My Endura is my Best Friend

Head to a Bicycle Shop and pick up a Tri-Flow lubricant pen.

 

If you have a mailing address (I understand that you explicitly stated that you do not), I can send you some Weapon Shield CLP (needle applicator) on my dime. Else, I would look for a gun oil/grease such as Tetra Gun Grease.

 

Or Dupont Finish Line Extreme Fluoro.

 

Maybe at the very least if you have some WD-40, or Blaster laying around work, or where you are staying you could use that in a pinch.

 

At Walmart get the Breakfree CLP in the gun cleaning section.

 

Ask one of the maintenance guys at work what they have. They should have something that will help and not cost you anything. Sounds like you hit a rough stretch on the road, hope things improve.

 

Go to the automotive section at Walmart and look for the WD-40. Right by it, you'll see black cans of spray lubricant. I can't remember the name right now, but they're $1.97 and work great on knives and bike chains. The name is something like SuperLube. Oh, and I've carried my Endura since 1998. A fantastic knife!

Joe

 

Thanks for sharing your story. The endura is one of my all time favorites. I suggest getting the normal wave version some day as its will wave better than the zip tie mods, has a stronger tip and that wave can open bottle tops!
If you just need a quick lube CLP is fine as is the bike chain lube's. They leave them out for display if you just need to "borrow" some. Just like eating a grape at the super market I think trying it before you buy it isnt a big deal.

 

Waved Endura and Delica are just amazing knives. The fluro grease you can find in bike shops is similar to the grease Chris Reeve Knives uses.

 

I tried to read the OP, but one long unbroken paragraph in italics is very hard to follow. Why did you do that?

 

Wal-Mart sells 3-in-1 oil in a compact bottle. It's general purpose and you could probably find other uses for it.

 

welcome AA. I've carried Enduras since the early 90's. They are great all around knives.

Firstly I say just keep the bearing surfaces of the lockback clean. just use a paper towel or napkin and clean it until you don't get any gunk out of the areas you can reach into. After a while you will get to know which areas to concentrate on. Unless there is glue or something a clean dry cloth is all that I need.

Once it is clean I usually let it go. If you do want to lube it I'd recommend a dry teflon lube ( sprays on wet and drys quickly). When dry it won't hold dirt or grit like oils and grease can. Those pieces of grit is what damages the bearing surfaces. A clean dry lockback like your Endura will not damage itself from opening without lube but if you want it lubed that is fine too. Whatever works for you is the correct way. Overall a light touch works best though.

Other than that washing off the blade if something corrosive gets on it is about all you need to do aside from sharpening.

Joe

 

What couldn't you follow ? Maybe I can help

 

My favorite Endura has a Titanium handle and a ZDP-189 blade (top of photo 1). The dragon model is cute, but I'm not nuts about serrated edges.

 

Flood the pivot and whole knife with liquid dish soap, work it in real good, rinse, dry.
You can do the same thing with wd40 or some other oil base to do the same thing, but you'll have an oily mess until you do the above.
I had a 1-knife-best-friend for about 15 years, so I can relate.

 

Yes!

 

To OP:

Just out of curiosity, which version is your Endura? Meaning Endura 3 or 4, saber grind, FFG, plain edge, part or fully serrated?

Jim

 

Take a shower with it it will clean both of you up

 

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I use Breakfree CLP myself. G96 CLP also gets the job done as well, plus it doesn't leave an oily residue behind. Another nice cleaner and lubricant is Ballistol, it stinks but it works, plus it comes in individual patches that come in handy if you need to do a quick clean up job on your Endura.