bushings

As you know i have just started making pens again after a few years. I have various bushing for pens but don't know what pens they are for. Is there a list of bushings and their sizes, i know there are all different pen sizes but the brass tube stays the same for all pens.

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

Hi All, I'm very new to the pen turning craft and I'm trying to find my way around all the suplliers. I'm from the Netherlands, and we don't have to many choice right here. When I look online I find that all the suplliers have a different codename for the bushings that go with a kit. Isn't...

Does anyone know where I can find stainless steel bushings? Thanks in advance. Buck

Rookie error - bought some lovely kits for the designer twist pencil... Didn't click hard enough to add the bushes to the order! Does anyone know if I could use some from something else? I seem to have a nice collection of bushings, but have never made the designer twist so can't work out what...

I have a TM Ares kit that I have been told to make into a birthday pen due to lock down, Can anyone tell me what size the bushings are? they say Sierra but only have TM bushings, and it's all been in storage for a year !!! Thanks in advance.

Hi all, Can anyone tell me if Vertex bushings are the same as anything else? eg sierra etc. Thanks James

I ordered a couple of the new blanks from Pen Blanks and Moulds. The ones with a picture glued to the tube and cast in resin. I turned one down to night to see how they come out. It came out very well. Yes there is a join were the picture is folded over the tube but on this one you would have to...

Hi all, I'm seriously considering signing up to Taylor Mirfields Mystery Box subscription (don't tell the wife), I love the idea, I just wanted to see who else here use this and if you've got any pictures of what you got in your box before I jump into it? Also, seeing as I only have bushings...

I made this one today unfortunately they sold me the wrong bushings with the kit so I had to make a set of bushings myself. It did not come out exactly as I would of liked. I will make another set of bushings and have another go. The nib end is out I think it spoils the pen.

Hi, Hope all are well. I am slightly confused about bushings. I realise that the size of the bush dictates the minimum diameter of the pen being turned I and also realise that one end of the pen may have a different diameter to the other, therefore different bushings of different sizes...

Hi, I'm Tom, I've just started turning pens (my daughter bought me "Pen Turner's Workbook by Barry Gross" for my Christmas). Normally I turn bowls and spindles etc. & have :praying::praying:made a couple of acoustic 'Blue Grass' style mandolins. Making pens seems quite an enjoyable side to...

Hi All, Just a thought...... is there a list anywhere of pen kit parts that are interchangeable i.e. kits that use the same tubes, the same bushings etc? I've been admiring the fancy "tube in" blanks out there on the interwebs and i have no idea what fits with what. Also every time I order a...

Hi Last daft question of the night from me... before going out... So many of you refer to turning between centres instead of using bushings etc... Which centres work best for pen turning? Kevin :banana:

So I brought a fridge pen kit at the weekend for a Christmas present, having read the instructions I now find I need special bushings to turn this. I have a whole pile of different size bushings that I got when I brought some second hand gear, but I don't know the sizes I need. Can anyone...

Hi All, Poplar burl and a bit of Pearl-X Gold. The bushings are no good as the finish was way under the fittings. No problem as I can take the pen apart and start again with new bushings. All good practice. Gold resin - YouTube

I have just got this pen mandrel from Axminster and on first impression it looks the bussiness it came with the cone bushings and 7mm bushings it looks and feels a lot better quality than the last one I had brought has anybody had any experiences with theses Cheers Matt

Like the title says and hopefully someone can mention a way of preventing this :( The process was sanding 240 400 600 then celulose sanding sealer with thinner at about 50/50 mix 6x coats of thin ca 1x coat of medium ca Micromesh ladded them the full range I think 1500 to 25000. I put the...

I have bought a few kits now along with the bushings. Some of the bushings are duplicated for different kits. None of the retailers give bushing sizes though. The bushing sets have identification like PB123, is there a chart that shows what the difference is between a PB123 to a PB122, or are...

Just made (well tried) to make a Classic Elite Fountain Pen for the first time, the Instructions show 7 mm bushings and there are 7 mm bushings in the kit, fine of I go without checking the tube size, drill the blanks with a 10 mm drill glued the tubes in to the blanks put it all on the...