UK kit suppliers - Sierra Vistas?

[rtyuiop]

Hi folks,

I'm a newbie pen turner down in Brisbane, Australia. Sierra Vista kits are one of my favourites (got some second hand from fellow Aussie), but nobody sells them down here, and bringing them in from the US is seriously expensive with the current exchange rate.

I thought buying some from the UK might work out cheaper, but so far I haven't been able to find a supplier who sells them - does anyone know of a UK source?

Cheers,

Danny

 

[Buckeye]

I just looked at the Sierra Vista from a US supplier and it doesn't look any different to the Sierras from Rizheng, they would probably be the best place to get them from or at least look at them to see if they are the same.

Peter

 

[Penpal]

Sierra then other names a small minefield to negotiate you are well situated in Brisbane with a few efficient dealers around you. Welcome from Canberra Danny.

Peter.

 

[edlea]

Hi Danny.....Welcome to the forums.

 

[fortress]

Hello to you Danny, welcome to the funhouse, turn well and prosper.

 

[rtyuiop]

Thanks for the welcomes, folks.

Buckeye - I think the Rizheng sierras are all the standard sierra size, aren't they? The vistas are slightly thicker (gives more thickness for castings or tricky wood blanks), and are slightly tapered, with one bushing a smidge smaller than the other.

Peter, yeah, we are lucky to have some great suppliers around here - just a shame nobody seems to stock this particular kit!

Cheers,

Danny

 

[Buckeye]

Thanks for the welcomes, folks.

Buckeye - I think the Rizheng sierras are all the standard sierra size, aren't they? The vistas are slightly thicker (gives more thickness for castings or tricky wood blanks), and are slightly tapered, with one bushing a smidge smaller than the other.

Danny

You may be right, they just look the same though, but maybe tubes are different.

Peter

 

[wm460]

G'Day Danny

Welcome to the forum from the Cold, wet Tennant in the centre of Aust.

You will find it is cheaper to buy from the US, don't know about Rizheng.

The Wall Street is basically the same pen as the Serria and the Wall Street 2 or 3 is the vista copy.

Cheers,
Mark.

 

[yorkshireman]

Nice to have you with us Danny mate

 

[Phil Dart]

Hi folks,

I'm a newbie pen turner down in Brisbane, Australia. Sierra Vista kits are one of my favourites (got some second hand from fellow Aussie), but nobody sells them down here, and bringing them in from the US is seriously expensive with the current exchange rate.

I thought buying some from the UK might work out cheaper, but so far I haven't been able to find a supplier who sells them - does anyone know of a UK source?

Cheers,

Danny

I just looked at the Sierra Vista from a US supplier and it doesn't look any different to the Sierras from Rizheng, they would probably be the best place to get them from or at least look at them to see if they are the same.

Peter

Thanks for the welcomes, folks.

Buckeye - I think the Rizheng sierras are all the standard sierra size, aren't they? The vistas are slightly thicker (gives more thickness for castings or tricky wood blanks), and are slightly tapered, with one bushing a smidge smaller than the other.

Peter, yeah, we are lucky to have some great suppliers around here - just a shame nobody seems to stock this particular kit!

Cheers,

Danny

The centreband says that the Vista is anything but Rizheng. In fact it shouts Berea and I think you may find that it's a kit that Berea make specially for Arizona Silhouette, in which case, the answer is going to be no, you'll have to get them from the USA if you'd like some more.

 

[rtyuiop]

Yeah, looks like all the assorted vista-like models (with a little checking I think, but am not sure, the full list of names is Sierra Vista, Gatsby Grande, and Wall Street III?) are not all that widely available. Oh well. Guess I need to work out if it's worth buying a big batch from the US :(.

Thanks to all who chimed in on this!

 

[wm460]

Gatsby from Penn State Industries

Wall Street from Woodcraft