35mm = 1 and 3/8 inches, you got it mixed up with the button diameter.

K-lever is a pretty klever way to call Korean levers

Love your production quality, it’s great to have this type of content for arcade stick content!

I've watched these roundup videos about six times. Really got me wanting to do a build with a Korean lever. Love how you shoot your videos.

These videos grow in value over the years. Ty for your insight

This is really helpful for someone who's new to modding and Korean levers! I wish i had this video months ago when i started lol

The quality of your videos is absolutely top notch and incredible.

Fantastic Video Brother!!!! This a great intro to K levers for anyone wanting to try them. This video also helps seasoned K lever users if they had not tried all three of these levers and can hear a person's opinion on them that have used them for a long period of time. Overall very knowledgeable video comedic video. Keep up the good work brother.

thansk for the vid, Subbed! Inspired me to try a korean lever. Keep trying to commit to my stick but just haven't been able to stick to it. Hoping the feel of a new lever with more tension and a quicker return to neutral will keep me engaged.

I love your channel but damn, I love that setup too! Very chill

I’m glad I watched this before just out right buying a K-Lever. All the drifting swag in the back ground is also super dope!

11:42 This is my favorite customize arcade stick so far! Its is so clean and color match is amazing!

subbed hard. great video man. your voice is dope and chill

thanks for this vid. ive decided to put a fanta lever in my mayflash and this answered all my questions. keeping the jlf in my obsidian for now... but im definitely excited to try something new.

Very interesting, waiting for more video about Korean joysticks. Thanks.

Damn, you deserve more subs for this quality content. You sir, have gained a new subscriber!

I feel the 309MJ-DX is probably the best lever for a newcomer to K-Levers. It's a 309MJ, but it lacks the spring and opts for plastic bushing, and instead of the usual S25 grommet it has the S35. The combination of both the S35 and the bushing actually make it -slightly- tighter than a stock S35 though not as tight as say a S45 which is a really solid point to put your tension at that I feel pretty much anyone could accommodate to in the long run. Not loose, nor is it super tight. It also includes a detachable bat top, having a flathead slit on the shaft (that sounded.. wow) to detach the bat top whenever you want be it for assembly or for replacement. I actually loved this detachable bat top feature, because I have a Panthera Evo (8/10 stick overall, 1/10 for modding) and without the bat top or entire shaft being removable I would've had to go through some type of hell to get all of the many screws in this thing reinstalled after putting the top plexi on (since the inner case layer and the plexi are separate you'd be forced to put the plexi on top of the inner case where the screws are before installing the shaft which in turn would block some of the screws without bending and spinning the plexi to get to them) which just wasn't desirable for me. In the end, didn't have to do that, just had to cut/sand parts of the USB compartment and the weird (and useless) center screw post right next to where the lever sits to make it fit. The main draw is the S35 grommet and plastic bushing (no spring) combination right out of the box that honestly makes it feel perfect for a K-lever experience. Usable by both newbie K-lever users and veteran K-lever users. It also has the Jap-mounting plate and the low profile collar so in combination with the detachable bat top you can install this bitch in pretty much anything with case clearance for it (mileage may vary, sanding/cutting or even pin bending (didn't have to do this one in my case) may have to go down. There's also the 390MJ-DX-QR variant that just has the whole damned shaft pop out when the lever is installed in your case.. otherwise it's identical to the 309MJ-DX though I'm sure if the bat top is removable on this one since the whole shaft is. I imagine this one is for those who want ease-of-travel included in their setup. The base 309MJ is actually the last 309 I'd recommend, not because it's bad but primarily because the DX and DX-QR are just objectively more refined options and the DX variant was made with modding the lever itself in mind first and foremost (grommet, bushing, top, shaft.. all those are replaceable on this one) so you get a really modular stick with a better feel and tension that the stock 309MJ with the cost barely rising ($5 at most) if rising at all. That S25 grommet / spring combo just really isn't ideal and I don't feel it properly gives a K-lever experience considering it also has a low profile collar.. it kind of just shadows the experience. A lot of people buy a S35 grommet alongside their 309MJ anyway, so the 309MJ-DX could literally end up being cheaper since it already has this installed (and opts for the plastic bushing instead of the weird spring nobody seems to like) but yeah. Figured I'd mention that, it's the lever I use in my case for Tekken and I can't recommend it enough. The 303DX CDP lever is another good one, the 309-HELPME is probably the absolute best of the Crown levers but unless you get a low profile collar (kinda killing the purpose of owning one considering the 309MJ-DX is basically just a HELPME with a low profile collar anyway) mod for it. Considering low profile mods exist for pretty much all the notable K-levers I've seen as well as Japanese conversion plates to mount then, these days you can install a K-lever in almost any case.. though modification may have to happen. Just no drilling, which usually puts people off as it's easy to screw up without experience where-as sanding/cutting/bending is pretty straight forward.

You should have way more subs! Great channel!

4:36 If some of you don't know, the "CrazyDongpal" name is from a famous Kazuya player back in the tekken 5 era

Really good video. awesome work.

