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I'm using a Camlin Elegante in Jet Blue with Camlin Royal Blue ink.

 

Also at hand are a Kale (from Pune) with Camlin Green, an Airmail 58C8 with Camlin Red and a Butterfly Office with custom 1:3 blend of Camlin Black and Green.

 

Cheers!

 

Kapil

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Hema,

These are available at Kovai . I liked the pen very much but not the quoted price! If you are really keen I think I can help

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Hema,

These are available at Kovai . I liked the pen very much but not the quoted price! If you are really keen I think I can help

Dear Mohan

 

The Swans are intriguing. Could you please PM me the details and the price?

 

Cheers!

 

Kapil

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Kale?!!

Butterfly?!!

 

Kale is a local pen manufacturer in Pune. Have been a small, family owned pen shop for as long as I can remember. They only sell their own pens, and each nib is personally tuned and calibrated.

 

There are a couple of other threads on FPN re: the Kale experience. And quite an experience it is!

 

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Butterfly is also a noname inexpensive brand from this part of the country.

 

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And then the usual (and famous) Airmail.

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Cheers!

 

Kapil

 

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Dear Mohan

 

The Swans are intriguing. Could you please PM me the details and the price?

 

Cheers!

 

Kapil

Dear Mohan,

 

Me too! Thank you so much! :)

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Kale is a local pen manufacturer in Pune. Have been a small, family owned pen shop for as long as I can remember. They only sell their own pens, and each nib is personally tuned and calibrated.

 

There are a couple of other threads on FPN re: the Kale experience. And quite an experience it is!

 

 

Hi Kapil,

 

I do visit Pune from time to time.... Where is Kale's pen store located? Maybe I can have the Kale experience too :)

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This morning, a new Deccan Yematso. I still don't have enough time with it for a clear opinion, other than that it is a very beautiful pen. First impression is that it is a somewhat wet writer with just a bit of feedback on a rather elegant-feeling medium-fine nib.

More to come later.

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Hi Kapil,

 

I do visit Pune from time to time.... Where is Kale's pen store located? Maybe I can have the Kale experience too :)

 

Hi Hema

 

It's located right next to Dagadusheth Halwai Ganesh Temple in Budhwar Peth. The temple is a very popular landmark, so you shouldn't have any problem getting there.

 

The shop itself is a pretty small - and does appear rundown. It looked much prosperous in it's heyday. The pens (and the experience) would not disappoint you.

 

Give me a shout out if you are here, we can connect.

 

Cheers!

 

Kapil

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Using a Jet Blue Camlin Elegante. This is the pen that I always carry with me of late.

 

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Also using another Berry Red Kale from my school days today :)

 

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Cheers!

 

Kapil

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Kapil, I really like your handwriting! :)

 

I have used Kale pens for a while. they were just OK, also their ink in polyethene satchets. I miss Pune sometimes...

 

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Hari

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Is that a Camlin nib on your Elegante? I like the subtle line variation you seem to get with it. If it is like the one in my Camlin SD it has a slight upturn at the very tip, and that is what gives that capability, I think.

Nice pens, and nice handwriting - and beautiful quotes, too. Thanks for sharing!

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Hello everyone,

 

Relatively new to FPN, from india, currently in bangalore.

 

Today i was using the Rotomac Designmate DMF-801

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Also I was using, the Camlin No. 47, which has been giving me flow issues and i really cant fix it. :(

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Hi, and welcome to FPN, and welcome to the Indian pens thread! :W2FPN:

I have one of those, and it's never given me any trouble. But maybe what you want to do is give it a good flushing with water with a little dishwashing liquid (like one or two drops in a full waterglass) added in. Just remember to flush that out again with fresh water...

Good luck.

Your Designmate looks good enough to eat! Wonderful, all those new-to-me Indian pens...

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Hi, and welcome to FPN, and welcome to the Indian pens thread! :W2FPN:

I have one of those, and it's never given me any trouble. But maybe what you want to do is give it a good flushing with water with a little dishwashing liquid (like one or two drops in a full waterglass) added in. Just remember to flush that out again with fresh water...

Good luck.

Your Designmate looks good enough to eat! Wonderful, all those new-to-me Indian pens...

Thank you for the welcome :)

 

Tried that, multiple times, also have tried multiple inks, still runs so dry that can not write more than a page with it. :crybaby:

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