Inkosi grease.

[Wolverine666]

How often (if at all) should one put fresh grease around the washer and pivot of an Inkosi and Sebenza? If it’s not in a terribly dirty environment , should this be an issue at all?

 

[DennisM]

Post in thread 'At a tipping point....'

Apr 19, 2017

Maintenance (disassembly, cleaning, relube with CRK grease, reassembly) of my CRK's is largely unnecessary, depending on the frequency or type of use, ranging from 3+ months ( when I feel like doing it or can't remember the last time I did it) to never, other than when I first got the knife. I always do this when I first get the CRK just so I know it's good to go. You can leave them alone, use them, wash them without disassembly, dry them out, repeat. No worries. Chris designed them to be low-maintenance, high-use tools.

Also, CRK's site has how-to videos on maintenance of their knives. I...

• socom1970

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FYI - I have only cleaned and relubed mine when I've added or removed the lanyard or changed scales.

 

[Wolverine666]

Post in thread 'At a tipping point....'

Apr 19, 2017

Maintenance (disassembly, cleaning, relube with CRK grease, reassembly) of my CRK's is largely unnecessary, depending on the frequency or type of use, ranging from 3+ months ( when I feel like doing it or can't remember the last time I did it) to never, other than when I first got the knife. I always do this when I first get the CRK just so I know it's good to go. You can leave them alone, use them, wash them without disassembly, dry them out, repeat. No worries. Chris designed them to be low-maintenance, high-use tools.

Also, CRK's site has how-to videos on maintenance of their knives. I...

• socom1970

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FYI - I have only cleaned and relubed mine when I've added or removed the lanyard or changed scales.

Excellent info. Thank you , sir.

 

[kidcongo]

The grease dries (intentionally) to a thin film and remains in the holes in the washers, where it migrates on to the blade as the knife warms up in your pocket. “Relube as necessary”, which I would say, based on my experience, is not that often.

 

[ColdDesert]

If it feels hydraulic, no grit or sandy feel, no squeaks, there isn't any need. Unless you took it for a long swim in the ocean and didn't bother with a fresh water rinse after getting out. Then I'd consider pulling it apart, clean everything with Nick Shabazz's booze, lube and nice and tight for the Sebenza but just right on the Inkosi. Purple locktite. If you want to rather than need to, you are the world's leading expert on how often you want to.

 

[Wolverine666]

I know that some knives need a bit of a break-in period as far as getting the opening/closing action to smooth out. Would you say the same is true for a new Inkosi and Sebenza?

 

[Ajack60]

I know that some knives need a bit of a break-in period as far as getting the opening/closing action to smooth out. Would you say the same is true for a new Inkosi and Sebenza?

Sebenza, yes there is a break in period to get it smooth, not so much for the Inkosi. you can back off the pivot tension on the Inkosi and make it smooth without the blade being off center. You’ll have to keep an eye out that the pivot screw doesn’t loosen and fall out. Or you can break them down, clean them and add new grease.
I’ve done that on several of mine and it made a huge difference.I don’t like the idea of honing the washers to make one smoother. Try to remember the orientation of the washers when you reassemble everything if you take it apart.

 

[Dadpool]

I know that some knives need a bit of a break-in period as far as getting the opening/closing action to smooth out. Would you say the same is true for a new Inkosi and Sebenza?

My Inkosi started smooth and has only become smoother over the past few months. I guess technically that's a breaking-in period except that there was never a time when it didn't feel great.

I've never owned a folding knife that didn't settle in during its first few weeks/months. Some started out excellent and just got a titch more excellent, like the Inkosi; my Koenig Arius was in that category, too. Some, like almost every Hinderer I've owned, have a definite breaking-in period while the detent ball makes friends with the blade, during which time their action isn't great, but then break in to be excellent.