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I'm finally getting around to messing with this stuff. Now I can balisong in the dark.
Step 2 is determining how badly all the particles of gumf in this filament negatively impact the mechanical strength.
Edit: I probably should have said this in the first place, but this is Overture green glow PLA.
The model is my Rockhopper balisong utility knife. Go check it out -- it's fully printable, even the hardware.
Oh it's a butterfly knife. Why the hell is it called "balisong" and who came up with such a stupid sounding name for it?
Ask the Filipinos, who are the ones who both invented and named it. "Butterfly knife" is a western neologism for it.