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Item #: 38643
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Overview

This kit contains all the essential tooling you need to start turning custom pens. Includes 3 pen blanks (Bloodwood, Bubinga and Olivewood), 3 gold-plated hardware kits with twist mechanisms, 7mm mandrel with knurled nut and #2 Morse Taper, 7mm bushings, a 7mm Brad Point Drill Bit, a 1 oz. bottle of CA Glue, a Pen Mill for truing up all mating surfaces and a storage case with 28 adjustable compartments.

What's included

(1) Bloodwood Pen Blank
(1) Bubinga Pen Blank
(1) Olivewood Pen Blank
(3) 7mm Pen Hardware Kits
(1) 7mm mandrel with knurled nut and #2 Morse Taper
(1) Set of 7mm bushings
(1) 7mm Brad Point Drill Bit
(1) 1 oz. bottle of CA Glue
(1) Pen Mill (2-piece design. 3/16" threaded shank, 1/2" end mill, 1/4" clean-out shaft, Allen wrench for interchanging "end mill" component)
(1) Plano Storage Case with 28 adjustable compartments

Technical Details

  • Brand: Rockler
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 38643
  • Weight (lbs): 2.2000
  • Type: Bushings, Drilling, Mandrel

Product Warnings

WARNING This product can expose you to chemicals which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/product

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Why did you choose this?
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Would like to start turning pens and small items
Floyd F on May 20, 2017
Want to try my hand at pen making and this seemed like a reasonably priced starter kit.
ED R on Apr 17, 2017
Would like to start turning pens and small items
Floyd F on May 20, 2017
I want to get started
Michael W on May 1, 2017
Want to try my hand at pen making and this seemed like a reasonably priced starter kit.
ED R on Apr 17, 2017
Needed it
Jimmie H on Mar 30, 2017
Looks like a good buy.
John M on Mar 27, 2017
Starting to turn pens
Daniel W on Mar 10, 2017
husbands birthday gift
Anaelisa m on Feb 23, 2017
Starting to make pens
Steve C on Jan 21, 2017
Wanted to start a new hobby
MICHAEL P on Jan 19, 2017
Good value
jeremy i on Jan 15, 2017
I wanted to try pen making. It worked well. It had everything I needed.
John N on Jan 3, 2017
I have a cabinet shop and theses are the supplies I need
Ken B on Dec 26, 2016
To see if pen turning was in my future. It was and is.
Turtle12550 on Dec 21, 2016
Son asked for it.
Emelyn H on Dec 16, 2016
Being a beginner wood pen turner I wanted an easy to understand starter kit. This together with your article "Turning Your Own Pens by Tim Nyberg" I believe will get me on the right path.
Edwin R S on Dec 7, 2016
Son-in-law wanted to get started in this product
Mary P on Dec 2, 2016
pen turning
kelly L on Nov 30, 2016
start a new hoppy
Glenn M on Nov 30, 2016
To start making pens.
Manuel S on Nov 20, 2016
Great starter kit. Gets you going fast. Everything you need.
Russell G S on Nov 17, 2016
I'm a beginner, seemed the place to start
Cledis S on Nov 16, 2016
this will be my first in making
L A on Nov 7, 2016
A good basic starter kit
Byron M on Nov 4, 2016
Had everything in it to start turning pens.
Gino F on Oct 18, 2016
Everyone has to start somewhere and this box has everything needed to crank out three easy pens.
Jeffrey R on Oct 3, 2016
Great starter kit.
Michael B on Sep 24, 2016
to start turning pens
Shaun B on Sep 23, 2016
want to try turning pens
Jim L on Sep 19, 2016
i want to get started in pen making
Rick B on Sep 12, 2016
Xmas gifts
Mike W on Jul 30, 2016
my introductory into pen turning, made easy
Chuckie U on Jul 10, 2016
To turn pens
Michael H on May 11, 2016
Excellent way to start up with pen turning
GERALD D B on Mar 16, 2016
to learn how to turn pens
Christopher I on Mar 9, 2016
Fun to do.
john s on Mar 7, 2016
Making pens for friends.
Stanley F on Mar 3, 2016
To see how to make wooden pens and if it was hard to do or rather easy
joseph d on Jan 31, 2016
Was unaware that I needed this for pen projects. The website should be a bit more intuitive to suggest this item for new users and beginners.
Rick S on Jan 7, 2016
Looks like a great way to start making pens
Michael D on Jan 3, 2016
Wanted a new challenge, and this seems to be a good starter set.
KEITH F on Jan 1, 2016
Christmas present for my husbnad
Catherine B on Dec 14, 2015
Want to turn more pens
Robert A on Dec 13, 2015
Want to learn to make pens
Frank C on Dec 11, 2015
I just bought a Jet lathe and want to start making pens.
David T on Nov 27, 2015
From email demo
Ed B on Oct 9, 2015
Christmas project
Lonnie S on Oct 5, 2015
its a great kit for someone new to pen turning
Robert D on Aug 16, 2015
To get started
Bobby L. H on Aug 5, 2015
I did not know what I needed to make pens. This should have all I need to get started
Kenneth W on Jul 18, 2015
To turn pens more quickly, easily, and consistently.
trey n on Jun 27, 2015
I want to get started
Michael W on May 1, 2017
Needed it
Jimmie H on Mar 30, 2017
In this kit there is a threaded end on the barrel trimmer tool. How do I insert that into my drill press chuck without some type of adapter? Am I missing a piece or did I receive the wrong barrel trimmer tool? The threads on the barrel trimmer tool are 3/16", which are smaller than the included morse taper mandrel threads so I can not use it on my lathe. HELP!!!!
Joseph C on Oct 25, 2015
BEST ANSWER: This barrel trimmer is an older model that came out before the trimmers that you put in you drill.
When I got mine I made a handle for it but have since thrown that out and just use the trimmer as is in my drill.
What's the purpose of the brass compression nut set and plastic gasket that is included? It is NOT pictured in the product photos, nor mentioned in any of the several pen turning videos linked here. It fits on the end of the Mandrel and seems it could be an alternative end stock adapter of something. It was in the kit in a separate baggy with 2 replacement plastic gaskets. Useful input or theories appreciated.
JOSEPH P on Feb 16, 2017
BEST ANSWER: I wondered the same thing and, so far, think that it is likely for 'shortening' the length of the mandrel for shorter projects (keychain, whistle, etc). It seems that if you put it on the mandrel first, then the appropriate bushings and material, it should be secure and allow some adjustment.
Will this kit work with the Excelsior mini lathe sold by Rockler?
Nicholas C on Apr 13, 2016
BEST ANSWER: Yes it works well with it.
What is the diameter of the # 2 morse taper?
Marcelo G on Feb 28, 2016
BEST ANSWER: The major diameter (large end of taper) of a #2 morse taper is .700 inch. The minor diameter (small end) is .369 inch. I hope this helps
Can I get the morse #1 taper on this kit instead of the #2
Gene H on Feb 18, 2016
BEST ANSWER: You can purchase the #1Morse by itself, but the kit is for a standard pen making. Most everyone starting on pens will use the #2 Morse taper.

