I had similar problems with an FPR Himalaya + ultraflex nib. I contacted them and Kevin immediately sent me a replacement nib unit without charge. No hassles, no delay. Now it works faultlessly. FPR is at the top of the pile when it comes to customer service. Happy to recommed them.
India makes fountain pens for the FPR and Noodler's. I am quite sure Kanwrite makes the Noodler's fountain pens and Click makes some of the FPR fountain pens... All made in India... Awesome. Good fountain pens for a very cheap price... !!! I do not have none of them so far... I would love to...
I so love the Kanwrite EF Superflex nib on an ebonite feed. They are totally awesome for a stainless steel nib. So far they are some of the best that I have found for modern nibs.
For full flex pens, the nib is half the battle. The other half is the flow, which I thnk is vastly underappreciated, and I find the flow the harder of the two to adjust.
I got a Kanwrite Ultra Flex Nib thinking it would be a clone of the FPR (being that it looks identical) . To my surprise though, it was quite a bit stiffer. The FPR Ultra Flex Nib is a much nicer nib to write with. Smoother & flexier. I bought a second Kanwrite nib because my first one had a bent tine & I had to straighten it. Just in case I muffed it somehow I gave them another go. The second one under-performed just as the first one did. I'm not sure if FPR does anything to their nibs when they get them but they're doing something right. I was really hoping the Kanwrite Ultra Flex would perform like the FPR because of their price & availability. Alas, it wasn't to be. I'll have to give the brand Click a go. Fingers crossed.
I have spoken with Sajit, the owner of Kanwrite pens. They are the OEM for FPR's nibs. Kanwrite offers a wider variety of Flex and Ultraflex options. I have a Kanwrite Ebonite Jumbo ACR custom fitted with their Ultraflex nib. It performs much better than my 4 FPRs and with no issues in 9 months of almost daily use. Had I known them before FPR, I would have gone straight to the source. My FPR's have issues after using for a while: leaky converters and ebonite feeds needing constant tinkering.
@@sidneyjunior8130 I'm not sure how I can post pics here. @Doodlebud RU-vid video posted covers everything. The only difference in mine is that I have the Prussian Blue ebonite with an Ultraflex nib.
My favorite indian made pen with the same nib design is marketed by Osprey Co. and is callled the Madison. Mine has a EEF nib which has performed very well out of the box. Cost 24.00 on Amazon or Ebay or Osprey website. Thanks for the review.
This screwing converter will screw your pen up. I have ken right unusable as the cover thread is gone. Those plastics are really low quality. If you buy this pen buy some extra converter for them as this screwing converters are only made for Indian pens. Why the hell Those Indian pen don't design for the Standard IN. Cartridge??? Not a big deal here??? I have several they are unusable most of the pens I bought from PPR are burping heavily.All nib/feed and the section is very loose and they are worse than some Chinese pens. Noodlers pens are more solid and reliable. I have few no complain there. But all my Kenright. Guidar/ Himalaya pen are not useable. But FPR nibs are very good and if I buy next only nibs. Specially this particular FLEX NIB. All my buying from PPR includes several pens and flex nibs and feeds, They are great . I know there are lot of people who love the series of Indian pens from FPR but unfortunately they did not work for me.
A bad filling system can really take away from an otherwise good pen. I have this pen away to a viewer so didn't use it more than a couple times. But the nibs are decent, and fitted on a pen that better suits you is a great option
I find a better way to get the ink flowing again, is to dip it in a small bottle of ink I have open just in case. These are lovely, small pens to practice Caligraphy with. They are quite wet writers you have to be patient with. They are prone to burping.
Ohhh! So that's why my Jinhao X159 is also skippy! It has other problems, the Tines tooo tight, and the Feed I feel is dodgy along but angular scratchiness, but thanks to Doodlebud, I'm working on it.. and i might even give it a try at tuning the Nib into F-M Italic. Once again, I thank you-Doodlebud, for your expertise, honesty and the concern about Helping-out us Fountain Pen Lovers🍻 🖋
Got the Kanwrite desire 35 ultra flex with EBONITE feed directly from the manufacturer, which writes buttery smooth and has a good amount of flex. The manufacturer allows lots of customization concerning feed, nibs, colors, and trims. These fountain pens are affordable and bang for the buck.
