Tune ANY BALISONG to PERFECT Tolerances! Bushing Balisong Tuning and Cleaning Guide.

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If your balisong has tap or serious play, there is no need to send it in to be fixed (unless it’s a nautilus). Watch this video and I will tell you how to tune your butterfly knife trainer so that it has no tap and no play. Note, the tuning portion of this video does not apply to washer only/ bearing balisongs. This is the best way that I have found to get good tolerances and to also just get the thing running smoother if it’s dirty. The balisong I am tuning in this video is the squid industries Krake Raken v3. Let me know if this helped you out and if you have any questions.
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@dubmoblade6802 6 ай бұрын

Yesss everyone's gotta know how to tune a balisong

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

Sup Dubmo! It’s true. Took me a lot of mistakes to learn. I was too lazy to look for a video on it.

@Laerthor 4 ай бұрын

simple and clear. worked first time

@TheBuffnessFlips 4 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear!

@EMAGDNiM 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tut! Havent taken my kraken apart yet but want to clean it

@TheBuffnessFlips 5 ай бұрын

No problem. Thanks for watching. Hope it helps.

@_Ender14 4 ай бұрын

Very good video

@Cool.pictures. 6 ай бұрын

Of course I was cleaning my balisong when this video popped up😂😂😂

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

That’s hilarious

@Mr_Flipzbalisong 6 ай бұрын

I tuned up my vulp that I’ve had since last January like six months ago and after the tune, I haven’t had to tighten it or clean it out once I’ve been using carbon honey oil and pretty much what I did was sand, the bushings and sand the washers down

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

Nice! Congrats on doing it successfully. My Vulp is a beater and when I tuned it jt didnt hold. That was like 6 months ago though and I’ve learned a lot.

@Scrambledboi3 6 ай бұрын

Omg thank you for this, im getting a mako soon and i got a blue handle (mako is red) and i was kinda nervous about taking jt apart

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

The mako is a washer balisong meaning the bushing tuning won’t help at all, same with the cranking down on the pivots however a lot of this will still be relevant information just ignore the bushing stuff.

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

Also, there is nothing to worry about especially with a washer balisong. Just don’t strip screws or lose washers and you’ll be alright. It’s insanely hard to strip screws in a washer balisong so you will be fine.

@Scrambledboi3 6 ай бұрын

@TheBuffness1000 alr thanks

@TheShurikenZone 3 ай бұрын

Excellent, excellent tutorial for a greybeard noob like me. Many thanks. One thing, though- At some point, you might want to upgrade to a diamond plate- It'll always stay 100% flat, and normal stones will not. Just a thought. 👍👍

@TheBuffnessFlips 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks for the advice.

@Tamalesher 6 ай бұрын

Ah yes when you tune balis its just all about wiggling everything and hoping it fits in LOL

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

Exactly! I missed you comments bro!

@Tamalesher 6 ай бұрын

@@TheBuffnessFlips 😘🤪

@alanbarnett328 3 ай бұрын

Dude, absolutely superb tutorial. You went over a lot of questions I had about little things that aren't usually covered, and explained the things you were doing instead of just saying them. Like, not just "squeeze your handles", but "squeeze them *to stop the pivots from rotating*". I was worried about taking apart my bali because I didn't have replacement washers, but seeing that I can flip them over makes me feel a bit better. I'm worried about tuning bushings, don't you need to fully tighten the pivot to see if the tune is any good? And then wouldn't that chew up the washer, needing you to replace them every time you test the tune? Or does it matter that much? I've also got some questions about my balisong that I've been having a hard time finding the answer to. It used to have a really good tune (factory tune on BBSuperfly, came fantastic) but I dropped it a few too many times and now I've got a wee bit of tap. Is this because I've messed up my washers? I've tried to tighten the screws, and it doesn't budge even if I crank on it pretty hard. I've not had it too long and haven't tightened/loosened it before either. Nothing looks bent or scratched, so I'm hoping that I just need some replacement washers and the tune will go back to normal. Thanks again for the amazing tutorial, you've made me way less worried about taking apart and cleaning my bali!

@TheBuffnessFlips 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad it was helpful. Hope I can be helpful with answering your questions. You do want to fully tighten your bushings. It locking up means that the bushing is undersized. However, if you can tighten them all the way, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good tune as it could be oversized. If you crank down, and it is swings good, then you can even sand it further. Also, for your superfly, maybe tighten it really well, and oil it. Oil can work wonders. Especially a thicker oil. Could be the washers too. Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks for watching!

@alanbarnett328 3 ай бұрын

@@TheBuffnessFlips Yeah I tried oil, and that almost completely fixed it, but it still has some tap. In my head, dropping it would have squished the washers, leading to more play. Replacing them would then fix it. Is that how it works?

