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Pen Bushings

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Ok...
I hate doing pens (see the penn state thread)...but I have some requests.
I'm looking at different kits and know I need to buy some bushings becuase I only have them for slimline and one other.

Do I need to get different bushings for every style? for example...Penn States Gatsby and Majestic pens...are the bushing different? is there some list available of the sizes?

is there any standard?

Thanks in advance,
Ed
 
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About halfway down the page at the link, see "Pen Kit Information":

http://www.penturners.org/forum/f139/iap-library-penturning-101-start-here-90772/

Actually, with a teeny tiny little bit of effort on the Penn State site you can easily answer your question about the gatsby and majestic:

http://www.pennstateind.com/library/PKGABU.pdf

http://www.pennstateind.com/library/PKMAJBU.pdf

or any of the other Penn State kits. Craft supplies also makes the information available on their website. Getting pens from other suppliers? Call them and ask them before you order.

Don't want to have a bunch of different bushings then don't make a bunch of different pen types. In addition to bushings, the more pen types you make the more other stuff you'll need (whatever you use to square ends, drill bits, sleeves...)

Ed
 
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