Grip maintenance

[jrhoyt84]

What do you guys do to keep the action smooth? I carry mine 5 days a week and have noticed it's starting to feel a little rough when opening. The knife gets used hard, think heavy equipment, shop setting.


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[jkarp_53]

Folders can get gummed up. Pocket lint and dust can accumulate and slow things down. Once in awhile I give my users a bath in hot soapy water. (think Dawn detergent,) then using a pipe cleaner and old toothbrush, followed after rinsing by a hair dryer set to low. A couple of drops of your favorite lube like Tuf-Glide can help to smooth things; and food-grade mineral oil is good if the knife is used for any food prep.

 

[jrhoyt84]

Folders can get gummed up. Pocket lint and dust can accumulate and slow things down. Once in awhile I give my users a bath in hot soapy water. (think Dawn detergent,) then using a pipe cleaner and old toothbrush, followed after rinsing by a hair dryer set to low. A couple of drops of your favorite lube like Tuf-Glide can help to smooth things; and food-grade mineral oil is good if the knife is used for any food prep.

Thanks for the tip

 

[338375]

Folders can get gummed up. Pocket lint and dust can accumulate and slow things down. Once in awhile I give my users a bath in hot soapy water. (think Dawn detergent,) then using a pipe cleaner and old toothbrush, followed after rinsing by a hair dryer set to low. A couple of drops of your favorite lube like Tuf-Glide can help to smooth things; and food-grade mineral oil is good if the knife is used for any food prep.

Yep...

 

[luke86]

Try a drop of benchmade blue lube near the pivot. I bet that will make it smooth again. That's what I use and it works great. Its fairly cheap too. You can order a bottle on line.

 

[Brusiedmeat]

Remove pivot screw and take the blade and the washers out.. Polish/clean the washers, and reassemble with some lube.
The water trick will only get you so far.