Lube (in a pinch)

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purcellj

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So I bought my first tube of CRK Flourinated Grease lube from a local knife shop for my CRK Limited 2007 that was feeling a little gritty.

I was very surprised to find that this is Christo-Lube grease. For the under-informed, this is the SAME grease used by scuba shops for high-oxygen content uses. Christo-Lube is used inside of regulators for nitrox diving (21%+ O2) since it doesn't ignite in high O2 environment. I service my own regs and use Christo-Lube all the time.

So if your local knife shop doesn't have CRK grease, go to a scuba shop and they should be able to hook you up.

Enjoy!
John
 
That's interesting to know. So far, though, I have not had problems getting Chris' grease directly from CRK. But if I ever do, now I know where to go.

Cheers.
 
You're close, but no cigar.
..only missed things by about 50 years! :p


Christo-copycatLube is just a knock-off of Dupont's Krytox.


Krytox FAQ


I too am a diver and discovered Krytox from the US Navy Divers I was stationed with during a previous life. Those Cape Carnavaral/KSC geeks are also very partial to the stuff because of all those pesky O-rings. I'm very surprised more people haven't figured out where Chris has been getting his grease from. I'm fairly sure that a man of his impeccable taste goes directly to the original source. ;)
 
Is this stuff actually more lube-rific on pivots than other products and, if so, why?
 
I have some of my sebenzas with CRK's grease still in them, and I have also used White lithium grease with some, and Synthetic ATF with others, they all work just fine. I can not tell a difference between the white lithium grease and CRK grease, but I do know that the Synthetic ATF fluid makes it much smoother and faster to open. Feels better.
 
Hmm... I think it was working with other mechanical things, perhaps when I was into some RC racing stuff, or working on my dirt bikes, or my guns... Anyways, I know that it works really good for many things and I usually resort to it when lube is required. Of course, when using the stuff a little goes a long ways really counts... you are just filling in the micro pores between the metal to make things really slippery. I always wipe off any excess after putting on the washers.
 
I've used some TW-25B that came with a Sig P226 before and it worked really well. I still use it time to time.
 
Incahiker said:
Hmm... I think it was working with other mechanical things, perhaps when I was into some RC racing stuff, or working on my dirt bikes, or my guns...
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Thanks for the info. :) I'm guessing Synthetic ATF is a might bit cheaper than flourinated grease, too. :thumbup:
 
Exactly. A quart of Mobil 1 Synthetic ATF sells for less than $10.00 if you know where to look. You could keep several Sebenzas lubed for a lifetime with that much ATF.
 
I would try it out. CRK's grease is very thick... the Synthetic ATF is very thin but stays in there for a very long time. CRK's grease has more resistance when opening, the Synthetic ATF has less resistance and is just as smooth. Some people will like it, some people won't. I do though... :D
 
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