Affordable oil for folder pivots and multi tool

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Fking

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Since i know nothing about this, would appreciated just a link to an affordable product good for lubricating folder and multi tool pivots.

Thanks
 
I like 3 in One, but any light machine or sewing machine oil will work just as well. Minerail oil is best if you're worried about contact with food.
 
i've got 15W40 motor oil for the car, but won't that stain my clothes?
I wear the folder on the back of my jeans.
 
Pretty much any machine oil will be fine. A $0.89 can of 3-in-1 oil will last the rest of your life unless you have a thousand knives to oil everyday.
 
Fking said:
i've got 15W40 motor oil for the car, but won't that stain my clothes?
I wear the folder on the back of my jeans.
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Not if you use the 'less is best' policy. A small drop from a toothpick on either internal side of the pivot is plenty.
 
My method - Oil somewhat liberally the pivot , work it in some by moving the blade open and close. Blow the unneeded oil out with pressurized air - being cautious , of course... - then wipe clean with paper towel.

your pivot is nicely oiled. Like posted above most any hardware oil will work fine , you do not need to buy fancy oil marketed for 'hard use' etc..

Tostig
 
Nope the best stuff out there is what I used since the military. It is Marvels Mystery oil. I use it on all my firearms and knives. I love the stuff especially when I take my class 3 stuff to the range. Dont gunk up like 30 weight and wont cook off easy in full auto.
 
i keep and take care of my firearms and use the same oil sparingly on my folding knives. lately its been break free, which has great anti rust properties as well..
 
As far as affordability I agree with most everyone else here. Motor oil is good. But yans brings up a good gunk point:

yans said:
Nope the best stuff out there is what I used since the military. It is Marvels Mystery oil. I use it on all my firearms and knives. I love the stuff especially when I take my class 3 stuff to the range. Dont gunk up like 30 weight and wont cook off easy in full auto.
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If you're using a toothpick it shouldn't be a big deal but I think that you'd have to clean your knife more often if you're using motor oil. I was given expensive oil by a friend that is formulated for bike chains and I'm trying to get rid of that before I go purchasing fancy oil but I heard that gun oil is the best. Specifically Militec-1 and Mil-Comm TW-25B. Probably some of the most expensive oils... so I don't think it fits your question but the way I look at is if you're using a toothpick to apply like A.P.F. suggests a large bottle will probably last your whole life. And you can use that on your guns, if you're so inclined. ;)
 
I bought a quart of Mobil 1 Synthetic in 2000 and it has worked great on all my knives, rifles, shotguns, pistols and tools. Still have about a half a quart left. Maybe I'll put what is left in my will.
 
Any music store will stock slide and valve oil for brass instruments. I've had a bottle of the stuff foe years and it works great.
 
"All-Purpose Singer Oil".
Inexpensive but you need to take care in applying the right amount. It also attracts lint and dust when there is too much of it.

A few drops onto a Q-tip (cotton bud) and then applying it to the pivot might work better than applying it directly onto the pivot from the bottle.
 
A.P.F. said:
Not if you use the 'less is best' policy. A small drop from a toothpick on either internal side of the pivot is plenty.
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Yep, which is why "affordable" isn't really an issue. A 4 ounce bottle should last years, possibly decades, if you aren't over-lubricating your knives.
 
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