IAP Bushings & Tubes Reference 4+

penturners.org LLC

Designed for iPad

    • $0.99

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Description

The IAP Bushings & Tubes app provides a searchable and sortable interface to over 4000 pen kits from most of the major kit suppliers. The app displays detailed tube and bushing specifications and drill bit requirements for every kit in the app database. These kit details can be emailed or printed via Air Print. You can create a favorites list of your most frequently used kits for faster access to those kits rather than searching through the entire app database every time you need to reference those kits. You can also reorder the database by your preferred supplier order.

A User Notes feature allows you to enter personal notes about any kit in the database. No limits are imposed on the size of your notes and they can contain punctuation characters, line feed characters, and new line characters. Your notes will be included when you print or email kit information. You can also print, export, or share individual notes or generate and share a CSV file containing all your notes.

The app also includes a drill bit converter for converting between inch fractional, inch decimal, metric and gauge drill sizes. Conversions to inch fractional are made to the nearest 1/64" and conversions to gauge drill size are made to the nearest gauge drill size (107-1 and A-Z). An error factor is displayed for inexact conversions to inch fractional and gauge drill size.

A 30-digit, 4-function calculator is included in the app. It has several advanced features not found in many simple calculators including a memory cell and the ability to display data in decimal or scientific notation.

Photos, Instructions and Bushing Drawings are available for most of the kits. When instructions or bushings are available, they may be viewed, mailed or printed.

The app also contains several lists of useful references: Worldwide Suppliers of pen kits with links to take you directly to their web site; Helpful Penturning videos with links that will take you directly to the video; and Penturning Tutorials with links that will download the tutorial to your device for viewing in the app or to email or print.

The app will automatically download database updates and the kit reference files from the IAP server.

What’s New

Version 1.17

Added a User Notes feature so users can enter notes about any kit in the database and share, print, or export them to other apps.

Added a Preferences Button to the Main Kit Listing page to rapidly navigate to the BushNTubes preferences in the Setting App.

Made several UI improvements.

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Old Sternwheeler ,

Ton of info, no search feature

There is a lot of great information here. Whoever compiled this deserves a tip of the cap.
One real drawback, however, is that the pen names are organized in about 8 or 10 different alphabetical sets. There's no way that I have found to sort or search. So you scroll, and scroll, and scroll until you find the pen you need.
I'm sure I'll eventually figure out where my favorite pens are located in this almost endless list, but in the meantime, some frustration.
Despite my complaints, it's absolutely worth $.99.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your review. There are actually a number of ways to sort and search the data. You can reorder the suppliers, create your own list of favorite kits, sort the list by a number of different criteria, and search for kits using most any alphanumeric string or combination of strings. The app includes a Users Guide that explains all these features that you can view in the app or print or email it. Please send us an email to appfeedback@penturners.org and we will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

1LB3i ,

Must have

This is a must have app for anyone who loves penturning! You’ll have a wealth of information at your fingertips. It is updated on a regular basis and gets better every time! Thanks for all the hard work!

Rocket J. Squirell ,

Great app for pen turning

Awesome app. Tons of reference info and data. Printable instructions for any pen project. A must have if you make pens !

App Privacy

The developer, penturners.org LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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