Andux Stainless Steel Flip Player with Screws (Orange)

For the price paid, this balisong is a gem. The overall construction is solid. Very stylish looks. The hardware is surprisingly decent for a low-budget Chinese balisong. The spring latch works wonderful (although it is a bit heavy). I have purchased similar balisongs from other manufacturers and this one beats them all hands down. The bearings are cheap, but they work. Due to their small size and nylon "cage", you won't be able to upgrade them with other knife pivot bearings available on the market. As with any balisong, expect to have to apply some type of thread locker to the pivot screws to keep them from backing out from use. I removed the latch system per the instructions of a YouTube reviewer and the balance of this balisong is now beautiful. If you plan to get serious about flipping this trainer, do yourself a favor and remove the latch. Also make sure you keep lube in the bearings. Use decent knife lube/oil. Regular penetrating sprays will dry up and leave the bearings grindy. As an added bonus, the sheath this Andux comes with it quite decent as well. Better than the offerings of their competition. If you're looking for your first decent balisong trainer or just a cheap spare to have around, this is the product for you. I highly recommend this trainer.

Good flipper for its price, but its handles have fairly sharp corners not only on the G10 which can be fairly easily sanded but also on the liners which is difficult to smoothen.The latch is quite heavy which throws off the balance.When tuned correctly, it should have very little to no tap and play at all. Tuning is easy but I recommend having a proper T6 and T8 torx screwdriver because the provided tool is not that good and may strip your screws if you are not careful.

So the trainer itself is actually really good, as all the other reviews have said. However, what makes it 4 stars and not 5 for me is the utter garbage hardware that comes with it. The screws are T6 for the handles, which just suck. As you can see in the picture, the little tool (which is truly tiny, and stupidly smooth and hard to hold) stripped on the screws when trying to remove the latch, and this is after my T6 screwdriver stripped much the same. The screws also strip semi-easily, especially with how tight they are. I wish I would've gotten one of the ones people complain about that don't have stupid tight hardware, so that way I could actually disassemble and clean it, and apply some loctite in order to ensure the screws won't back out during flipping. Honestly can't believe that the screws ruined my tools.The trainer is amazing for the cost, but its very clear where money was saved to make this amazing price possible. To anyone that reads the 1-star reviews and gets sketched out: LOCTITE THE SCREWS. Blue loctite for non-permanent, red for permanent. Its just a thing with balisongs that use screws (as they should) that they can back out with extended flipping. If you don't want to disassemble, its perfectly workable, however the latch just messes with the balance for more complicated flipping, as it is made of steel and not something like titanium or aluminum, which would both likely solve the weight problem.Overall an excellent choice, just be very careful with your tools if you're taking it apart.

first balisong and I like it

This thing is a dream beater.. the g10 is great. THROWN this thing into centment and yes the g10 chips but it doesnt peel. The one complaint is two screws stripped after taking the latch off and locktighting everything. But I highly recommend this.