bushes

What is the correct terminology, bushes or bushings? :thinks:

Got this one in a job lot of stuff on an ebay auction. Trouble is, no labels on the packet and no bushes. Can someone identify it please. Does anyone know of it'll fit any other bushes I may have, failing that I could just have a go at turning between centers and checking my sizes as I go..........

with posting all these vids...:rolling: but heres another cast by me, i must say im super pleased with this one, mainly cos i didnt have any bushes for the scirocco kit, but the blank turned out awesome i think anyhoo, have a good day y'all

I decided to spend a few hours out of bed today and prepare some blanks for future use, I usually do them as and when they are required and only do 1 at a time. Just never occurred to me to do them in batches. Whilst searching through my kits I noticed I had a ton of kits that I have marked up...

Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a Bushes cross reference guide? Being new to all of this money draining hobby it will save me making the same mistake as I have done buying all the bushes from Beaufort inks and then finding out they don't actually fit any of my pen kits :vangry:

I have made 6 cone bushes from HPDE and I am wondering if I have done them correctly. The hole for them to go onto the mandrel is 6.5mm so what size should the narrowest part of the cone be? Gary

Over the past few days I have been spending money getting in the basics for this 'ere pen making malarkey. I have ordered 10 drill bits from UK Drills on eBay (Ordered Thursday Night) and the full range of bushes that were/are available from Beaufort Inks (They were ordered last night). I am...

I have a few pen kits, the majority do not have bushes, Will any bush do for any pen or do I need to buy lots of different size bushes? finally when using bushes we need a snug fit, does that mean the bushes will not fall out when we upend the tube or is it looser than that?

1st pen finished with the help from mi instructor as I didn't have confidence to get right down to the bushes..can't et photos to upload after 3 attempts

1st pen finished with the help from mi instructor as I didn't have confidence to get right down to the bushes..

Hi all, Please find the first two lists of kits, if i have the bushes for the specific kit it will say so, i generally turn on cone centers with calipers.... Box A, Sierra click pen x2 gold Sierra click pencil x2 gold PSI Nautical x1 antique pewter x1 antique copper Knurl GT...

Hi guys, I’m new to turning pens, but recently have been having problems with the bushes sticking to the blank after applying a ca finish. I have tried the tapered plastic bushes as well, but find that when breaking the bush off the blank, the finish is chipping. Have tried using a parting tool...

I've just bought a few pen kits that I haven't tried turning before and I'm a little unsure about the required bushes. Nothing expensive as I still class myself as a beginner. The kits are from Pencrafts and they are Polaris, Vertex and Executive. I've been through the bushes section of the...

Anyone fancy sorting these out for me :goesred:

After sweeping up the Bushes and drill Bits I made these:...... And this one: These are for my sons Christmas stall :thumbs:

I am picking up my new (to me) lathe on wed16th so yesterday I thought I had better order some kits so I can get started straight away, so I went online to penkitz and bitz duly ordered 10 kits with bushes and 7mm drill bit this was yesterday Afternoon, so you can understand my amazement when...

I am having a problem with the nib section of pens you can see a overhang at the top of the image. I have tried different mandrels and other bushes the bushes are fom axminster measured them today and they are not 100% round so any advice of how to cure problem or is it a case of just getting...

Ok first post as a newbie so hope I don't go over old ground. If pen mandrels have an O/D to suit a standard 7mm tube, why are the bushes I've been purchasing (cigar / elite etc) have a much larger bore size? This only leads to the bushes running a mile off to the mandrel.

Being new to pen turning I'm trying to get up to speed quickly. I'd like to be able to turn various styles of pen. I bought the Axminster deluxe compression mandrel and a couple of pen kits and their bushes. I'm happy with the pens as a start. (took piccys with my IPhone, not good) Maybe we...