is to look at the diameters of the brass tubes.