Since FPR have made a pen named after jaipur, they should make another another named after Jodhpur/Marwar, preferably in sky blue, desert sand and kesariya variant, I would be the first one to buy all these three. I am really petty and can't see jaipur winning over jodhpur on this especially when the marwari penmanship used to be world renowned and much ahead than jaipur 😅
I have a himalay v2 and have exact same problem with the converter. I added a stainless steel 5mm ball bearing in the section and it works perfect. I love the nib but wish it was a bit bigger and a higher capacity converter.
Totally agree with you on that one. Every time I think I've found my Grail pen - I really haven't. It's a never ending search but price aside the Mont Blanc 149 Meisterstuck Calligraphy comes close. If one can get the Pilot Custom 823 FA if it actually exists that would come pretty close at less than half the price I think. I think that part of the joy in trying for that Grail pen is in the ownership.Collecting even
"i had no ink at all on my fingers when i started now i have ink everywhere." that is my experience with FPR ultra flex as well. it spews ink all over the place
I have a kanwrite pen with fine ultra flex nib and adjusted a medium ultra flex nib of kanwrite on a Jinaoh x450, I know what is an ultra flex nib and saw the video s on FPR nibs and for sure I state here that the kanwrite ones are NOT ultra flex at all! You need quite an amount of pressure to make them flex! FPR ultra flex seem much better!
I love the Fountain Pen Revolution Guru fountain pen with a superflex nib. It is easy to flex while writing and prefer it over my Noodler's Ahab and Konrad. The noodlers flex nib is harder to flex and without me even pushing down on it the ink feathers a lot. I bought a fine non flex nib made by Noodlers ink separately and like that nib better. EBay is a good place to get fountain pens from. I purchased many of my pens there.
Dang, I have tried and tried to share some fun flex thoughts to no avail. I tried a comment and vague instructions on Goulet's lightening round under YOUR comment. Apparently I'm violating either Goulet or google rules... just trying to share a fun Jinhao dragon pic and even linked to one of your "flex off" videos. 🖊
FYI, if you share any links in a comment RU-vid will filter it. It goes into a the review section and they have to check all the comments in there and approve them. Not so easy for a channel that gets as many views as Goulet does. Even when I post a vid, I get min 5 spam comments instantly directing viewers to check out bogus sites. So all comments with links get grouped into the same category as spam and have to get individually approved.
I wonder if the ink flow would improve if you eye dropper the pen. The converter seems to be a weak link. Also, a thorough clean and flushing the pen may release any debris left in the pen from the manufacturing process.
Flex nib , stub nib, broads, pens have a high flow of ink so you go through a converter load quickly. Eyedroppers and piston fillers get a larger volume of ink but you do get burping with eyedroppers. I think if you keep the feed channel wet you keep up a good flow of ink using the eye dropper filler. Stops railroading.
THIS PEN COST 6 DOLLARS USD IN INDIA. SO BASICALL YOU PAID SHIPPING FEE. I ordered Kanwrite Emperor today in 12 dollars USD, WITH ULTRAFLEX AND EBONITE FEED
FPR provides an ebonite feed. one advantage is that one can widen the ink channel to match the (ultra) flex nib. there is a Nathan's video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cLhA6jKGjjA.html (5:15 onwards) which shows how to do this. If the ink flow doesn't match the ultra flex it will railroad.
