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thanks!

thats siick, you too man

you too bro!!

I can't say for sure because I don't have the tsunami, but most people say that it's better for flipping. If you want a balisong that has amazing sound, go for the madko. If you want a really good flipper, tsunami. I think madko flips pretty well without the weights. It's personal preferences really.

wait whoah hold on there buddy-

yeah laughed at that for a while when i did it lol

@cubygamez3036 and you have successfully made a portal playthrough even more ominous

yes

thanks lol

It surprisingly has the least amount of play out of any bali that I have! Nowhere near having tap. Other than the blue anodization rubbing off a little, there's only a few scratches here and there. The handle gap has decreased a little. It mostly resembles a regular kraken in terms of the handle gap now lol. I'd say it is still amazing for the price (and honestly one of my main flippers).

​@@cubygamez3036 alright, should i buy it from clisong? they currently have a sale, but maybe it's gonna be cheaper in december

Kolisong is a great site, got my Armed Shark madko from them. I got my kraken from Armed Shark themselves from their own website, but kolisong has better prices and is basically better than most websites out there. I think there should be a black friday sale during december.

yeah, problem is... I think one of my bushings are undersized so whenever I tight it, it mostly binds to the handles

@ have you got any spare?

sorry for the late response, but no, I don't have any spare bushings. I do have spares from the armed shark kraken and madko, but idk if they will fit. I also realized that one of the washers is dented, not like bent or anything, just some material is sort of grinded off. Another problem is that the zen pins have been making a bit of wiggle room over time, so whenever the handle hits the pin, it makes a clicking sound. Got used to it though. I might try to put the spares that I have in there, but, like i said, idk if it would work lol.

Not having tap just goes to show how good the machining and overall tune is from the companies

@ ahh gotcha. a high priced bali shouldnt have it.

@@Blite_Victor pretty much.

@@SkullFlipper15 thanks

​@Blite_Victor yeaah, I got this thing like 2 years ago and flipped it like a lot. I also dropped it a lot on hardwood floor so it kinda didn't help 😅

Yeah, AS has been killing it in terms of quality lately. I do find it a bit sad that some of their balis surpass the originals bc it brings more people to buy the clone rather than the authentic, which kind of hurts some solo bali makers. For Squid tho, I don't think it'll hurt the sales that much. I also remove the weights at the end, and yes, it's definitely a steal for that price!

Yoo that's awesome mann! I think it depends on which country it is shipping to bc some laws might ask for it to be disassembled. Mine also had very oversized bushings so I had to sand them down a lot, but it still doesn't have the best tolerances compared to my kraken clone. I just got unlucky I guess lol.

TLDR: I'm on a budget, so I bought the clone, even though I wanted to buy the real thing. Buddy, if I could, I would definitely buy Squid's Madko, but at the budget that I'm at right now, it isn't really a good idea to be spending $500+ on a balisong. Maybe if I save up money over time, maybe I could get it. I do get your point, though. Buying the authentic balisong instead of a clone is a way better idea because it supports the original maker and the community in the long term. 👊😎

No too expensive

Some people don’t have $400 laying around for a trainer Bali………..

yeaaaah baby!!

Definitely! from what I remember, I got this for about 80 Canadian dollars, which is about 44.4 BPS.

@cubygamez3036 lol sorry I meant GBP 😅

gah that sucks mann, it's worth it tho

flipping is a workout, right? Now that you say that, yeah i notice that too lol

i meaaan it was worth it lol

I'm not really sure about that, but i think it was disassembled because of Canada regulations or something like that. It was really difficult to put the washers in bc the bushings were oversized so I'll have to sand them down lol

@cubygamez3036 ah yes and also how did you figure out how to put the thing together is there like a tutorial or somthing?

​@@aceOfspudesThebuffnes has a tutorial on doing maintenance and tuning is short and easy to understand. Assembling the balisong is easy af, where it complicates is if you have to tune the bushings because they are oversized.

might make an official review of this when I develop some opinions on it lol, might be a month or so

@@cubygamez3036yayyyyyy

@@cubygamez3036 cool! also how is the balance

@@Clippzz21 With the weights on, it's pretty handle bias, but without them, it's more neutral, which I like better

@@cubygamez3036 k thanks

yeea babyy

thanks 👍

Aw that sucks man, it also depends on how much you drop it on hard surfaces. Sometimes when it taps a little more than usual, I deep clean it by disassembling it and cleaning every part with brake cleaner, then water it down and letting it dry. After that, I assemble it back up again and oil it (make sure the "burr" side or the rounded side of the washer faces the blade and the sharp side faces the handle. It isn't really critical if you're using bushings, but it is for washer balisongs.) To make the oil go into the pivots better, I put a couple drops on the pivots, then slightly un-tight it, then wiggle the handles, then tight it back up and clean the residue after.

@@cubygamez3036 oh thanks for giving the advice of cleaning it i will probably do it later in the future. I actually thought that once it develops tap it is incurable or something. Either way i did drop it quite a bit recently and now i am flipping on a mat so that i dont drop it as often and i even tightened the screw and got almost the correct tune.

no problem lol

hope u have fun with it!

@@cubygamez3036 THANK YOU!

agreed

Yoo thanks! From what I know, the moves are: aerial to reverse ring finger chaplin, whatever I do after that (no seriously idk what it is), reverse thumb chaplin to zero g middle finger chaplin, i think its like half a shortstop... anyways I could surely make a tutorial showing how you can do this!

@@cubygamez3036 (You're not obligated to) but with that being said, it would be amazing if you did.

@@pceboo3120 I'm really due to post so I will lol

@@cubygamez3036 Update?

​@pceboo3120 Yeah sorry, couldn't find the time to do it. I'll post it hopefully on monday

unfortunately, they discontinued the mako v4.5 for the new (and better) v5. From what I've heard, the Antarctic 2 is slightly better in every way than the previous version, like improved durability, better zen pin system, better tang profile, better sound etc... For more insight on the Mako v5, you can watch Will Hirsch's video about Squid Industries at Blade Show 2024 (timestamp at 4:46). Honestly, if you're going for quality and durability, I'd go for the Antarctic. If you're on a smaller budget, Mako v5 (can't say for sure cuz I don't have one lol) video I was talking about: th-cam.com/video/dWQr7l4CKuw/w-d-xo.html ALSO! I always reply to any comment so don't worry about me not seeing a comment, I a l w a y s s e e 🤫

@@cubygamez3036 Thanks!

thanks lol

not without practice lol

I got it from Armed Shark's website

@@cubygamez3036 is it worth buying? I’m thinking about saving up for the real thing.

Sorry for the late response, but according to other people, it's basically identical to the real thing (flipping wise and handle feel). If you want the best experience, I would go with the real kraken, but if you're on a tighter budget, probably get the Armed Shark one. Whichever one you choose, they're both good!