Chris Reeve Knives Fluorinated Grease

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Chris Reeve Knives Fluorinated Grease, have any of you used this? it seems like it would work better than oil? grease would stay in there, and since there is no high temp, or rapid repetitive movements like in a car or motor, it shouldnt ever break down. what do you think?
 
big70tom said:
Chris Reeve Knives Fluorinated Grease, have any of you used this? it seems like it would work better than oil? grease would stay in there, and since there is no high temp, or rapid repetitive movements like in a car or motor, it shouldnt ever break down. what do you think?
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CRK grease rocks. :thumbup:
 
I've been using grease now for the past 6 months or so. Not this same Chris Reeve stuff but ordinary off-the-shelf stuff. I really like it! As long as you don't glop it on, I don't see it attracting any more dust or dirt than any other lube, it lasts a LOT longer than most other lubes I've tried, and makes my folders fly open!

Stitchawl
 
I use the CRK on all my sebenzas. It works like a charm, a little goes alonggggggg way though. The tube will last you a very very long time.
 
How are yall applying it?

I get my knives dirty fairly often and clean them with soap and running water. Having to pull the blade and washers each time would probably get old pretty quick.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
How are yall applying it?

I get my knives dirty fairly often and clean them with soap and running water. Having to pull the blade and washers each time would probably get old pretty quick.
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I doubt that would be needed, though retention of the grease would be enhanced by having the perf. washers.
 
big70tom said:
Chris Reeve Knives Fluorinated Grease, have any of you used this? it seems like it would work better than oil? grease would stay in there, and since there is no high temp, or rapid repetitive movements like in a car or motor, it shouldnt ever break down. what do you think?
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I use it. It works great on some knives but makes less of a difference on others. Strangely, I got the best results with my Bradley Alias. It works well with most titanium knives.
 
I tried it, care of an associate. It worked well for about 2-3 weeks of almost daily usage. What else can be said? I use Eezox and before that used Militec-1.
 
It's a very good grease on which they put their name. I forget the manufacturer.

You can use it on flashlight threads, too; anywhere you would use Nyogel.
 
I use Hi Temp waterproof trailer bearing grease I got a Sears many years ago...doesn't wash out with hot water and dish soap.
 
Is this grease the same as DuPont Krytox? I already have a tube of that expensive stuff, and would hate to have to shell out more money for more expensive grease.

I suppose I could just try a few dabs of Krytox and see what happens.
 
I've been using Tetra grease, and lube, which contain a high amount of PTFE. TW-25b is similar also. Sounds like the CRK grease is close to these in it's makeup. As has been said, don't use a ton of it. A little does go a long way.
 
I use the grease, and it's fine, but I don't get the claim that it works well with or is designed specifically for titanium knives. The blade moves against the phosphor bronze washers, not the titanium. Once the blade is inserted, the phosphor bronze washers don't even move against the titanium sides, so the claim about it working well on titanium knives really doesn't make much sense.
 
Yes, its the same as Krytox. I bought some Krytox that is a 50/50 mix of the grease and oil from the Sandwich Shoppe for a Quark MiNi Titanium CR2 that was quite rough when it was brand new and it smoothed right up. I haven't used it on any of my knives yet.
 
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Haven't tried the CRK grease, but I do use Phil Wood waterproof grease for bicycles. It is made to mil-specs and is the best stuff I have ever used. I use it for everything, my bicycle fleet, knives, rebuilding the winches on sailboats, most any lightly loaded bearings (non automotive), etc. Works great on titanium as well. I also use it on threaded applications.


-Xander
 
I find that CRK grease tends to gunk up on me. I feel that white lithium or remoil does the job better. And they dont seem to attract dirt .
Matt
 
Medic1210 said:
I use the grease, and it's fine, but I don't get the claim that it works well with or is designed specifically for titanium knives. The blade moves against the phosphor bronze washers, not the titanium. Once the blade is inserted, the phosphor bronze washers don't even move against the titanium sides, so the claim about it working well on titanium knives really doesn't make much sense.
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I just read more about what this is (Krytox). Since it's PPFE and inert so that it doesn't react with any metals, maybe they mean that it doesn't have any chance of reacting with the titanium? Could some lubes cause some sort of corrosion if used on a titanium handle? Similar to graphite and aluminum.
 
I'm almost ready to start looking for alternatives to the CRK Fluorinated grease, because I am getting tired of pulling my blade to clean the washers and reapply grease after 2 weeks of use. After I put a fresh coat of grease, the blade is smooth, but after about two weeks, it's noticeably more difficult to open, and not smooth to close. It's frustrating when my Benchmades open and close like they're rolling on bearings, yet my $400 Sebbies get stiff after a couple weeks. When I pull the blade and washers, the grease has gunked up and turned black. I think I'll try some bike chain lube or something like a high quality gun lube to see if that works better.
 
Unicorn161 said:
I just read more about what this is (Krytox). Since it's PPFE and inert so that it doesn't react with any metals, maybe they mean that it doesn't have any chance of reacting with the titanium? Could some lubes cause some sort of corrosion if used on a titanium handle? Similar to graphite and aluminum.
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Titanium is a difficult material to lubricate properly, it galls against almost anything. PFPE (and moly, and chlorinated, and hBN, etc) lubricants take care of that in a way that conventional oil won't. That said yeah, the blade is riding on bronze washers and a steel pivot anyways, doesn't matter since pfpe is probably the best damn lubricant on earth anyways. Out of curiosity, where did you the the confirmation that it's krytox or similar? I'd always assumed it was just a really good teflon fortified synthetic grease.
 
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