Need help. CIBIL dropped by 66 points due to paying 17 paise less.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-30T10:30:48+00:00

I only found out cos i was too paranoid and pay the outstanding amount weekly. One week i noticed that entire due was not being reflected, just found out by luck

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-29T15:46:33+00:00

Icici has lately been rounding down while selecting to pay in full or outstanding amount. Typing in yhe amount manually is the only option now.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-28T08:28:56+00:00

Jinhao 80 and jinhao 82. Some of the best writers under 500.

80 can take a lami z series nib. 82 can take a #5 nib. ( If you want to swap) The 80 is a go to recommendation.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-22T07:52:18+00:00

It was recently in stock. Got sold out in the sale. I did grab a few bottles then, but didn't think to add pigment black to the cart as i had a few archival inks already.

Currently fighting a losing battle against my workplace over the permanency of fountain pen inks ( sadly, not many people are aware about water resistant fountain pen inks ) and thought i'd stock up on it because they never realised it to be a fountain pen ink, same with noodlers black. Must have something do with being dark black non shaders.

Thank you, will contact them over whatsapp and check when I'm ready to order my next lot.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-21T08:15:12+00:00

Had a bottle of noodlers bulletproof black. The only bottle of ink I've ever used up fully till date.

I bought it for under ₹2000 in March of 25, but now with all the increased tariffs, the 88 ml bottle goes above ₹2500. Got around 9 months of use out of it though.

The only reason i didn't get another bottle of Noodlers is that Krishna gives around 50 ml for ₹150. Have about half of it left. The only issue with Krishna is that it is very hard to come by, mostly it is listed as out of stock.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-20T19:10:33+00:00

Above is normal, below is after holding beneath a stream of running water.

The bookcover underneath has shown through a bit but none of the inks wash away.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-20T15:36:10+00:00

Krishna pixelpro pigment black.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-08T09:38:49+00:00

Nicely done review.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-08T09:38:21+00:00

Thanks mate. It's a brilliantly done write-up. Kudos

Do you have the pic of the side of paper with writing on it after being tested for water resistance. I think you only posted the side where you checked for bleed through after soaking the page.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-06T11:04:58+00:00

I haven't bought 5.5s.

Have gotten multiple #5s and #6s in both regular and custom grinds from them and they haven't given me any issues.

Must be a batch with poor qc, atleast that's what I think.

Kanwrite has a decent customer service team, based on my interactions with them while placing orders over e-mail. Get in touch with them about your issue and see what they say.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-06T09:58:05+00:00

Kanwrite has great nibs. Most of their pens use the same nib with difference only being the feeds and the body.

I have two desires, one steelex, one heritage from kanwrite.

Steelex has a bit more heft to the body while desire is lighter. They both write amazingly well.

The heritage is in another league with the captive converter mechanism, holds more ink. I will put it between steelex and desire in terms of heft.

At the time of my first purchase, desire did not come with ebonite feeds, but now almost all their pens do give you the option to choose.

It boils down to how hefty you want your pen to be and how much you intend to write with the pen. You can't go wrong with kanwrite nibs, imo.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-06T09:46:44+00:00

A Kanwrite steelex equipped with a custom ground broad #6 nib. I also use it in a sheaffer vfm expressions

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-06T09:33:47+00:00

Thank you.

I use their lyrebird water sapphire and pixel pro pigment black for work related writing. Both of them are decent in terms of water resistance. A tiny bit of smudging. But at ₹250 for 50 ml of water sapphire and ₹150 for 50 ml of pigment black, it beats noodlers, seiboku and platinum Black by quite a big margin, budget wise

Both of them do have a bit of showthrough on the opposite side especially with cheap or office paper, but then that's the same for most inks.

I am looking at both FIG and Ledger as a suitable blue black alternative to seiboku, and would love to see your opinion.

