What pen kit

[alisboy]

Hello to all

Please bear in mind i am new to pen turning So can you recommend some pen kits to buy, I.E. twist, click, roller ball or nib-ed pens. etc

Thanks for your suggestions in advance having found everybody on this forum very helpful.

Ernie.

 

[bellringer]

Well for twist you have the basic slimline and the sierra and for roller ball and foundation there is the jr gent and the baron there good kits to start with imo

 

[Jim]

Ernie, there are quite a few kits out there on the market, but depending on how much you want to spend could depend on where to buy them .. Timberbits would be the place to buy in bulk and here Click Me!! if you want to buy and try out a few new kits ...

 

[silver]

Hi Ernie.. We were all new to it once mate..

In my opinion you would be better getting to master the simple slimline pen, once you have got that sussed you will then find any other pen a dream and simple to do..

The main reason I say the slimline is its cheap to buy and you won't waste tons of wedge. ( something you Scotsman don't like doing) in learning your skills in pen turning

The sierra is a simple one tube kit that again is easy, but it is far more expensive than the slimline..

The slimline is so versatile and you can change the look pure and simply by making the Longwood pen bigger centre band or leaving the centre band out all together.. The choice is yours..

Hope this helps.

 

[Woody]

Im in full agreement with Silver any kit is as simple or as hard as any other so it is best to learn your trade the cheapest way possible then the world is your ouster slimline pens and experiment it may get boring but wont it be worth it but then look at Jim a master at his trade but still enjoys slimline pens it dont have to be expensive kits to make a good looking pen

 

[Terry]

I'll go along with Silver and Woody in recommending the slimline. It is cheap to buy and you won't lose too much money if you make a mess of it (which will happen). As you learn the basics of pen turning with the slimline then the other kits will gradually become more familiar to you and from then on you can decide which way you want to go!!!

 

[edlea]

As has been said before ..master the slimline the rest will come easy.

 

[alisboy]

Hi

Thanks for the suggestions about learning with a cheap kit first.

I have ordered some slimline pens to start with and will show you what I have made when I start them next week.

Thanks
Ernie

P.S. have looked at timber bits and like what I see.