Such a underrated channel for the level of quality! Best vid on K Sticks on youtube imo. Btw, any chance of a video on more uncommon buttons such as crowns and seimitsus as alternatives for sanwa?

I'm an old-school gamer not really used to arcade sticks been playing on one for about 3 years but mostly console it seemed like Korean sticks is the way to go just my opinion🤔 great video 🕹

Excellent video

Great content brother ✌️

You deserve all the subscribers , your video is clean, informative, and it looks dope as fuck

I'm an Alisa main so I instantly subbed when I saw "Go go gadget chainsaw" XD

Really enjoyed the content!! Very detailed and helpful for beginners. Thank you very much!!

Great content dude

To help people considering a Korean lever that desire something very close to a jlf. I don't play Tekken, only 2D fighters, like dbfz. My Joystick of choice is the crown 309 fj. It has a spring inside which I prefer as there is significantly less wobble, and I use a blue 35a gromet, the clear 25a is the lightest. Unless you use the blue gromet, pushing the joy stick all the way to one side and releasing it will cause a double input. Now the 309fj is a zero colar stick, fully flush unlike the 309mj that's half colar or 309 helpme full colar, so it's throw is going to be nearly identical to a jlf but slightly longer by a hair which all in all just causes more accurate inputs. It is a circle gate. Keep in mind all crown dx version levers have NO spring. A famous street fighter player named infiltration has a personal crown lever (SDL 301), it comes stock as the only Korean lever with a gate if your looking for something besides circle, a sort of moc octogon with smoother corner dips. It is a half colar, comes stock with a 35mm gromet, I suggest you get the, Tekken actuator SDL 301; it is larger than the stock actuator. Players have complained about inconsistency of the stock actuator with inputs. Do not buy quick release Korean levers, it feel fairly bad. They have yet to figure it out. If you desire a highly customizable Korean lever research the Golden Fanta, good luck.

I like the Korean levers a lot but I bought my first fightstick 2 days ago (mayflash f300) and I don't think it has a 34mm hole so without doing any diy the 309 crown mj would be the most ideal for someone who wants to get into a Korean lever "feel" I guess without having to make any diy modifications? Does that sound about right or what direction would you guys recommend I steer towards?

Amazing video. Ive been looking all over for information like this. Just need to find a good informational video on how to install in my Obsidian...

I lived in Japan between 1984-1995 when I was young and I can never switch my Seimitsu sticks to anything else but it's still interesting to know what else is out there.

Just bought an etokki Omni with the taeyung and love it but wanna mod and this was my first korean lever. Do you recommend any other korean lever or is this fine?

Hell, goodwork.

Alex I have a question. I love fighting games, two of them bring SF and Tekken. I have a cheap stick that I use to play fighting games for fun. But I’m looking to get my first high tier game stick. For someone who’s getting into fighting games more, again like SFV and T7 on the PlayStation 4 for now. Is there any stick you’d recommend for someone like me? I’m looking something that I can together my self and customizing it, or a made stick that can me modded in the future.

Do any Japanese lever come with some kind of tension nowadays? Or are they all soft like the one that comes with Hori sticks?

So I assume that by 6:03 the 2 to 3 sticks talked about before needed modifications would be the ones that would Simply Plug and Play on to Japanese Fightstick Control Decks? Basically I want to slap a couple of Korean Sticks on to an Arcade 1up that currently uses Sanwa sticks... I know I would have to splice the connectors but I'm trying to avoid having to take a drill to anything.... Anyone including the Uploader have any suggestions?

Really hoping K-levers come back into production soon. They've been so hard to find for a year and nobody is talking about it.

great vid

what would be good for kof? there are a lot of types idk which hould i get? .. competition happ , european, sanwa style , this corean type

Underrated

Where can we find the spacer he mentioned for K lever ? And what was that spacer ?

Got a quick release 303. Already got a Link and bat top I like. Gonna be interesting trying my first Korean Lever. If I really like it, I’ll get a Sanjuk V6 and put a Magenta on my other stick with the Otto V2. Keep that for anime fighters and Smash.

Got a adapter to put a bat top on my japanese silent stick. Mainly play 2D fighters and I say the transition was easy as hell and I love the grip on the battop. The only problem is the battop can loosen up. Probably should tighten it to the point where it will never dare to unloosen.

Hey Alex , the video really help me alot on joining the Arcade Fight Stick community! Thank you. Can you do a tutorial on customize Artwork template on FocusAttack? Im a beginner on photoshop and i need help alot!

What is the recommended stick for soul Calibur 6 ? I am using hayabusa but i find it slow to side step .

I went on the Focus Attack website and it says that the 309MJ now comes with a 35A grommet instead of the 25A grommet in this video. Did Crown update the 309MJ to have the 35A grommet be the standard by default due to complaints of the 25A grommet being too light? Would the 35A grommet be good for someone who's used to an LS-32? I want the stick to return to neutral quickly without being too heavy and uncomfortable to move.

this video is fire

What bat top is that in the thumbnail ?

Do they sale extended Korean shafts ??? I got a JLF converter then got an extention ten got a bat top. But is there an official extended shaft so I don't have to do all this convertions?