@JonsBalisongBlunders 6 ай бұрын

Hey nice video homie. Do you do some knife sharpening on your own with that stone? I've got the worksharp ken onion edition which honestly kicked off my re-fascination with knives and got me into butterfly knives. I need to get more comfortable with taking my butterfly knives apart and working the tuning on them. The Gaboon has a super crazy weight system I want to play around more with but I don't want to take apart the sandwich😂

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

I have done a little bit of sharpening but it hasn’t been too pretty. I say you go for it with one of the gaboons. It’s pretty straight forward to disassemble a Bali and there isn’t too much that could go wrong as long as you don’t strip your screws.

@TheBalisongBear 6 ай бұрын

unless its a nautilus

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

Yep. It’s in the description lol. Don’t tune those. Not possible.

@dedanswagg2116 6 ай бұрын

I got my first vulp how do I get rid of tap

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

Try following the process of this video. It helped me a lot, just make sure to use the included Loctite when you reassemble everything for the last time. You can get the tap out of the Vulp if you sand down the bushings correctly. I speak from experience and from other’s experience. Good luck. Hope I helped.

@user-no8ob4ty6q Ай бұрын

hello, do you know how I can stop the screws from constantly loosening?

@TheBuffnessFlips Ай бұрын

Loctite or teflon tape.

@Mr_Flipzbalisong 6 ай бұрын

How much did you pay to get your custom Speed Channel handles because I’m thinking of buying a blue tanto live blade, Kraken V3, and get some speed channel handles

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

110$ mine were dt so you can get them for cheaper.?

@fujiflips 6 ай бұрын

@@TheBuffnessFlips Who did you send the handles to get mods?

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

@@fujiflips squid industries does it now on there blem v3 handles! So new handles and speed channeling for 100$

@_Replyn 6 ай бұрын

Yeah my AS kraken has a good amount of tap and play but I'm just to scared to tune it cause I don't want to mess it up. but at the end of the day its only a 60$ clone, so does it really mater if I mess it up, No not really.

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

No it shouldn’t be too risky either. Tuning can be pretty forgiving and easy enough if you do it right. Which I taught you how to do. Good luck. Def worth a shot.

@malacrybee5850 4 ай бұрын

You selling the og handels

@TheBuffnessFlips 4 ай бұрын

Already did

@Apple_Sauces 6 ай бұрын

how often do you clean your balisong? mine is kinda dirty on the pivot area's because of the lube residues but i'am too afraid if i taking it apart will messed up the tolerance

@TheBuffnessFlips 6 ай бұрын

First of all, what balisong is it? If it isn’t too dirty it should be ok. However, if the tolerances are kinda weird or it is very dirty than I’d try to clean it.

@Apple_Sauces 6 ай бұрын

@@TheBuffnessFlips thank you!!

@moisesromeroiniguez6684 5 ай бұрын

What is the name of the tool for put the screws?

@TheBuffnessFlips 5 ай бұрын

The screwdriver? It’s a t10 Torx driver. The best one is by Wiha. The thing I used to help pop in the pivots was a pivot needle.

@moisesromeroiniguez6684 5 ай бұрын

@@TheBuffnessFlips tanks I want name of the pivot needle, tanks

@alexlyubenov476 Ай бұрын

How much threadlocker should i apply?

@TheBuffnessFlips Ай бұрын

Not a ton. Just a drop.

@oiermendoza3377 3 ай бұрын

hi, I need help. Before opening my ballingson, everything was working fine and there were no errors. But when I took it apart and put it back together, it started making clicking noises, as if the screws were a little loose. I don't know how to fix it, I bought it recently. (its a kraken)

@TheBuffnessFlips 3 ай бұрын

Have you tightened the screws all the way by squeezing the handles together and tightening them? Also, double check that all of the washers and bushings are in.

@oiermendoza3377 3 ай бұрын

yes i did it, all the screws are at maximum.@@TheBuffnessFlips

@oiermendoza3377 3 ай бұрын

the problem is tap@@TheBuffnessFlips

@TheBuffnessFlips 3 ай бұрын

@oiermendoza3377 I am not sure what could be wrong with it then. If you are able, feel free to send me a video of it in discord. @THE-BUFFNESS

@oiermendoza3377 3 ай бұрын

i sent u an invite@@TheBuffnessFlips

@big_smoke444 2 ай бұрын

my washers keep spinning

@TheBuffnessFlips 2 ай бұрын

Oof. Try some oil.

@EthanAdey 5 ай бұрын

You do know that washers have a sharp side and a smooth side right? I’m 90% sure you want the sharp side facing the busing, run your finger along the washer and one side has smooth ridges and the other is straight cut

@TheBuffnessFlips 5 ай бұрын

Interesting. I did not know that. I must’ve done it right though cuz this kraken has insane tolerances now!