In your diagram at 4:14 you show the blade being thicker than the bushing but it should be the other way around, otherwise the bushing wouldn't do anything as the washers would be pushed directly against the blade. The bushing needs to be a bit thicker than the blade so that when you tighten the pivot screw, the washers will be clamped against the bushing and leave a gap between the washers and blade
I agree, this diagram was found online and hastily made to make a point. ideally, the bushings would be just bigger than flush with the blade to have that gap and allow for fluid motion and lubrication
bearings are easier than bushings, but well done bushings can give better tolerances than bearings. plus some people don’t like the feel of bearings from what i hear
@@hazelknives not quite accurate on the well tuned bushings being tighter than bearings. If you took absolutely perfectly tuned LARGE outer diameter bushings, like the ones in the Konohishi, coupled with the durable titanium handles and steel hardware + steel washers, it can *compare* to perfectly tuned IKBS bearings. IKBS bearings are unique in that they're the only time that saying ZERO tap and ZERO play isn't an exaggeration. They're wild.
@@thedimmadumdoughboy7347 i’m mostly speaking from personal experience and on a lower budget, i’ve had better experiences with bushings than bearings but yeah there are bearings with good tolerances too, they’re just usually either poorly applied or too expensive for the majority market of
@@hazelknives that's because sub 250$ if it's not a clone then it's not titanium, and you don't really get bearings on aluminum often. The only example I know is the lucha, with the either 90$ aluminum channel handles or the 145$ titanium sandwich. People love the channel aluminum flyti lucha though, and 100% of luchas are on bearings.
@@thedimmadumdoughboy7347 yeah, theres also a lot of maxace knives that are bearings, and honestly, as long as it has good tolerances, i like the knife
It doesn't really matter if you put the bushing in the "wrong way" or at least in my experience it hasn't mattered but then again I'll take either side to the sand paper so maybe that's why it doesn't matter to much.
yeah, plus if a bushing is unevenly sanded the washer for that side will be unevenly worn so they even out, so flipping it would just cause the other washer to wear more than the other side. while it probably isnt a dealbreaker i just try to keep everything as controlled as i can when working
@@hazelknives yeah thankfully my bali's aren't stripped to hell, have extra hardware to replace them with. Aside from my Ti-Green Inked kraken which I applied too much locktite it seems, that thing wouldn't come out; thought it was due to a stripped screw but even using one of those stripped screw extractors it just made it worse. One of these days I'll get some super glue to grab the screw and use a solder iron to heat up the loctite (found some video that advised this after the fact) Currently using a Nautilus V2 which is perfect out of the box, and using a LDY Sirius V2 which I used your video to help understand where the tap was coming from after swapping to the trainer blade. Made me realize that bushings play a central role here, LDY includes an extra set of bushings but they aren't tuned. I was using the extra set originally; went back to the set that was in the live blade (thankfully fit in the trainer blade) and it's perfect. Though I now know how to tune it if I felt so inclined thanks to the vid :)
What makes bushings better than just washers alone? I’m having difficulty understanding how it leads to tighter tolerances. 4:16 was helpful, but I don’t see how it is any better than washers alone.
so essentially, it’s just adding another layer of contact to prevent it from getting stuck. think of grabbing something smooth with gloves on instead of just your bare hands, it’ll slide easier because it’s got that extra layer of contact. lugermonger also did a video explaining how bushing pivots work if you want to learn more!
With washers you can’t tighten your screws all the way and call it a day because the handle will bind and you have to loosen the screws until they swing but with bushings if they are the right size than you can crank your screws call it a day and it should have dead perfect tolerances (if the bushing is sized correctly
Hey man! So I’m thinking of getting a nautilus and I have a few questions. Are the tang pins durable? I feel like people shit on tang pins bc of the tang pins falling off or slipping or getting backed out. I heard the alpha beasts tang pins are really good and I was just wondering if that’s the same for the tang pins for the nautilus. Also are the bushings on the nautilus good and do they come in the right size? Sorry you had to read all that I just don’t know what to get. Anyways amazing video.