I think I might love my FPR Himalaya V2 Ultra Flex nib and ebonite feed as much as I detest the smelly fragile converter that it comes with! I tried to eyedropper it but the pen leaks everywhere now. I wish they made different converters because after mine cracked from being (carefully) twisted a few times for cleaning, even for $4 I can't bring myself to purchase a new one and deal with that smell again. I guess my only option is to drop 100x that amount of money on a #15 Pilot FA pen and the after market ebonite feed! 🤣
Of any flex pens I have, my hands down favorite is my Pelikan 140. Such a natural writing pen & performs wonderfully. Doesn't skip or railroad. Doesn't have as much overall flex as my 912 FA, but I feel it's a much better writing pen with better contrast in the thick & thin lines.
And, can't reply to your reply, so I will stay on topic here and thank YOU for your super informative reviews on flex nibs. I had watched your past 3-way comparison (Noodler's, Ultra Flex and a Pilot) and I'm sure you have many others on Flex Fridays ; ) Personally, I won't go so far as to fashion a special "over nib" (was that one of your suggestions?) It hides the nibs, and I'm all about attractive nibs.
I created a blog post with some of my older pens (Scheaffers, a Scout with bladder) and a Jinhao dragon, along with recently acquired Muji. I had given up on hope of reliability (for FPs) but you and the Goulet guys have rekindled my interest. Just wanted to share, but not videos... not set up for that. Anyway, thank you for all your GREAT info.
My FPR worked well out of the box. Great flex pen. I have the V2 and you have to be careful with air locks that affect flow. If it sends out blobs of ink, flush it out and refill. Plus, a bit of silicon grease on the converter threads prevents leaks without over tightening the tiny plastic threads. I'm in the UK and the after sales service at FPR is second to none.
Just found this video. My FPR had the same issue with burping ink. I greased all the internal threads and heat set my nib and that seems to have fixed it.
I thought they used Jowo or bock nibs. Should check if they have a store I in the city. I know Gama has one and their pens were ridiculously cheap although only available in fine option. Should have asked if they did custom grinds.
Interesting. I'm really not at the stage of my journey to branch out into the flex world just yet. I think I did notice that the nib on the ultra flex extended further off the feed.
Yes Vintage Flex are the best if you can find a good one. The Pilot FA mind you is excellent & the Platinum Soft Fine is a quite good flex but could double as a workhorse pen. I think the ultimate modern flex at a less than a modest cost is the Mont Blanc 149 Callighraphy Nib (flex). Ticks all of the boxes except affordability. My ultimate Grail Pen.
That would be a great pen if you can stomach the price. But gotta tell you... The whole idea of a Grail pen.... Its a never ending quest to catch a shape shifting mistress 😭. And an expensive quest at that 💸💸💸
Hey Derek I have the 149 calligraphy nib Decent writer in Fine. Need quite a bit of force to flex not as much as a steel Flex but still takes away from The writing experience . The ultra flex from FPR is brilliant but leaks
For me it seems the only best flex style pens are the vintage ones. My little Pelikan 140 I got is amazing. Hasn't skipped, hard started, or railroaded once. Going to have to pick up another vintage one.
Ahh I see. I don't have this particular pen any more so can't use it as a reference. There are different levels of flex you can get. Flex, ultra flex, etc.
@@itsbrammertimeI have FPR flex and ultra flex. Definitely the flex is firmer since you'll need to use more pressure. Let's say it's a "modest flex". Hope that helps.
The Kanwrite Heritage is much better than the Kanwrite desire in every way and the ink flow is much better as well, not that the desire is bad. And yes they have semi flex, full flex and ultra flex nib options available. Also, all the pens available at FPR are Indian fountain pens. The review was fun, its good that you didn't setup everything before the review, this was more fun and more natural.
And the FPR nibs are made by Kanwrite--so the full-flex nibs really are the same, just with different stamping. Noodler's nibs are also made by Kanwrite, if I'm not mistaken.
@@sven-erikrose5732 certainly NOT according to my experience of the kanwrite so called " ultra flex", they are just flex not ULTRA flex!!!! FPR according to the videos ( I am waiting to receive one for first hand experience) are TRUE ultra flex!!! but NOT kanwrite...you need a good amount of pressure to get limited thick lines from them! they don't deserve the title!
