Bearings? Southard? Lube?

[Omega Leather Works]

I asked on the Spyderco forum, but no one has answered.

Is this a good lube for the bearing system in the Southard? It doesn't seem to work all that great with my Pb equipped knives, but works very nicely on the wood/metal pivot on my Opinel.

"4 oz Non-Stick LubricantUnique dry-film Teflon coating and lubricant. Clean, long-lasting micro-thin, dirt-resistant coating. Effective from -100F to +500F. Uses proprietary resin-bonding technology. For tight tolerance, metal-on-metal applications. Creates a thin, dirt-repelling, chemical-resistant coating. Safe for all surfaces. Does not contain silicone."

Now that I've gotten ahead of myself ... I don't actually see any need to lube the Southard, but I have heard of people doing so. At what point is it needed? Anyone have any idea how well sealed the bearings are? An exploded pic would be awesome!

 

[TheModernNeanderthal]

If I were going to use a lube for metal to metal contact, It would be a dry lube. Teflon or graphite.

 

[TheModernNeanderthal]

Also, if it ain't broke don't fix it

 

[Alchemy1]

I love the way Chris Reeve's grease makes mine feel. It is the ONLY knife I like this grease on.

 

[mkjellgren]

I use just a very tiny drop of remoil. Spyderco themselves use militec 1.

 

[9blades]

I asked on the Spyderco forum, but no one has answered.

Is this a good lube for the bearing system in the Southard? It doesn't seem to work all that great with my Pb equipped knives, but works very nicely on the wood/metal pivot on my Opinel.

"4 oz Non-Stick LubricantUnique dry-film Teflon coating and lubricant. Clean, long-lasting micro-thin, dirt-resistant coating. Effective from -100F to +500F. Uses proprietary resin-bonding technology. For tight tolerance, metal-on-metal applications. Creates a thin, dirt-repelling, chemical-resistant coating. Safe for all surfaces. Does not contain silicone."

Now that I've gotten ahead of myself ... I don't actually see any need to lube the Southard, but I have heard of people doing so. At what point is it needed? Anyone have any idea how well sealed the bearings are? An exploded pic would be awesome!

I havent used that kind but iv used other oils from that company they worked good.

But I'd have to agree with neverdie dry is the way to go with bearings.

 

[Omega Leather Works]

Well it is dry. Sort of. It's suspended in something that smells like alcohol and it must be shaken quite a bit. The stuff settles.

 

[kwackster]

Try Nano-Oil in the 5 weight version, it will evaporate in a few days leaving the lubricating ingredients behind to do their job for a long time.