my nautlilus has had zero issues with the tang pins so far, which is what ive heard is common with nauts. remember, youll hear more from people with bad experiences than those that have no reason to complain. also, my bushings came a little oversized, but i wound up tuning it and now theyre perfect. i wouldnt expect perfect bushings out of the box, but squid is really good with not sending out undersized ones. also, worst case scenario a tang pin comes off, hit up squid and theyll let you send it in to get fixed
id recommend setting them aside when you take the knife apart so you dont miss which one is which. the direction isnt the most important part, since the washers are a soft enough material that theyll shear to be flush, but its good practice
for one, bushing tuning can get very finnicky. knives like the brs replicant are a good example, where their tolerances are constantly changing regardless of the tune. its also an issue of how close youre willing to get before you risk undersizing the bushings, and some knives just kinda suck and dont take a tune well
@@ryder9428 depends on the knife and who you bought it from. ive heard that squid usually sends out their stuff with a low amount of tap if any at all, but they develop tap somewhat quickly. i bought mine secondhand so i cant speak for everyone, so i tuned it and it holds its tolerances decently.
@@ryder9428 i think they’re a good company since tolerances aren’t everything and some of their knives flip great, but i can totally see where you’re coming from. i tuned my naut a couple nights ago and it already has tap again lol
if you want the best tolerances you can get, you do need to disassemble the knife. if it's in good enough shape and the bushings are oversized, you can just tighten it and put some kpl on. tuning is more for people that want the absolute most out of their knives, but ive got a few i dont even bother with and just throw on some nrb thicc lube
they’re probably torqued down and loctited making them hard to remove. squeeze the handles together and try your best to remove the screws, if they still won’t come out you might need to look into ways to get loctite off
if you’ve ever seen someone sound test a balisong, they’ll usually hold one handle and flick the other one up into what’s called an “icepick grip,” but instead of catching it immediately, they’ll let the handles collide to show how the knife sounds. if you go on instagrams #balisongsale you can probably see someone sound testing their knife
ideally not, some knives wind up needing more tlc than others, but most well produced knives wont need multiple tune sessions after reaching a good point. every knife experiences wear and tear though
assuming you sanded the bushings evenly, yes, but it can be difficult to ensure that you have. i just recommend it since it keeps less chance out of the equation
sadly they have a little bit of a monopoly on knife parts, but a lot of squid hardware fits most other knives since the pivot sizes are the same. r/balisong has a hardware guide where you can make sure the sizes match
it ideally doesnt, but i prefer to because that way fewer things change between sanding and replacing. i think it would be ok, but its generally good practice to keep it one way
most of the time, a decent manufacturer will list the torx size on their website. if they dont, just check the different size bits until you get one that fits with little to no wobble in the torx head
so its usually hit or miss when it comes to balis whether or not the bushings will be good, id assume theyd be pretty well tuned since squid is a great company, so even if there is tap and play there wont be ma ton. eventually you probably will, since nauts develop tap somewhat quickly compared to other knives, but its nothing terrible
hey i know this video is getting old by now but, i got a kraken clone with horrible tap and play like abhorrant, i couldnt get very fine sandpaper i only have 400 grit but i've been sanding it down now for about half an hour and its still very bad what do i do
yeah im 17 and only work weekends so i dont get too much money, is there any trainers like 50-100 range good for tuning you'd reccomend? so far i've had 3 horrid amazon knives, a squiddy that broke 3 times over, and this kraken clone which was 60 euro
@@tsiji_3128 fs! id say most of the good trainers are gonna be 100-175, so if its at all possible id say save just a little more to pick one of them up. id say the nrb vortex is your best bet, a close second is the svix terra, and then the squidtrainer. those have all been tried and true to be good bali trainers for that price range, id say under 100 youre gonna be hard pressed to find a good trainer new, but the secondhand market might have something good for you on instagram
@@hazelknives wait actually what would you think about a mako v4 its a little bit cheaper and i think the v4 is suppossed to be pretty good i think its only washers though :(
i choose to, since it ensures that both sides of the bushing will end up even. just make sure to not oversand (obviously), because otherwise your bushings will come out undersized. i recommend using 8-9 counterclockwise circles on each side for the first few passes, and then maybe around 3-4 each side for the finishing touches to make sure that the bushings are evenly tuned
i know im sorry for that, i recorded this late at night and really wasnt in the mood to re record it. plus there are some other good resources for the same thing i can refer you to if youd like?
would love to review that, i just dont have the cash to buy new balisongs right now. ill probably make a nautilus review and some folding knife reviews and then get to that!
