http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/ Penturners Email List Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:14:31 GMT dianagaryh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100269 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100269 ... hand with residents. They love it i need a local source for blanks. I live in Marysville WA. Phone is 479-531-9121. Thanks. Gary Hollingshead ... Thanks Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:02:32 GMT Randy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100268 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100268 ... I seem to remember reading about a similar project in a woodturning magazine several years ago; but don't remember all of the details. Maybe you could Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:37:36 GMT Wayne Barnhart http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100267 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100267 Big Rob does good stuff:) Some of us cant place big orders but he dont seem to care. By the way Rob, do you have an expanded burl list? Only saw a few Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:16:52 GMT chatterwc http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100266 ... What kind of blanks do you need and how many? I have some I can send you. Craig Chatterton Puyallup, WA Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:49:43 GMT dianagaryh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100265 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100265 I do a project in Skilled Nursing Facilities turning wooden blanks by hand with residents. They love it i need a local source for blanks. I live in Marysville Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:09 GMT Walter Elmore http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100264 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100264 I have broken the couplers. I then called Penn State and they sent me replacements for a reasonable price. Walt ... From: Mark Cooper Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:07:30 GMT Jeff Demand http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100263 Wikipedia is not always accurate. White gold has to have the right or > yellow gold content to be labeled and sold. 14K (585/1000), 18K (750/1000). Anything Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:06:56 GMT Uncle John Doe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100262 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100262 This is news to me. Although white gold is not truly white, but a silver color, when I was a working jeweler with my own store/shop, I would regularly cast Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:04:58 GMT Pat Lawson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100261 White gold is a mix of gold and nickel but here is an interesting line from Wikipedia... ... There are Rose Gold pen kits available, but no White Gold kits , Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:21:05 GMT Rob Curtis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100260 Angela, I have a couple of thoughts on this subject. As a vendor, albeit a hobbyist/vendor, I have dealt with this from the other end. First of all, I'm Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:49:07 GMT emelchor07 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100259 Does this exist? Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:18:55 GMT Mark Cooper http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100258 I lost a Coupler for a 24kt #PKMOUNT-PAR Premium Designer Twist Pen Kit. Anyone with one to trade or sell the Coupler please let me know, Coop Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:50:11 GMT Randy Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100257 Dennis; Yes; the HF 4" digital calipers are good enough for penturning and general use. I also have micrometers for when I need precise measurement, and 2 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:06:34 GMT gpdmtr25 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100256 Steve thanks for the info. I'll try the things you suggested. Angela Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:51:59 GMT Dennis Ewing, Sr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penturners/message/100255 I have the high dollar calipers for the presses in the print shop. If the measurements are off the images won't fit on the press sheets. That is a big problem.