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Hi no you haven't got to have the bushes when I first started making pens a lot of kits never had them at all I used to use and still do some times Vernier Caliper and yes all you need is a dead center and a revolving center measure the pen fittings for each end of the part you want to turn easy peasy I get my drill bits from ebay 10 x HSS STANDARD ROLLED DRILL BITS - SUPER PRICE | eBay happy turning

[QUOTE="Woody, post: 25994, member: 192"] Hi no you haven't got to have the bushes when I first started making pens a lot of kits never had them at all I used to use and still do some times Vernier Caliper and yes all you need is a dead center and a revolving center measure the pen fittings for each end of the part you want to turn easy peasy I get my drill bits from ebay [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270916071469?var=570059765578&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649]10 x HSS STANDARD ROLLED DRILL BITS - SUPER PRICE | eBay[/url] happy turning [/QUOTE]

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