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Chicken, no way. If you have have used the lathe, turned a pen as good and as close as that then the answer is a big fat NO.

You will find that the standard bushings on a Rotur Mandrel are just shy of 9.5mm. Some of the slimline pen kits are smaller. can be as much as 0.5mm.

Just to try and make things a little easier and closer I measure any new kits i have and measure the bushings as well with a digital caliper. (used to use none digital but the eyes are failing)

As I have so many slimline bushings (old and new) that I have to measure them or face getting them wrong. Yes they do wear down a little if you are not a chicken..

<blockquote data-quote="silver" data-source="post: 13468" data-attributes="member: 165">Chicken, no way.&nbsp; If you have have used the lathe, turned a pen as good and as close as that then the answer is a big fat NO.You will find that the standard bushings on a Rotur Mandrel are just shy of 9.5mm.&nbsp; Some of the slimline pen kits are smaller. can be as much as 0.5mm. Just to try and make things a little easier and closer I measure any new kits i have and measure the bushings as well with a digital caliper. (used to use none digital but the eyes are failing<img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/vangry.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":vangry:" title="Vangry&nbsp; &nbsp; :vangry:" data-shortname=":vangry:" />)As I have so many slimline bushings (old and new) that I have to measure them or face getting them wrong. Yes they do wear down a little if you are not a chicken.. <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/love_it.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love_it:" title="Love It&nbsp; &nbsp; :love_it:" data-shortname=":love_it:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="silver, post: 13468, member: 165"] Chicken, no way. If you have have used the lathe, turned a pen as good and as close as that then the answer is a big fat NO. You will find that the standard bushings on a Rotur Mandrel are just shy of 9.5mm. Some of the slimline pen kits are smaller. can be as much as 0.5mm. Just to try and make things a little easier and closer I measure any new kits i have and measure the bushings as well with a digital caliper. (used to use none digital but the eyes are failing:vangry:) As I have so many slimline bushings (old and new) that I have to measure them or face getting them wrong. Yes they do wear down a little if you are not a chicken.. :love_it: [/QUOTE]

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