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This is a really good starter...
This is a really good starter kit.Other than creating a drill jig, an assembly gage for inserting the twist mechanism, and a handle (optional) for the pen mill there was very little that was needed to get started.IMPORTANT COMMENT - Ensure that when you open the kit that the dimple end of the mandrel is NOT installed in the #2MT end. You will need the dimple end to engage your live center of your lathe tailstock. Mine was installed backwards (no dimple on tailstock side). After two days of turning with a rigged up adapter piece for my live center I discovered this. I unscrewed the spindel, turned it over, and screwed it back in. Works MUCH better now.
December 12, 2009
This is one of the easiest...
This is one of the easiest and greatest products I could have ordered. Me and my sons have turned about 20 pens and they have sold like hot cakes. My sons have started their own business turning pens and they are making more than I do as a chef per hour So it is a great and easy way to make a few bucks.
March 10, 2008
As a novice this kit was...
As a novice this kit was all I needed to get started.I have turned all three pens in the kit and ordered more. An excellent way to start turning pens.
November 22, 2007
This is an excellent way to...
This is an excellent way to get started pen turning. I am a beginner in turning, so to be able to get the things I need in a kit was great.
June 6, 2010
I bought my first Rockler pen...
I bought my first Rockler pen kit when I was on a school trip to Johnson's Workbench in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I turned a pen at the wood fair and was hooked. I have made some laminated pen blanks and they turned out pretty nice. I have made many pens and now I'm looking for a lathe. I highly recommend getting this kit.
October 21, 2009
All contents looks high quality but !!
Very disappointed that there are no instructions or info sites to go to explaining how to use the starter kit. As a beginner some instructions would be most helpful. Will rely on internet for help. If I did not have internet capabilities I would be totally lost.
December 29, 2016
Purchased
 7 months ago
Woodworking Experience:
Beginner
I really like the kit. I...
I really like the kit. I bought one for me and one for my dad. We built our first pen today and it was easy and a lot of fun.
March 29, 2010
This was my first venture into...
This was my first venture into pen turning and making. The kit was excellent and worked flawlessly. I made all 3 pens for Christmas and they were well received.I would recommend this kit for anyone starting out!
December 27, 2010
Making my first pen! This kit...
Making my first pen! This kit is great, it gives you the basic necessities for turning pens. Great way to start out.
August 24, 2013
Great little kit
This is a great little kit. After getting my lathe back from a friend who had borrowed it and getting the rust off and resharpening all the turning tools, my grandson (who had never used a lathe before) made two very professional-looking pens for his mother's birthday present. The mandrel would not mount properly in my lathe, so he jam-chucked it with the tailstock. Cut quality was acceptable and sandpaper did the rest. The Stick Fast CA glue included with the kit was used for the final finish.
August 13, 2015
Purchased
 over 2 years ago
Woodworking Experience:
Intermediate

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