“We treat them nice” Throws Orion across the room

Thinking to myselve: "That kraken realy has a lot of play." 3:40 Oh thats why.

So full disclosure: I read the transcript of the video instead of watching it (I can read a lot faster than I can listen lol), so please lmk if I missed anything or if the transcript is wrong anywhere. Pretty good video and good points overall, definitely I don't recommend steel washers if you like to just oil your balis once and never again! In my experience, steel washers don't need oiling _nearly_ as often as some people seem to think, but around weekly is probably a good/safe guideline. And thank you for clarifying to people that you should never assemble your balis dry! It's absolutely imperative that there is _always_ a layer of lubricant between the bushing/blade (and blade/washers). I will say, I think generally if you use Carbon Honey or Nano-Oil (something with an additive that acts as a dry lubricant) you can definitely get away with oiling steel washers even less. I've been assembling all Kuno units with a mixture of CH and Nano-Oil in them to try and safeguard against customers who don't oil regularly. I also include a set of pb washers with every unit for those who prefer them. Anecdotally, my personal Kuno has gone weeks without oiling before with no issues to speak of (although this is far from a scientific test). LDY's Ti-P washers are sort of an oddity. I've liked them a lot in my personal experience, but there are some potential issues with them (theoretically). The first thing is that they are literally Ti-plated hardened steel washers (hence "Ti-P") so really they're just steel washers with extra steps. The other thing is that Ti, afaik, is not a very lubricative material. The reason we generally only ever see pb or steel washers in balis is because those materials are very, very efficient at dispelling friction (when lubricated). I did think about using Ti washers on the Kuno, but I decided against it for a few reasons: 1. As stated earlier, I don't think Ti is a lubricative material (Deylan corroborates this btw) so I worry it would have adverse effects on swing 2. I tested steel washers fairly extensively (across multiple units) before deciding to go with them moving forward. In my testing, the steel washers really only provided advantages and 0 drawbacks (aside from the obvious one being that they sorta need to stay lubed) 3. Actual full Ti washers wouldn't work; this is why LDY makes their own proprietary Ti-plated steel washers. Ti washers would have a similar problem to non-hardened steel washers, where they bend on full crank and cause binding regardless of how good your bushing tune is 4. Availability is just nonexistent. LDY is the only company out there making Ti-P washers, and they use metric sizes. The Kuno uses imperial hardware, so I can't use LDY washers, and I'm not in a position to make my own hardware (nor would I be interested in doing such a thing rn even if I was) The biggest thing for me with steel washers is just that your tune basically lasts forever. On non-channel balis that run pb washers, I get so incredibly frustrated because sometimes I will drop the knife _once_ and the tune is fucked (and only restored w/ new washers). I basically baby the crap out of my balis too (only flip indoors, never over concrete). There are other advantages, but this is really the main one that keeps all of my collection on steel washers to this day. That said, I acknowledge that some people prefer pb washers, so I plan to continue to offer a set of spare pb washers with every Remshi Designs product going forward :)

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

steel washers dont need to be oiled weekly, but id recommend it just to be safer than sorry, especially with typical bali content viewer LOL thats based of u to include pb washers with kunos did not know that they were plated washers, i thought they were straight ti washers, so thats my b wouldnt ti washers bending be a non issue considering pb washers bend? also didnt know they were like impossible to come by, cuz i was assuming they were straight up ti washers, so i figured itd be more available those are main points, but ty for the ted talk LOL, still wild u READ the video instead of watching/listening

@gergelymagyar8609

5 ай бұрын

@remshi Are you sure its only Ti plated? Because on ig they said it was pure Ti. (This is what they wrote):"That's why we have chosen pure titanium, which improves rigidity and strength compared to copper without harming the handle."

@remshi.

5 ай бұрын

@@gergelymagyar8609That's what LDY Will himself told me; I am guessing the "pure titanium" is in reference to the plating material.

@gergelymagyar8609

4 ай бұрын

​​@@remshi.That sounds interesting, thanks for the info!

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21:27 man i love this guy honestly this video does put things into perspective in a good way, while I do prefer tighter tolerances on my balis, sometimes I just let my kraken go without oil for a bit, mainly cuz I feel like its a bali that doesn't need to be oiled as often (the tolerances stay pretty tight dry anyway) but things like my orion I oil quite often, mainly due to how I flip and the types of tricks I like

Thanks for the epic lesson, boss ‼😎

racist Kirby.... nice!

i been waitin for this one awhile

17:15 you didn't have to call me out like that bruh

I didn't know I needed this pov satisfaction

Nobody: Bryson at 20:07: "heard you been talking shit"

hearing ur thoughts on tolerances is really interesting. its really just a matter of preference i can totally see why some ppl prefer super dry and loose balis i exclusively flip stuff with good tolerances and whine like a baby when something taps my only balis with bad tolerances are the balis i flip the least bc i hate how loose and free they feel. makes feels tricks feel less responsive imo. more unpredictable. the extra directions that the handles move makes a lot of stuff feel more inconsistent (but at the same time make certain things more consistent) but i like the control that balis with super tight tolerances have

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

with your style that totally makes sense, i think tech in general benefits from tighter tolerances and the need to be perfect, oto probably also likes tighter balis not to say i dont, i also prefer balis with no tap, little play (aka NRB tune), like my kraken, that shits peak imo

@otokonoko_flips

5 ай бұрын

@@DJEyelessPyro i do like my balis with tighter tolerances, a little play is fine, but the less the better for my flipping

Free my boi Brycen he ain’t do nothin wrong😭💯💯

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

if only you knew

@guspretorius885

5 ай бұрын

@@DJEyelessPyro common Brycen W

is a nautilus ok dry?

