Greg Cuetara
07-06-2008, 10:21 PM
I have only been turning slimlines thus far in my short lived pen turning career but I am headed to a few weddings this summer and would like to turn a few nice pens for gifts. I am trying to decide between the Americana Rollerball and the Jr. Gentleman's II pen kits from CSUSA.
Their 24k gold is fairly cheap for a rollerball. Is this a good kit? It is fairly easy to turn? Is the Jr. Gent's pen easy to turn? It is mostly preference to the look or is there a real difference beween the two kits? The Jr. Gent's also has the option of a few different platings which is nice. There is a decent price difference between the cost of the two kits, including the bushings and drill bits, the americana being the cheaper of the two. I don't want to be cheap here but if one kit is easier to turn or just a better overall pen I would rather give that as a gift.
Thanks for any advice anyone can give me on the quality and ease of turning on both kits.
Greg
Their 24k gold is fairly cheap for a rollerball. Is this a good kit? It is fairly easy to turn? Is the Jr. Gent's pen easy to turn? It is mostly preference to the look or is there a real difference beween the two kits? The Jr. Gent's also has the option of a few different platings which is nice. There is a decent price difference between the cost of the two kits, including the bushings and drill bits, the americana being the cheaper of the two. I don't want to be cheap here but if one kit is easier to turn or just a better overall pen I would rather give that as a gift.
Thanks for any advice anyone can give me on the quality and ease of turning on both kits.
Greg