Gregg wrote:
Hello all

I want to get into Pen making and I dont have tons of money to buy the best
equipment, so what is a good inexpensive lathe to start with for pens? How
is the JET pen lathe JPL358?


I have the Jet pen lathe. The tool rest is cheap and the weld can break
easy. The best bet is to go with a mini lathe. I also have a mini and
really like the way it works. I'd say go for the mini lathe. Even
though I am not happy with Jet's customer service at the moment, I still
bought the Jet mini lathe, it seems to be made strong and an extention
can be purchased later if the need arises to mak longer items.