Birthday Bash Pen Swap

[Boomer]

Ok folks here is the details for the next Pen Swap.
You will need to send your swap partner the following:

1. Pen kit of your choice
2. Bushings to fit the kit you sent
3. Drill bit to fit the kit you sent

Now when you get the stuff from your Pen Swap Partner you pick the wood,acrylic,antler what ever material that you want to put on the kit that you were sent and make a pen.
You send the finished pen back to your partner.

Your partner will do the same for you.

You keep the bushings and the drill bit so you can make that pen in the future for your self.

If you want to be part of this swap then please respond to this thread and I will draw partners. You have to respond by the 4th day of July 2010. I will then draw for partners and post them on the site. Any questions please pm me and I will try to answer your questions.

This should be a fun swap so if you are truely interested please respond to this thread.

Thank you

. . . . . . Hello? Hellooo? (tap-tap-tap) Is this thing on??!!!!

Uh-hum, I interrupt this post for an important announcement:

I know we all mean well and get excited when opportunities like this one come along. They are both exciting and a blessing to participate in. I also know that once we've committed ourselves Murphy's Law has a way at times of intervening and various life issues arise and the next thing you know the deadline has come and gone and our partner is still waiting on their pen. I have been on both sides of this, both waiting on a pen and having another wait on me (love ya Dave!!) With this being said, I do not in any way want to discourage anyone from participating but I do ask that perhaps a few reminder notes around the shop will help prevent any delays!!

I now return you to your swap participation fun!!!!

Cozee . . . . .

[NICK]

Dave, Great idea, count me in

[cozee]

Now when you get the stuff from you Pen Swap Partner you pick the wood that you want to put on the kit that you were sent and make a pen.

When you say wood, is that all inclusive? I mean, can I use alternative wood?!!!!!


Oh yeah, count me in!!!

[Boomer]

Greg
Thanks for the catching my mistake on the post. Yes any blank you want to put on the pen will work. Sorry I belong to 2 woodturning clubs and the word wood comes out alot. Thanks for catching it.

[Boomer]

Nick and Mack C in Brooklin
Boomer and Crickett
Cozee and Seabat
Bellsy and Brooks803
mbroberg and Austin
Buzzzz4 and wm460
Johnson and mackthehack

Ok folks here is the partnerships for the swap. Please post pics after you get your pens back from your partner. Thanks and have fun.

[Bellsy]

Count Me In please...........

Maybe I can get a new style of bushings for my inventory......

Dave

[mbroberg]

Sounds like fun!! I want to play!

[Buzzzz4]

Of course I can't pass up a fun activity. Count me in as well.

-Eric

[Austin]

Count me in please.

[Mack C. in Brooklin]

Count me in. Sounds like a lot of fun!

[Mack C. in Brooklin]

Ok folks here is the details for the next Pen Swap.
You will need to send your swap partner the following:

1. Pen kit of your choice
2. Bushings to fit the kit you sent

3. Drill bit to fit the kit you sent

Keep in mind, the kit you send might require 2 different sized bits!

[mackthehack]

Time to get my feet wet, count me in.

Carl

[Brooks803]

add me to the list! Sounds like fun.

[rdabpenman]

Ok folks here is the details for the next Pen Swap.
You will need to send your swap partner the following:

1. Pen kit of your choice
2. Bushings to fit the kit you sent

3. Drill bit to fit the kit you sent

Keep in mind, the kit you send might require 2 different sized bits!

Excellent piont Mack!
Also keep in mind that unless you turn between centers you will need either an A Mandrel or a B Mandrel.

Les

[cozee]

Also keep in mind that unless you turn between centers you will need either an A Mandrel or a B Mandrel.

Les

Great point Les.

Perhaps, since the majority of pens kits out there use the "A" mandrel, we need restrict the swap to kits using this size. For one who turns between centers this should be of no issue. I would think they would have a 60 degree counter sink which would make the stock bushings usable (well, at least most of them anyway!!)

[johnson]

I'll play.

[seabat]

toss my name in the hat please

[rdabpenman]

What will be the Post Mark deadline for completion?

Les