How do you apply lubricant?

[Charlie Mike]

I usually use Rem Oil for pivots and such. The problem is that drops from the nozzle get everywhere I don't want it to be. Quite a mess which could result in unsafe conditions like slipping onto a blade with your trigger finger. How do you precisely deliver lube to a specific part of the knife? I was thinking about asking a hype that I know for a few rigs (syringes) so I can get the oil exactly where it is needed.

 

[mk77]

browning oil come with a tube like wd-40(but is not pressure aerosal), that works pretty good.

 

[Psychopomp]

Go to a medical supply store and get the smallest diameter syringe you can find, or find an eye dropper with a long point.

Depending on how much lube you need to apply, you could also use a toothpick.

 

[Buck268]

Militec has a nice metal stylus like tip you can use. Triflow has a plastic staw. Others can be tougher!

 

[Vivi]

I use a bottle of mineral oil for lube. To apply it I shake the bottle, then remove the cap and set it down on my desk upside down. I tilt the cap so any oil in it goes towards one side, then dip a toothpick in it and use the toothpick to lube the knife pivot.

 

[Charlie Mike]

Cool deal... I've used toothpicks for applying White Lightening. That was some good stuff.

 

[Skimo]

JB weld a lancet to the nozzle, very fine needle point.

 

[scoobyaz]

Go to a medical supply store and get the smallest diameter syringe you can find, or find an eye dropper with a long point.

I use a syringe as well. I clip off the sharp point on mines. You can also get non medical grade ones that work well from Hk based internet stores...

 

[stitchawl]

You can get syringes at vet supply stores, country feed stores, horse supply houses, as well as at many large hobby shops and DIY stores. There was a time when the sale was outlawed but that has changed in most places. (The places where it's still hard to get them are inner cities.) Quite a few lubes come in their own syringes these days. And... failing all those, go to a local vet, bring along a pair of cutting dykes, ask for a used syringe that you will cut the point off right in front of him, and there should be no problem getting as many as you want.

Stitchawl