For a noir button layout arcade stick, I would stick with 6 buttons instead of 8.

Maybe I'll try one after using my American lever but I can't justify the price tag of a Korean lever if I don't know how often I'll play fighting games.

the only question I have after watching this video is completely unrelated, where did that morrigan(?) wallpaper come from tho???

The sticks seem to wobble a lot when you release them, I don't know if that because of the slow motion or if that's a standard feature with korean sticks. I wanted to try one of these out because I thought they would be more sensitive to inputs, but if they recoil that much it seems like there'd be a lot of messed up commands? I'll probably stick give them a shot, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything important.

7:47 I just ordered my first Korean lever and it is a 309mj new help me lever. Looking forward to getting it, I got into Tekken recently and I have a Qanba that came with a sanwa jlf and I’m feeling I’m not getting the results I want with the jlf

Ive been owning a taeyoung for 2-3 years now and ive been thinking about switching.. What would you say are the differences between the ist knee lever and taeyoung?

Would it be okay to replace my 309fj actuator with CDP actuator? Or should i get the 303 itself

hello is this lever good for kof games?

Which buttons you are using Madcatz (RND1)?

Nice set up where did you find that artwork for the mad catz te in this video?

Can the 309MJ fit in the Qanba Drone? I'm planning it to purchase as my first Lever.

What do you mean by a longer throw? Also have you tried the Fujin V2 if so do you think it’s better than the Fanta ?

Great video! I recently switched to the 309mj and it's nothing less than amazing song name btw?

Hey Alex which lever has the shortest distance/throw for motions?

I think you swung me to a korean lever i like the rubber/silicon grommet concept over the spring. I need hardware that can handle the fact that i cant differentiate speed from strength and violence when moving my hands. (Partially because I'm dumb and partially from working manual labor jobs since i was 14)

Can I ask what type of camera you use

The 'welcome to the revolution' intro is from an old arcade railshooter where you could shoot cd's at enemies.

Hey Alex could you drop a link to the glass cutting bit you used, please? Thanks 🙏🏼

Why is a larger throw more suited to 3D than 2D games?

nice vild, also important to know what your panel is made out of before you drill or start drilling the Hori Rap N has a steel panel which is rated quite hard so a step drill bit may not always work also some panels which have a plexi glued to them can snap when you drill into them so be careful.

Oh shit and is that a sexy knights art piece behind the screen!

Review on a 301 crown infiltration k stick

What’s the all what stick you have in this vid?

Can you do a video on the ASI Golden Collar, low collar mod for the Myoungshin Fanta? I've been wanting to try a full collar style K lever, but if the Golden collar actually feels the same as the normal full collar Fanta, then I'd definitely go that route instead to avoid drilling out that hole. Also wanna know if it could work in Crown 309 series? So basically, can you compare a stock Fanta 2019 to one modded with the Golden collar? And then compare that to the 309MJ? Also maybe talk on the 2 different Fantas currently sold on IST, the 24g and 29g, is it just the tensions or are there any other differences? Definitely also want to hear about the Fujin and Kaze V3, really interested in what makes them special/better. They're both just modified Fantas, right? If that's the case, then a full-on Fanta Lever breakdown and variations video would be *fantastic* lol.

Animal style? From final bout?

How the FUCK do you only have 1k subs my man Get this man at least a milly

short throw all the way!! fucc that dead space, will they fit on a Mayflash?

What's that wallpaper??

Anyone knows the difference between CWL-309-FJ and CWL-309-MJ ?

I thought korean levels only referred to the top of the stick being a ball as opposed to a bat shape. i cant use a bat to save my life, found instant success with a ball top

any tips on modding a hori rap - N hayabusa ?

Here binge watching this video because i don't use K levers

I got a 309FJ specifically for Tekken lol. Now I've got 3 fightsticks for the different fighting game genres.. one with a JLF for SF/2D fighters, one with a K-lever for Tekken/3D fighters, and hitbox for the air dash fighters/charge characters. Lol this fightstick hobby is quickly getting outta hand.

6:22 who's she?

Myoungshin is king. Myoungshin > Taeyoung > Crown

Any Crown besides a 309 Help Me is no good (also many of the 309 Help Me sticks sent to the US are fake), T Fantas are trash they feel really low quality, M Fantas are fantastic, Arcade Stick Indonesia Golden Lever builds are most expensive, but best. Best Korean Levers in my opinion: 1. Any Arcade Stick Indonesia Golden Lever for the level of customization they offer and you can build on an M Fanta platform 2. Crown 309 Help Me with medium tension gasket because inputs are super crisp, especially CD inputs 3. M Fanta because inputs are easier than jlf and it's super durable...you could probably hit it with a car and it would be fine. All 3 of those are amazing. No other K lever is worth your time TBH. Also take note that a lot of K Levers in the US are fake, so your best bet is to order straight from the Korean manufacturer, even if shipping is more. I've been building sticks for almost 20 years. If you're looking at getting into a Korean stick, just pick up an etokki omni. It comes with M Fanta levers.