Locking Butterfly Knife - Print in Place - Balisong

The original print (without the lock) was a request from someone, then the lock for the handles was a request from more people, I figured why the heck not? Sounds easy right?

After a couple of design attempts I was able to get one that actually worked, and worked really well. If you've printed the first model without the lock, then you NEED to print this one! It works. Also included in the files is the locking trainer version, I figured someone would ask for it if I didn't include it…

This print has been wicked fun! It's still not going to carve a stick into a spear but you can practice with it before using the knife intended for doing that. Honestly though, it is great to fidget with and enjoy while impressing everyone you show it to. Best part is, now you don't have to worry about it coming open in your pocket! The locking handle holds it together until you're ready to fling it around.

If you're looking for the original, it's still there. This is more or less a remix. The original knife was used as the basis for this one, it just stands a little taller due to the lock needing to stand straight up for printing.

If you're curious about the background design steps I used to create this one, and want to see some printing failures while riding the emotional design rollercoaster with me, just check out the video.

I printed all of mine so far from PLA and Tough PLA, they all work flawlessly. Interested in seeing what materials you print with to share!

The YouTube video has a lot of background to this project and it's linked above so just give it a watch if you want to see more about it.

I hope you enjoy! Thanks for checking it out! If you like things like this be sure to check out the many other models I have here.