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BreakFree for Sebbie

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Alberta Ed

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My shiny new 21 seemed to me a bit stiff, so I took it apart this morning after watching a couple of the U-Tube demos (very helpful, thank you, whoever posted those). In the process, I gained a new appreciation for Chris Reeves' engineering precision: the tolerances are incredible! There wasn't much grease on the perforated washers, and what little there was seemed quite dry, so I cleaned the washers thoroughly, and after two or three tries and a bit of fiddling to get that blasted small washer flush, put it all back together again. Then (and I admit this may be heresy) I lubed it with a couple of drops of BreakFree, which I've used for years on my other hunting and fishing gear, and rubbed a little bit of pencil graphite on the lockbar end and the matching notch on the blade. Click! Opened smooth as silk, much better. I'll see how it goes, but I like the idea of being able to flush any grit out with hot water, and simply re-lubing with a few drops of BreakFree rather than disassembling the knife. That's what I do with my other folders.

I also took off the lanyard, which was a bit large for my taste, and substituted a thinner piece of paracord (which also matches the nice blue anodized spacer and thumb stud).
 
Said method is also good for helping ensure you don't pinch a washer. If you don't have the washers perfectly flat and around the pivot bushing, you won't be able to slide them back into the handle, so you'll know you're pinching one. Definitely the way to go for routine maintenance.:thumbup:
 
Medic1210 said:
Said method is also good for helping ensure you don't pinch a washer. If you don't have the washers perfectly flat and around the pivot bushing, you won't be able to slide them back into the handle, so you'll know you're pinching one. Definitely the way to go for routine maintenance.:thumbup:
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Indeed as well as assuring there is no water left in the pivot . it would be very sad If I were to risk rusting my blade just to save 2 minutes.
 
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