EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

Today we ride with the RAM in hand! I took it apart, painstakingly cleaning ever nook and cranny with alcohol (I can't stand when I can't get the excess oil off from near the pivot with the knife assembled and I get oil on my hand every time I pick it up haha), then I took my dremel with a polishing wheel and red rouge and polished the milled out channel for the Hawk Lock, polished the stainless tab that is the Hawk Lock, and did a light polish on the DLC on all moving parts that make contact with another part. The DLC coating is fantastic but is rougher than a satin or bead blasted finish so makes a little bit of drag from friction. I polished up that stainless Hawk Lock piece so that its SUPER smooth. Then reapplied some Moly grease on the lock springs, and a light Q-tip touch of Hoppe's #9 oil on all moving parts and now the knife is crazy smooth and completely oil free on the exterior. Just the way I like it! Here's a couple pics on how the lock works for those that have never had one or taken one apart.

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LimpCroissant said:
Today we ride with the RAM in hand! I took it apart, painstakingly cleaning ever nook and cranny with alcohol (I can't stand when I can't get the excess oil off from near the pivot with the knife assembled and I get oil on my hand every time I pick it up haha), then I took my dremel with a polishing wheel and red rouge and polished the milled out channel for the Hawk Lock, polished the stainless tab that is the Hawk Lock, and did a light polish on the DLC on all moving parts that make contact with another part. The DLC coating is fantastic but is rougher than a satin or bead blasted finish so makes a little bit of drag from friction. I polished up that stainless Hawk Lock piece so that its SUPER smooth. Then reapplied some Moly grease on the lock springs, and a light Q-tip touch of Hoppe's #9 oil on all moving parts and now the knife is crazy smooth and completely oil free on the exterior. Just the way I like it! Here's a couple pics on how the lock works for those that have never had one or taken one apart.

O0e8ZSH.jpg


tjpbzye.jpg
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Nice write up together with your pictures. I can’t stand the oil/lube leak out on the fingers either. If you get a chance you should also post your write up and pictures here in the Knife Disassembly thread. It’s a nice reference for people to be able to go look at.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Direct link to Disassembly picture thread:

Disassembly pics?

This Bugout recently survived a trip through the washer & dryer, so I thought I'd take it apart and do a clean & lube. Also took the opportunity to do a scale swap to the Flytanium Titanium...I probably won't keep it this way, I didn't plan ahead and the thumb studs and other hardware don't look...
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Retired UPS Driver said:
Nice write up together with your pictures. I can’t stand the oil/lube leak out on the fingers either. If you get a chance you should also post your write up and pictures here in the Knife Disassembly thread. It’s a nice reference for people to be able to go look at.

Thanks for sharing with us.

Direct link to Disassembly picture thread:

Disassembly pics?

This Bugout recently survived a trip through the washer & dryer, so I thought I'd take it apart and do a clean & lube. Also took the opportunity to do a scale swap to the Flytanium Titanium...I probably won't keep it this way, I didn't plan ahead and the thumb studs and other hardware don't look...
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Hey no problem and thanks for the props. Ya know, I keep meaning to post some knives in that thread because I take every knife I own apart atleast a couple times a year to clean and re-lubricate. Ok, when I get some time here I'll post a few knives over there. I pretty much always take pictures just in case. Have a good one man 🤙
 
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