Ball bearing pivot maintenance?

Rennd

Rennd

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What do you guys do to lubricate your pivot on ball bearing knives? I've noticed the trumpet slide grease I usually use on washers really slows down the action, where just being completely emptied out of lubricant seems to make it crazy fast. What do you guys use?
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I just try to keep all the fuzzies out of the pivot area as best as I can and use very little blue lube. Other than that she's good to go. Is that the domino? Looks cool.
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If Im feeling lazy and dont want to open it up.

A blast of WD-40.. followed with a blast of compressed air "Canned".
Then a drop on each side with my favorite lube. RAND CLP.
 
uxo2 said:
If Im feeling lazy and dont want to open it up.

A blast of WD-40.. followed with a blast of compressed air "Canned".
Then a drop on each side with my favorite lube. RAND CLP.
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This.

If I do open it up, I soak the bearings in WD40 and get all the gunk out of them, then have them completely dry before I apply an ever so small amount of lithium grease or lube I have at the time. The less the better, what you think is small enough is probably still too much... Mildly Flitz and strop the tang and liners then put the knife back together.
 
I have gotten good results with White Lightning, Dupont Silicone Teflon, and Hoppes 9. If you find a better bottle for more precision the White Lightning works best on bearings, if you want something for both bearings and washers, the Dupont works well on both. If you want something not poisonous and also pretty good, use Hoppes 9. I have been looking for some lithium grease to try it out, and also keeping an eye out for fluorinated grease to try.
 
Just flushed it out with wd40 and gave it a little lithium grease. Works great! You guys are right, with bearings, less is more.
Really loving the domino, by the way, once I modded it a little. I didn't do the scale, but I added a sharpening choil and refinished everything.
 
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Finish Line DRY Teflon Bicycle Chain Lube
Works better than any grease or oil because it doesn't attract dust.
 
dasknife said:
I just try to keep all the fuzzies out of the pivot area as best as I can and use very little blue lube. Other than that she's good to go. Is that the domino? Looks cool.

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It is! It's a great knife, especially with this scale. It made it much more ergonomic.
 
I've tried dry (no lube) and while it works, it works better with nano oil. CRK grease works well too imo.
 
I have IKBS. I blow it out with compressed air every so often. Wash it in warm soapy water if I get gunk in it, rinse, air blow and wipe dry with a paper towel. I use one drop of Mil-Tec per side when it needs lubrication which is rare.
 
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