i know i did, i recorded the main footage before i did the intro and the setup was super janky. it was more meant to convey the method of tuning bushings as opposed to the rest of it
i kind of agree, but at the same time, i did refer people over to another, more informative video by lugermonger, and the fact that bushing tuning isnt really something a lot of beginner flippers would probably be doing
@@Nick_Gurr80 that was to demonstrate that the washers are made of phosphorus bronze, a material specifically meant to be soft. the idea was to show that the washers will shear to fit the inconsistencies in the bushing and blade. it wasn’t meant to be to scale or perfect, it was meant to convey that idea.
its a trainer who cares its not like its a brs alpha beast or a model 85 benchmade you use a teflon based lube (tri-flo) example when is dries up still slick. throw it n the trash !!
i can’t really tell if you’re serious or not, but if you are, a lot of us aren’t allowed live blades. i’m 17 but can’t have them yet due to my parents, and i’m sure this is the case for lots of other people. plus, regardless of the differences between trainers and live blades, taking care of your knives should always be applicable. it’s like saying you shouldn’t sharpen your beater ontario folder because it’s not some benchmade bugout, even though they both have value to the person using them
@@hazelknives i had knives when i was that age me old f**k. why you need a decent butterfly knife my model 62 benchmade was razor sharp i cut myself. i took my ceramic sharpener and made that thing dull. let me know. find some one i can mail it to. tape the blade. i will but you one not long before your 18. and you buy it yourself. have a good day
Secure your paper to the smooth base with some light spray glue.... The paper rolled up on the sides will throw off your feel for "flat". This guy is all wrong.
damn, im sorry to hear that, if you hit them up im sure theyd be more than happy to send over a new set or something! ive heard they have good customer service, so im sure theyd be willing to help
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In your diagram at 4:14 you show the blade being thicker than the bushing but it should be the other way around, otherwise the bushing wouldn't do anything as the washers would be pushed directly against the blade. The bushing needs to be a bit thicker than the blade so that when you tighten the pivot screw, the washers will be clamped against the bushing and leave a gap between the washers and blade
I agree, this diagram was found online and hastily made to make a point. ideally, the bushings would be just bigger than flush with the blade to have that gap and allow for fluid motion and lubrication
Now I know how to tune bushings knives. Bearings are so much easier
bearings are easier than bushings, but well done bushings can give better tolerances than bearings. plus some people don’t like the feel of bearings from what i hear
@@hazelknives not quite accurate on the well tuned bushings being tighter than bearings. If you took absolutely perfectly tuned LARGE outer diameter bushings, like the ones in the Konohishi, coupled with the durable titanium handles and steel hardware + steel washers, it can *compare* to perfectly tuned IKBS bearings. IKBS bearings are unique in that they're the only time that saying ZERO tap and ZERO play isn't an exaggeration. They're wild.
@@thedimmadumdoughboy7347 i’m mostly speaking from personal experience and on a lower budget, i’ve had better experiences with bushings than bearings but yeah there are bearings with good tolerances too, they’re just usually either poorly applied or too expensive for the majority market of
@@hazelknives that's because sub 250$ if it's not a clone then it's not titanium, and you don't really get bearings on aluminum often. The only example I know is the lucha, with the either 90$ aluminum channel handles or the 145$ titanium sandwich. People love the channel aluminum flyti lucha though, and 100% of luchas are on bearings.
@@thedimmadumdoughboy7347 yeah, theres also a lot of maxace knives that are bearings, and honestly, as long as it has good tolerances, i like the knife
Gracias, me sirvió mucho, de los pocos tutoriales que existen acerca de como hacer esto. Y justo tengo la misma nautilus
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It doesn't really matter if you put the bushing in the "wrong way" or at least in my experience it hasn't mattered but then again I'll take either side to the sand paper so maybe that's why it doesn't matter to much.
yeah, plus if a bushing is unevenly sanded the washer for that side will be unevenly worn so they even out, so flipping it would just cause the other washer to wear more than the other side. while it probably isnt a dealbreaker i just try to keep everything as controlled as i can when working
@@hazelknives I can understand that.
hell yeah hazel
Thank you so much for the tutorial！！Only if I saw this video earlier！！
I‘ve messed up so many bushings，and many of my knives died from my tuning，thank you for this，keep it up！！💪
@@harveylone9664 weve all been there lol, im glad i helped at some point!
