Axis (etc) lock care?

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Not looking to start a well-worn discussion about springs, just curious how or if you oil your axis lock (or similar style lock)? Do you disassemble or just drop some in? I usually use Wahl oil on most pivots, which I think is basically mineral oil, as it's food safe. It's not gritty, I just like to maintain... Thanks!
 
Oil only on the blade side of the washers. Everything else, including the axis lock bar and blade tang, are dry.
 
soc_monki said:
Oil only on the blade side of the washers. Everything else, including the axis lock bar and blade tang, are dry.
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Yep, this has always worked for me as well. Plus an occasional blow-out with canned air, like all my knives.
 
My girlfriend has carried a small griptillian every day for about 15 years. The only care it ever really gets comes when I snag it off the counter to sharpen it, clean the tape gunk off the blade, blow out pocket lint, and occasionally give it a drop of oil. Both springs are still original, and I think the only way the lock bar has ever gotten oiled is when it might run down from the pivot.
 
I just drop oil in there and clean up excess as I see fit. My Tormek gets it dirty every time I sharpen, so I no longer disassemble and clean.

However... it is nice to get that enhanced assisted open when parts are polished and cleaned ; )
 
I take a Q-tip or folded paper towel to wipe out the dust (maybe a little isopropyl alcohol), but don't do anything else with it. Never had a problem with it locking or unlocking. The lock does not have tight tolerances where a little grime would affect it. Disengaging and engaging the lock itself does do some minor cleaning of the channel.
 
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