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I was wondering what folks here use for knife mechanism lubricant?
My daily carry is a Kershaw Scallion which is an assisted opening knife.
duggan
01-09-2014, 4:06 PM
Dry graphite for my daily, helps keep pocket lint from turning it into a greasy, hairy mess.
Sentenza
01-09-2014, 4:18 PM
Graphite lubricant is a good choice. I personally like to maintain and tweak my folders, and use Tuff Glide for the pivots, CLP for the blade. If you occasionally cut foodstuffs, Ballistol would be better for your continued health ;)
Oliver_Charles
01-09-2014, 4:23 PM
***
Chokoloso
01-09-2014, 4:24 PM
I just use my hoppes lube
BigPimping
01-09-2014, 4:25 PM
I carry and use til it breaks then buy another one
Epic.....LOL!!!!!:p
drunktank
01-09-2014, 4:25 PM
Lubriplate oil
Doggboy
01-09-2014, 4:26 PM
The best lube ever...
http://media.midwayusa.com/productimages/880x660/Primary/220/220438.jpg
Just a drop will do ya.
ERdept
01-09-2014, 4:26 PM
I carry and use til it breaks then buy another one
Yeah, i'd say this is the reality of it.
I used to own very expensive custom knives, then after a few years, realized, I wasted a lot of money.
They wore, the blades were ground down due to sharpening, etc.
In the span of use, I could have used and abused even more mundane knives and not cared.
Now just common Spyderco's.
dadoody
01-09-2014, 4:27 PM
Clp
kielbasavw
01-09-2014, 4:31 PM
When ever i feel it needs lubing. I use the closest thing to me. Ive used olive oil, coconut oil, rapid tap, brad penn 20/50...... just depends on my location.
M&P40FAN
01-09-2014, 4:34 PM
15W40
bluenoise
01-09-2014, 5:08 PM
I use anything from graphite to Tri-Flow in mine. I put it on the pivots and then blast out the excess with compressed air. I disassemble it to clean out the old gunk and sharpen the blade.
Mine's a Kershaw Ken Onion Leek.
Toyman321
01-09-2014, 5:13 PM
Frog lube
This
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Cuda440
01-09-2014, 5:13 PM
Oil my knife? Does getting it greasy then then cleaning it with diesel fuel count?
E Michael
01-09-2014, 5:19 PM
Kay y, multi use. i have extra on my hands quite often.
drifts1
01-09-2014, 7:52 PM
Froglube. Non toxic. Safe for food prep.
Graphite, WD40, Break Free... what ever is handy
I use Balistol on my hinged knives.
For the blades of my high carbon knives I rub them with Camillia oil (used on Japanese blades) to keep them from rusting.
mdib870
01-10-2014, 8:39 PM
i use unicorn pee for mine
mdib870
01-10-2014, 8:42 PM
i work in a bike shop we have this lube thats ceramic based works pretty well
SFCRoOKs
01-11-2014, 11:41 PM
Froglube
r1dg3xrac3r
02-15-2014, 12:43 AM
Quick question, I used frog lube too on my knife. I applied it the first application. Once the knife gets dirty, do I just heat up the knife and put more froglube on top of it ?
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