Great video!
thank you!
my dumbass sitting here stripping screws thinking I just need to tighten to fix tap. Thanks saved me from future failures lmao.
no worries, we've all been there! it can help to practice on a beater knife first, unless you just send it which is what i did lol
@@hazelknives yeah thankfully my bali's aren't stripped to hell, have extra hardware to replace them with. Aside from my Ti-Green Inked kraken which I applied too much locktite it seems, that thing wouldn't come out; thought it was due to a stripped screw but even using one of those stripped screw extractors it just made it worse. One of these days I'll get some super glue to grab the screw and use a solder iron to heat up the loctite (found some video that advised this after the fact)
Currently using a Nautilus V2 which is perfect out of the box, and using a LDY Sirius V2 which I used your video to help understand where the tap was coming from after swapping to the trainer blade. Made me realize that bushings play a central role here, LDY includes an extra set of bushings but they aren't tuned. I was using the extra set originally; went back to the set that was in the live blade (thankfully fit in the trainer blade) and it's perfect. Though I now know how to tune it if I felt so inclined thanks to the vid :)
Great vid! Should the bushing be flush with the blade on both ends?
ideally it will be, but never eyeball it. always tune, replace, check tolerances, repeat. that way, you can avoid under sizing your bushings!
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This is awesome! Amazing work dude!
thank you so much!
Needs sooooo much more attention here well done man
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lmao it took surprisingly long to make
This was such a helpful video, keep it up dude
glad to help!!
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What makes bushings better than just washers alone? I’m having difficulty understanding how it leads to tighter tolerances. 4:16 was helpful, but I don’t see how it is any better than washers alone.
so essentially, it’s just adding another layer of contact to prevent it from getting stuck. think of grabbing something smooth with gloves on instead of just your bare hands, it’ll slide easier because it’s got that extra layer of contact. lugermonger also did a video explaining how bushing pivots work if you want to learn more!
@@hazelknives thank you :)
@@skyflier8955 of course! glad to help
With washers you can’t tighten your screws all the way and call it a day because the handle will bind and you have to loosen the screws until they swing but with bushings if they are the right size than you can crank your screws call it a day and it should have dead perfect tolerances (if the bushing is sized correctly
7:51 lmfao it was so civilised and then I hear that and spit my drink out 🤣🤣
lmao i recorded this and it was like 8-9 at night and didn’t wanna re-record anything since i do all my editing on ripped software
@@hazelknives 😂😂
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thank you!
great content dude!
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Please do more videos about butterfly flipping!
i’m working on a nautilus review right now!
Hey man! So I’m thinking of getting a nautilus and I have a few questions. Are the tang pins durable? I feel like people shit on tang pins bc of the tang pins falling off or slipping or getting backed out. I heard the alpha beasts tang pins are really good and I was just wondering if that’s the same for the tang pins for the nautilus. Also are the bushings on the nautilus good and do they come in the right size? Sorry you had to read all that I just don’t know what to get. Anyways amazing video.
my nautlilus has had zero issues with the tang pins so far, which is what ive heard is common with nauts. remember, youll hear more from people with bad experiences than those that have no reason to complain. also, my bushings came a little oversized, but i wound up tuning it and now theyre perfect. i wouldnt expect perfect bushings out of the box, but squid is really good with not sending out undersized ones. also, worst case scenario a tang pin comes off, hit up squid and theyll let you send it in to get fixed
@@hazelknives thx for the reply. So if I get my nautilus and the tang pins fall off while heavy use, squid is gonna fix it for me?
@@sharp7936 i think so, i beat mine and its fine so far lol
@@hazelknives thx man. Your videos are amazing kinda like will Hirsch vibes✌️
@@sharp7936 thats what im after!
How i know what side of washing is the good side?
id recommend setting them aside when you take the knife apart so you dont miss which one is which. the direction isnt the most important part, since the washers are a soft enough material that theyll shear to be flush, but its good practice
At 12:40 when you say that you might not be able to get rid of all the tap, why is that? Are there other causes of tap besides bushing size?
for one, bushing tuning can get very finnicky. knives like the brs replicant are a good example, where their tolerances are constantly changing regardless of the tune. its also an issue of how close youre willing to get before you risk undersizing the bushings, and some knives just kinda suck and dont take a tune well
Also how do you know if bushings are over or under sized? Just from inspecting them?
you just tighten the screws fully, if there’s tap and play they’re oversized, if your handle binds they’re undersized
@@hazelknives thanks man, im fairly new
@@balisong_brad no problem!
Funny enough because i got my Nautilus today as i senn this video 🤠
Does it come with tap?
@@ryder9428 depends on the knife and who you bought it from. ive heard that squid usually sends out their stuff with a low amount of tap if any at all, but they develop tap somewhat quickly. i bought mine secondhand so i cant speak for everyone, so i tuned it and it holds its tolerances decently.
