Balisong with nuts

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HI evryone, this is the files for my rd printed balisong or as i call it "Dadisong" because dado in my lenguage means nut, so i could coll it nuttisong. the hardware should snap-fit in and stay in a normal flipping condition. however a bit of glue is very helpful so whe it falls on the ground nothing moves. some of the nuts, depending on your printer may have a to tight or too loose tollerance, for the ones that were to tight you can fit them in with a soldering iron or something hot, however this makes the nut permanent. i highly suggest to print this with a brim because some of the supports needed for the pegs are very small, and, at least in my case they would stick to the bed without the brim. the tollerances for the pivot system can be a bit tight, i did this on purpose as when you aassemble it you can tighten the pivots and move them to create a sort of rce for the washer so it will have less handle play. i believe this would be best printed with ABS, with my current setup i cant because i lack an enclosure, i tried PETG but i think its too flexible and create a big handle play, while pla being more stiff helps on that. the blade has a notch that is used to keep the handle a bit apart when they are closed, the gap is significant, however you can file the notch to get the gap that you like. the zen pins are directly embedded in the model, but if you like i can upload a version of my model with holes that fits 3mm pins a bit of lubricant isnt harmful. The hardware required for this is 2 m4 x 10 mm bolts 2 m4 washers 30 m4 nuts ( if you want to put them all) 2 m6 x 12mm bolts sorry for this bad description but i was a bit in a hurry, i will revise it as soon as i have time i swear.