Balisong Community

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A place for those who enjoy the flippy knives :)

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Here's the link if you want to browse from Kbin instead of Lemmy: https://feddit.online/m/balisongs

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It would be nice if there would be some basic info readily available here. E.g. a pinned post or just some links in the sidebar.

Questions in my head right now:

  • What to look for when buying balisongs?
    • Materials
    • Bearings or no?
    • Latch or no?
    • Size
    • Weight
  • Some concrete recommendations
    • Training
    • Something for utility, not just flipping
    • Available outside US too
  • Guides or videos for getting started
  • Anything you wish you had known back in the day..
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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/balisongs@reddthat.com
 
 

Apparently my cousin's best friend works marketing for Squid Industries and is Lucas's gf. So they sent me some stickers and some other goodies. Thanks Ashley!

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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/balisongs@reddthat.com
 
 

Apparently my cousin's best friend works marketing for Squid Industries and is Lucas's gf. So they sent me some stickers and some other goodies. Thanks Ashley!

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/balisongs@reddthat.com
 
 

Every time I tune my balisong, there is tap. If I tighten too hard then the handles become stiff. Is there a better technique or tips and tricks to achieve better resilts?

Edit: I find that it's better to just tweak it in very small amounts. Still, if there's a better technique to getting results in faster times, let me know. I've seen squidindustries's videos on it and they seem to tune balisongs very quick.

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Nice to see someone beat me to it. Here's a picture of my squidtrainer after being tuned.

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Created a new community for buying/selling/trading, check it out! https://reddthat.com/c/balisongmarketplace

Currently no rules and no mods, but I'll/we'll spruce it up ASAP lol

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Love this knife and I love to show it off even more

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Reddit sucks, Instagram sucks, let's see if we can build a better online balisong community here!