1:14 😂

okay now it makes sense to me.. im kinda new (7 months in) and since i got my sec knife (kraken) i tuned it to ZERO play and always keep it lubed, just love the marbely sound while flipping... but the point im trying to make, my first knive (a vulp), i just beat the shit out of it, tap on both handles and i keep it dry, BUTT it kinda feels like it flipps better than the kraken (besides chaplins for sure). it all makes sense now. also hate the troubles with my rep, never touched the save handle and a view days ago it just started to bind (only when its freshly lubed) i didnt lubed the rep in a while... goddamn

@xxxxxxx82736

5 ай бұрын

Reps are just like that, reps are a bitch to deal with. I stay away from them

I haven’t done research yet on Blade Show, when is it? Also is the Antarctic 2 (Titanium) good to run dry?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

just look up blade show LOL yea, id assume so, same construction as an ab

Hey, i have a beater that i nv lube it at all and i flip it all the time, love to hear ur thoughts on it. Do you lube ur beater balisong? if so, how often? :) thanks~

@DJEyelessPyro

3 ай бұрын

like I said in the video, oil once, and I leave it alone

Should you oil balisongs if they have stripped screws?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

that's a joke right

Do you recommend using sandwich balisongs dry?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

depends on the bali, i like dry abs, but not dry reps

ggs man i was the 50lb bag of dog food

think you've heard of it, but have you been able to try the hydra blades on kraken handles?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

nope

@lepapillondesgamins6625

5 ай бұрын

@@DJEyelessPyro sad

yo i just noticed do ur krakens have zippy pivot plugs? (kinda looks like they do, or i'm just tweaking) If so, do they do anything for the sound/weight distribution for the kraken?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

yessir, theyre the glow in the dark ones, they barely affect balance, adds the teeniest tiniest amount of ass weight, its barely even noticeable, same for the sound, but maybe the sound is more noticeable on a mint kraken thats oiled lol

yo this was so helpful! just to be clear, ss washer kraken "dry" a big no no?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

yes, 100%

@vavorr

5 ай бұрын

unless you want a kraken you have to keep sopping wet with lube 24/7 one of my krakens is on steel washers with crazy tolerances, it just makes me paranoid about keeping it lubed so i dont destroy it lol

@Inseverity

5 ай бұрын

@@vavorrjust lube around every day or 2 if it’s a thinner oil like super lube or normal kpl I’d oil every day like every 18+ hours don’t oil it so much where old oil leaks out and gets on the handles and then gets on ur hands meaning it’s slippery and hard to flip if it’s carbon honey or nrb thicc/canto/any really really thicc lube then I recommend oiling every 1-3 days about everyday if you flip ALOT

Where do you even get Ti washers?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

not entirely sure if theyre readily available, check mcmaster and thetruelink

How often should you lube bearing knifes?, mine has steel washers also

@DJEyelessPyro

Ай бұрын

not often, and make sure to only use thin oil on bearings, thicker stuff will gunk up your bearings, not in a preference way, but quite literally.

@uhhcringe

Ай бұрын

@@DJEyelessPyro 👍thanks for info gangy

Awesome, I appreciate the rundown.👍 So if you ran ss washers and kept your oil schedule up would that negate any damage or is it just a matter of time? It sounds like PB is the way to go and to just stick with what works. Completely unrelated, what are your views on converting floating washer set ups over to the “regular” washer/bushing set up?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

if you keep the bali oiled, itll take a really really long time before anything noticeable happens, it would be like one of those factory machines that just keeps running for ages before needing any actual maintenance floating washer vs regular washer setup is a pretty easy conversion, either swap the bushings or sand/cut em down, then replace the washers, the difference between them is that a floating washer setup puts the wear and tear on the bushings, unlike a normal setup where the washers get the wear. they dont really flip different, but floating washer is way more difficult to tune, if your bali has floating washers, has good tolerances, dont touch it, unless you wanna do the swap.

@mendozatwotoes5992

5 ай бұрын

What is it that makes floaters harder to tune? I was under the impression one of the reasons they started using them was because you essentially slap a bushing in there crank it down and you’re good, so saving them some hassle. Lately I’ve read a few places that they’re actually more finicky to tune. I read regular you tune the bushing and on floating you tune the washer. Is there anything to that? What’s making floating systems a bitch that isn’t a bitch on regular set ups?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

@@mendozatwotoes5992 tuning in gerenal is tedious and annoying, regular bushings is only the bushing, you tune the bushing to size, boom done, floating washer you have to tune the washers, but not always, sometimes you also have to tune the bushing, floating washer systems have to be a lot more precise to get good tolerances than regular bushings.

@mendozatwotoes5992

5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the info, man. Is there a rule of thumb for floating systems for knowing whether the bushing or the washer need the attention? Like on regular set ups if it wiggles oversized, if it binds undersized etc. Is there a if it does “this” it’s washer and if it does “this” it’s bushing way to diagnose?

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

@@mendozatwotoes5992 same deal, but instead it goes; if it's binding something is undersized, either washers are too thick, or bushings is undersized, if wiggle, then either washers are too thin, or bushing is oversized

Couldn't you use oversized bushings instead of beating a bali? Most of my balis have slightly oversized bushings and that works fine

@DJEyelessPyro

3 ай бұрын

imo, perfect bushings are slightly oversized, properly tuned balis are all slightly oversized, just not beat so you don't have the same worn in play.

You almost revelaed how to get free oil on your video. Be careful Big Ben is watching you now.

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

😰

Rev chadder :D

Edit the cursed squiddy video funny man

@DJEyelessPyro

5 ай бұрын

no

stop throwing ur balisong pls poor balisong :(