@@hazelknives I bought a naut, it has tap. It comes perfect but loses it in a month or two. I'm not sure if I like squid industries anymore tbh.
@@ryder9428 i think they’re a good company since tolerances aren’t everything and some of their knives flip great, but i can totally see where you’re coming from. i tuned my naut a couple nights ago and it already has tap again lol
One of the best lessons I've seen on RUclips great job man!
thank you, i appreciate it!
Do i have to deaccemple or can k just tighten and put kpl on?
if you want the best tolerances you can get, you do need to disassemble the knife. if it's in good enough shape and the bushings are oversized, you can just tighten it and put some kpl on. tuning is more for people that want the absolute most out of their knives, but ive got a few i dont even bother with and just throw on some nrb thicc lube
@@hazelknives thanks
I cant loosen or tighten my pivots at all, they aren’t spinning, just won’t move. Do you know how I can fix this?
they’re probably torqued down and loctited making them hard to remove. squeeze the handles together and try your best to remove the screws, if they still won’t come out you might need to look into ways to get loctite off
@@hazelknives ok thanks
do you need sandpaper to tune bushings?
yes, the washers need to be evenly and fairly precisely (within human error) thinned, so sandpaper is the best solution.
how do you get that sound like when 2 magnets collide in the air?
if you’ve ever seen someone sound test a balisong, they’ll usually hold one handle and flick the other one up into what’s called an “icepick grip,” but instead of catching it immediately, they’ll let the handles collide to show how the knife sounds. if you go on instagrams #balisongsale you can probably see someone sound testing their knife
@@hazelknives
And do they achieve that sound by tuning the bushings?
By using a special Lube?
Or how???
@@Mr_Wololo i use pivot lube and tuning the bushings, well tuned bushings with a quality knife lube is an unbeatable combo
after tuning will you ever have to tune it again ?
Hopefully if you apply loctite no
ideally not, some knives wind up needing more tlc than others, but most well produced knives wont need multiple tune sessions after reaching a good point. every knife experiences wear and tear though
I'm sorry I'm late one asking thai question. If you flip the bushing over, does it still function the same?
assuming you sanded the bushings evenly, yes, but it can be difficult to ensure that you have. i just recommend it since it keeps less chance out of the equation
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Where else can I buy screws asides from usaknifemaker for Balisongs?
sadly they have a little bit of a monopoly on knife parts, but a lot of squid hardware fits most other knives since the pivot sizes are the same. r/balisong has a hardware guide where you can make sure the sizes match
why does it matter the way you put the bushing ?
it ideally doesnt, but i prefer to because that way fewer things change between sanding and replacing. i think it would be ok, but its generally good practice to keep it one way
you did great at explaining everything but im more a visual learner and i was just lost bc 90% of the video was out of the shot
i’m sorry about that, i might remake this video in the future. lugermonger made a good visual learners video on the same thing if you need it
@@hazelknives will defo check out thanks dude!
How do you identify the Torx bits on your Balisong?
most of the time, a decent manufacturer will list the torx size on their website. if they dont, just check the different size bits until you get one that fits with little to no wobble in the torx head
You have tap with over sized bushings? I thought you habe tap because of under sized
nope, oversized means that you have tap and play when the screws are tightened all the way. your handle binds when you have undersized bushings
Are you going to do the review on the CD balisong??
i probably will, i have a nautilus review to do right now but i’ll wind up doing the cd either right after or after another knife
You call that no play?
I’m ordering a naut next month and when I do maintenance it do I have to sand it down cuz I don’t have any nor have I ever done it
so its usually hit or miss when it comes to balis whether or not the bushings will be good, id assume theyd be pretty well tuned since squid is a great company, so even if there is tap and play there wont be ma ton. eventually you probably will, since nauts develop tap somewhat quickly compared to other knives, but its nothing terrible
@@hazelknives ok thank u
@@weak_opgrind6882 no problem! hope it goes well!
