Ever try Weaponshield? Comes in a similar applicator. Plus it smells like cinnamon! It's what I use on my pivots.
Which of these two do you think would work best for the pivot?
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Magic in a Lubricant....
- Thread starter RubiconSS
- Start date
Which of these two do you think would work best for the pivot?
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2011
- Messages
- 5,064
Makes sense that a good quality lube that is formulated for reels would work well on a knife.
Thin but moisture resistant, viscous enough to hold position yet does nt gum up. Ultra-slick, rust resistant.
I'm liking this stuff.
Great applicator design, allows very precise placement and quantity control.
IF it is the same stuff, I think you will like it.
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2009
- Messages
- 3,525
^^^if you can tell me where to get the oil you have I'll compare the two...since I already have the Diawa stuff and use it in knives already.
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2011
- Messages
- 5,064
I will find out this week and post it. BTW it is holding in my 3" XM with no degradation in function after days and countless openings/closings.
Blade fires open more smoothly, less effort but more controlled. It's wierd, blade fires open with the mildest of finger flick BUT does so almost like it is hydraulic now.
powernoodle
Power Member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2004
- Messages
- 11,973
This is a related question, but where might I purchase an inexpensive needle or syringe type applicator bottle? My ebay search did not give great results.
- Joined
- May 17, 2012
- Messages
- 2,779
I use a Hoppes #9 bottle with needle applicator. I dumped the Hoppes when I found that the Slick 50 was better and filled it with Slick 50 after carefully cleaning out the bottle. Liberty oil comes in a similar bottle.
powernoodle
Power Member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2004
- Messages
- 11,973
What I would like to find, is the empty bottle. But based on the little that I have found, an empty bottle doesn't cost much less than that 14.9 ml bottle of Hoppes (with needle applicator) that you are talking about, so maybe thats the way to go. I order some Ballistol a while back, and received a needle applicator bottle with it, but its full of Ballistol (which I think smells incredibly nasty).
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2012
- Messages
- 1,720
Interesting.......I was using WD-40 but found it didnt last long and migrated too much.
Tried a silicon lube which did little to help the detent ball against the tang.
Now using CRK grease which keeps things smooth and lubed but not flying open on most of my XMs.
I'm open to something better and was looking at BM Bluelube and Nano-oil....may have to try some of this stuff..
Tried a silicon lube which did little to help the detent ball against the tang.
Now using CRK grease which keeps things smooth and lubed but not flying open on most of my XMs.
I'm open to something better and was looking at BM Bluelube and Nano-oil....may have to try some of this stuff..
- Joined
- May 4, 2011
- Messages
- 1,405
in the beginning of my knife collecting wd-40 is what I used but hated that it attracted so much crap(dust, lint, everything else). tuff glide and crk grease is what I use now I just wish crk was still using the syringe.
jay- I'm not sure what your weather conditions are like but if it is humid in your parts have you had any issue with the crk grease? where I'm at now I've found no issue with my hinderers, but for some reason my crk's feel like the grease is drying up. maybe teflon makes the difference.
slick 50 and diawa are the bees knees it seems
jay- I'm not sure what your weather conditions are like but if it is humid in your parts have you had any issue with the crk grease? where I'm at now I've found no issue with my hinderers, but for some reason my crk's feel like the grease is drying up. maybe teflon makes the difference.
slick 50 and diawa are the bees knees it seems
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2012
- Messages
- 1,720
김원진;11277284 said:
It can get moderately humid at times but nothing excessive. CRK grease does have a slightly less viscous medium when freshly applied which does dry out, the grease however is pretty good but not super slick.
I find the CRK grease works really well on the detent ball / tang detent track and detent hole.
In the pivot its ok but has poor capillary action, so - when performing the blade centering adjustment the tightening up of the pivot tends to squeeze the grease out from the pivot which then does not wick back into the pivot when loosening the pivot after adjustment.
I would also like to know where to find this. I have been looking for a good oil.
CRK grease is Krytox by Dow Corning I think which works good ... I worked for a major copier/printer mfg company for years (rhymes with ZROX) we used fuser oil/grease (part of the copier/printing process) and it is some kinda slippery ... only use a small amount ... will migrate if you get to carried away with too much ... BTW also works really well to keep "your friends" car in place if applied to rear wheels ;<)
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2010
- Messages
- 13,423
I just buy a regular syringe and needle at the pharmacy or feed store and it cost less than a dollar.
I used nano-oil for quite some time now on all my knives, I am very sure its not the same stuff since Christian St Claire has a patent on it.
Check their website for the tech info behind nano-oil its the slickiest oil I found. Also Howesknifeshop is a dealer of the real nano-oil.
You'd pick it over tuf-glide?