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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Turning For Troops Update

Turning For Troops



Making pens for our troops is a long standing tradition among penturners.
MPG 2024 will be no different. Please bring a pen (or 2 or 3) to the event and we will make sure they are donated to our troops.



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Topics (Subject To Change)
Color Casting
Small Turnings For Other Parts Of The House
Fountain Pens 101
Beginning Pen Making
Inside Out Ornament
Customization Options With A Laser
Necklace Pendant
Pen kit autopsy
Wig Stand
Casting Hybrids and Embedded objects
The Best Finish for Your Pens: Subjective Observation (Fake News) vs. Objective Data (Real Science)
Sharpening Your Turning (and a few other) Tools
Understanding Kitless
Differentiating Yourself Without Casting

Featured Vendor
Rich Coers