@@hazelknives thank u can’t wait to get my naut 😃
hey i know this video is getting old by now but, i got a kraken clone with horrible tap and play like abhorrant, i couldnt get very fine sandpaper i only have 400 grit but i've been sanding it down now for about half an hour and its still very bad what do i do
the pivots might be bad, issue is probably that the materials are poor because it’s a clone
yeah im 17 and only work weekends so i dont get too much money, is there any trainers like 50-100 range good for tuning you'd reccomend? so far i've had 3 horrid amazon knives, a squiddy that broke 3 times over, and this kraken clone which was 60 euro
@@tsiji_3128 fs! id say most of the good trainers are gonna be 100-175, so if its at all possible id say save just a little more to pick one of them up. id say the nrb vortex is your best bet, a close second is the svix terra, and then the squidtrainer. those have all been tried and true to be good bali trainers for that price range, id say under 100 youre gonna be hard pressed to find a good trainer new, but the secondhand market might have something good for you on instagram
@@hazelknives thanks man really helpful advice
@@hazelknives wait actually what would you think about a mako v4 its a little bit cheaper and i think the v4 is suppossed to be pretty good i think its only washers though :(
Do you sand each side of the bushing
i choose to, since it ensures that both sides of the bushing will end up even. just make sure to not oversand (obviously), because otherwise your bushings will come out undersized. i recommend using 8-9 counterclockwise circles on each side for the first few passes, and then maybe around 3-4 each side for the finishing touches to make sure that the bushings are evenly tuned
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thanks! i got it done the same day i filmed the intro
I still don't understand pls help
what would you like me to explain about it? id be more than happy to help
Review the Maryn
once i can get live blades it’ll be top of my list
great video, but everything is off camera! makes it really hard to follow
i know im sorry for that, i recorded this late at night and really wasnt in the mood to re record it. plus there are some other good resources for the same thing i can refer you to if youd like?
What grit sandpaper?
id recommend 1000, it’ll take a little longer but it will be more precise and generally safer since you have less risk of under sizing the bushings
11:00 Ah yeah, just like that. mhm. yup. I can definitely see what you are doing.
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would love to review that, i just dont have the cash to buy new balisongs right now. ill probably make a nautilus review and some folding knife reviews and then get to that!
Video idea: Buy a cheap balisong, and torture it. Sand it, hammer it, throw it, etc.
i’m not sure which one i’ll do that with but mayhaps 👀
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Is noone gonna tell him that he did 50% of the video out of the camera frame?
i know i did, i recorded the main footage before i did the intro and the setup was super janky. it was more meant to convey the method of tuning bushings as opposed to the rest of it
Please redo the video, it's great don't get me wrong it would just me more informative for new flippers
i kind of agree, but at the same time, i did refer people over to another, more informative video by lugermonger, and the fact that bushing tuning isnt really something a lot of beginner flippers would probably be doing
You kinda fucked up it was out of frame the whole time no disrespect but it kinda defeats the purpose
i mean, the important bits of the video are all in frame, the setup/disassembly/sanding/reassembly, so i figured it got the point across pretty well
Diagram is wrong. Yikes!
care to elaborate?
@@hazelknives bushing is shown to be much smaller width than blade stock with part of the washer going down inside the hole. Oof.
@@Nick_Gurr80 that was to demonstrate that the washers are made of phosphorus bronze, a material specifically meant to be soft. the idea was to show that the washers will shear to fit the inconsistencies in the bushing and blade. it wasn’t meant to be to scale or perfect, it was meant to convey that idea.
its a trainer who cares its not like its a brs alpha beast or a model 85 benchmade you use a teflon based lube (tri-flo) example when is dries up still slick. throw it n the trash !!
i can’t really tell if you’re serious or not, but if you are, a lot of us aren’t allowed live blades. i’m 17 but can’t have them yet due to my parents, and i’m sure this is the case for lots of other people. plus, regardless of the differences between trainers and live blades, taking care of your knives should always be applicable. it’s like saying you shouldn’t sharpen your beater ontario folder because it’s not some benchmade bugout, even though they both have value to the person using them
@@hazelknives i had knives when i was that age me old f**k. why you need a decent butterfly knife my model 62 benchmade was razor sharp i cut myself. i took my ceramic sharpener and made that thing dull. let me know. find some one i can mail it to. tape the blade. i will but you one not long before your 18. and you buy it yourself. have a good day
Secure your paper to the smooth base with some light spray glue.... The paper rolled up on the sides will throw off your feel for "flat".
This guy is all wrong.
ohhh, no! surely everything ive said is now moot because i didnt secure my sandpaper! i watched your video on it and its so much better.
one of my balisongs bushings came undersized 🥲
damn, im sorry to hear that, if you hit them up im sure theyd be more than happy to send over a new set or something! ive heard they have good customer service, so im sure theyd be willing to help
This is great!
tysm!!