Eyedrops bottle turned into knife oil bottle!

[hsherzfeld]

Here’s a hack that I thought of before a recent trip. I wanted a small bottle of knife pivot oil to carry with my knives in my checked luggage, but it was too late to order one before my trip. Instead, I took an almost-empty 10mL/1 fluid oz. Systane eyedrops bottle, pried out the dropper (which is a separate insert pressed into the bottle’s wide mouth), emptied out the remaining eyedrops, and filled it with mineral oil (I also removed the label so that I wouldn’t confuse it with my actual eyedrops!). I ended up with a bottle just the right size for carrying in a pocket or luggage, with a relatively precise applicator.
Remember to Oil the Joints!

 

[kobold]

Good idea. When i want to apply just a minuscule amount of oil precisely, i dip the tip of a toothpick in

 

[jeffbird]

Here’s a hack that I thought of before a recent trip. I wanted a small bottle of knife pivot oil to carry with my knives in my checked luggage, but it was too late to order one before my trip. Instead, I took an almost-empty 10mL/1 fluid oz. Systane eyedrops bottle, pried out the dropper (which is a separate insert pressed into the bottle’s wide mouth), emptied out the remaining eyedrops, and filled it with mineral oil (I also removed the label so that I wouldn’t confuse it with my actual eyedrops!). I ended up with a bottle just the right size for carrying in a pocket or luggage, with a relatively precise applicator. View attachment 2963780
Remember to Oil the Joints!

Very interesting and useful tip.

Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Here’s a hack that I thought of before a recent trip

Excellent! It's frustrating to buy a new knife while traveling, wanting to start carrying it, and not having a way to apply a little oil to it.