2024 PenMakers International Chicagoland MPG
April 19 and 20, 2024 - Symposium - Hoffman Estates Illinois
           



Key Dates

Shirt Orders End
March 31, 2024

Personalized Mug Orders End
March 31, 2024

Meal Orders End
March 31, 2024

Online Registration Ends
April 17, 2024
On Site After - April 17, 2024


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Scheduled Demonstrations

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Using a 3D Printer In Pen Making

  • Materials (PLA, etc) for 3d printing
  • Design options (software, etc)
  • Printers (very limited, but will describe types, etc)
  • What 3d printing can be GREAT at
  • What 3d printing can't do
  • Pen Blanks / other 3d printed items for the pen turner

Ornamental Turned Pen Blanks

  • Want to take the next step in lathe work
  • A Live Real Ornamental Lathe
  • Programming A Lathe
  • Use Of Gears

From Beginner To Pro In 90 Minutes

  • Everything you wanted to know as a beginner or intermediate pen maker
  • Drilling, Blank Prep, Turning, and Finishing
  • Carbide Tools vs. High Speed Steel
  • Use Of Gears

All About Casting

  • Everything you wanted to know about casting
  • Color Casting
  • Label Casting
  • Embedded Objects

Pen Kit Modifications

  • Everything you wanted to know about kit modifications
  • Finials
  • Mixing and Matching
  • Embedded Objects

Closed End Pens

  • Ever use "The Grabber"
  • We have the inventor
  • Learn from the man who knows the most about it

Metal Lathe


Stabilization


Kitless On A Metal Lathe


Sales and Marketing


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Topics (Subject To Change)
Getting Started in Casting
Thread Wrapped
The Average Turner and a Bowl
Marketing Your Talent
Kitless and Clips
And Now For Something Slightly Different …
Turning Small Trees, Spin Tops and Other Small Treasure
Color Casting
Differentiating Yourself Without Casting
An Evening With Dick Sing
Beginning Pen Making
Clear Casting
The Twisted Box
Stabilization
Sales And Marketing
Thread Woven Pen Blanks

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