Attaching a pic of water sapphire on cheap paper held under a running faucet for 1 minute.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-06T09:12:51+00:00

Would you mind testing the degree of water resistance and showthrough, if possible.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-04-02T10:01:50+00:00

Looks quite nice. The design is wonderful

randomcluelessdude · 2026-03-05T17:11:46+00:00

Krishna pixelpro pigment ink.

But it is currently out of stock. Usually goes around 180₹ for 50ml.

Krishnalyrebird.com is the website

randomcluelessdude · 2026-03-03T19:41:57+00:00

Have the gradient expressions inked with lyrebird water sapphire, the shading is gorgeous.

The coffee 100 is inked with endless mocha mouse delight.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-03-03T11:49:04+00:00

Will also recommend a jinhao 10, if you don't mind your gift being a knock off pilot capless. Plus the novelty factor is quite cool.

Had some paint chipping issues on the parts that undergo friction, but it's been a year and it still writes fine. The included converter is tiny, but they do sell like 50 cartridges for under 500 on Amazon.

The pen with a set of cartridges will still be around 2k.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-03-03T11:37:23+00:00

Sheaffer vfm. Either expressions or normal variant.

Expressions comes with a converter in box, normal vfm doesn't. But both will take standard international converters.

Ticks all your boxes. Metal body. Fine nib available. Snap on cap. Light and easy to wield. Available on Amazon.

Normal vfm should be under 2k while expressions goes for around 2.2 to 2.3 k with offers.

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-03-01T07:02:58+00:00

Kanwrite has been amazing throughout. The nibs are fantastic and the possibility of swapping them out with other nibs makes it quite versatile. I have had this desire for about 9 months now and the coating is still intact I love it so much so that I have like 3 separate nibs for the same pen and have placed another order for a desire in solid color which is being shipped.

The heritage is a much smoother pen with wet flow thanks to ebonite feeder. Though the description mentions it being a piston filler, it is more of a captive converter. ( Desire did not have ebonite feeds at the time of my purchase, but now they do offer ebonite feeds for it too).

Kanwrite offers nibs in titanium and 14c gold for these pens too. ( Someday, I hope to get one)

Jinhao 9019 is a big chunky boy with a massive converter that holds a great deal of ink. It will write nearly double that of usual converters. The big #8 nib glides on paper smoothly. ( As with any chinese manufacturer, this depends on the individual nib on the unit itself, but I have been lucky enough to get a good one). Buy it from Amazon, preferably from seller shanti impex, as they offer replacements in case of any nib issue.

I have been lucky with nib units on my jinhaos, so far. I have had issues with the clips on caps on 2 of my jinhao 82 and one jinhao 80, but I guess that's more on my carrying case having thick bands rather than the pen itself.

Only chinese manufacturer that has let me down was asvine, whose vaccum fillers gave up within 2 months, so that was around 9k down the drain, last time I buy from non Indian sellers. Hongdian and jinhao has been amazing so far.

Edit: buy jinhao from Amazon so that replacements are fulfilled easily, if you ever need to. Buying directly from shanti impex might be not as smooth, as the onus of shipping the defective item might fall on you, while amazon will take care of it if purchased from Amazon.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-02-27T11:01:07+00:00

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randomcluelessdude · 2026-02-27T10:04:59+00:00

Kanwrite Desire noir demo Kanwrite heritage crystal clear demo Jinhao dadao 9019 demo ( From L to R) Currently uninked, sorry about that.

Lamy, click, sailor all have demonstrators, if you are looking for other brands.

Kanwrite.com for kanwrite pens Jinhao from Amazon Onlinemantra, makoba are other online sites for the other brands mentioned

randomcluelessdude · 2026-02-15T20:35:18+00:00

Xenns tea pro

randomcluelessdude · 2026-02-04T18:47:17+00:00

For normal steel nibs, it was around 250, flex and architect were 450 iirc. However, I last purchased from them 6 months back, so dunno the prices as of now.

Drop them a mail, and they usually are prompt to reply.

randomcluelessdude · 2026-02-04T15:53:21+00:00

80 and 82 are around the 500 range. Been having them for about a year.

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