Preferred lubes?

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For your Sebenza, of course.

And also, are there any lubricants that should NOT be used, or that you've had bad experiences with?

I used to have a tube/syringe of the CRK fluorinated grease but probably lost it in a house move several months back. I have Militec; would this be OK?

Thanks for your replies --
Glen
 
I would suggest only using CRK grease for optimum performance of your sebbie.
Since all the rubbing parts are metal a thinner oil like millitec I think would dissapate
quicker and leave the pivot dry. The grease really stays in perforated washers well and
creates almost like a waxy film that the blade glides over. And a tube of thr grease lasts
you long time.
 
It's easier to turn the question upside down and ask: what is the best lube? The answer is: use the CRK grease. I was an unbeliever for a while, but have been totally converted. A little goes a lonnnnnng way.
 
I'm interested in this also. My new large 21 is not as smooth as I think it could be. I know they are known for sliding open and closed like butter but mine just isn't there. I'd rate it a 6, 10 being the absolute smoothest. My Military is a 7. My Nagara is an 8. My 940 is an easy 10. I find it hard to believe that CRK Fluorinated Grease is the ONLY lube that will work.
 
This is message I got from Chris Reeve:
"It is the same P.T.F.E. type lube but will not work the same as ours.CRK lube is specially formulated for us by the manufacturer that is why it is a little more expensive but it works better than any other lube that i have found.Petroleum based lubes do not work well with Ti .To use our lube you only have use very small drops in the right places it will last a long time so is not expensive when looked at from that point of view."
 
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yankee86 said:
This is message I got from Chris Reeve:
"It is the same P.T.F.E. type lube but will not work the same as ours.CRK lube is specially formulated for us by the manufacturer that is why it is a little more expensive but it works better than any other lube that i have found.Petroleum based lubes do not work well with Ti .To use our lube you only have use very small drops in the right places it will last a long time so is not expensive when looked at from that point of view."
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I don't know why it's specifically made for Ti. It's the blade having contact with bronze that you worry about. When a knife is opened and closed the washers don't even move. It's all blade and washers. Not washers and scales. When I lube my blades I don't even use any on the Ti.

None the less I use the CRK grease and like it a lot. I find that a little does not go that far though.
 
Thanks for the replies. I'm still curious to hear from folks who use other lubes, and like Socom Elite don't see why the ti scales would factor in at all. I had the CRK lube before, too, but misplaced or lost it. Suppose I can simply buy more but was wondering how folks using other lubes were faring.
 
I use whatever is handy. I frequently use Mobil1. Sometimes I use RIG +P Stainless lube. I use a few other products as well. They all do a good job for me.
 
I use a synthetic brake caliper grease when i disassemble my 21, then i use Tri-Flow to lube the pivot as a maintenence lube. Tri-Flow is a PTFE lube that comes in a spray or drip caontainer. My seb is ultra smooth with no blade play, one hander with no wrist flick.
 
MT Damascus said:
I use a synthetic brake caliper grease when i disassemble my 21, then i use Tri-Flow to lube the pivot as a maintenence lube. Tri-Flow is a PTFE lube that comes in a spray or drip caontainer. My seb is ultra smooth with no blade play, one hander with no wrist flick.
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Trying to make sure I understand what you're doing - lubing with grease when you reassemble the knife, then periodically re-lubing the assembled knife with Tri-Flow?
 
Interesting.

The reason I ask is that I tried something somewhat similar recently (frankly, against both my better judgment and some prior bad experiences) and it actually worked...so far...but I'm not sure I'd recommend it for reasons I can elaborate on later when I've got a real keyboard. :)
 
http://www.crcindustries.com/auto/content/prod_detail.aspx?PN=05351&S=N This is what i use. It works great. along with the tri-flow.
 
JNewell said:
Interesting.

The reason I ask is that I tried something somewhat similar recently (frankly, against both my better judgment and some prior bad experiences) and it actually worked...so far...but I'm not sure I'd recommend it for reasons I can elaborate on later when I've got a real keyboard. :)
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Bacon grease? Chicken fat? Inquiring minds want to know. ;)
 
MT Damascus said:
I use a synthetic brake caliper grease when i disassemble my 21, then i use Tri-Flow to lube the pivot as a maintenence lube. Tri-Flow is a PTFE lube that comes in a spray or drip caontainer. My seb is ultra smooth with no blade play, one hander with no wrist flick.
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I would imagine that would an excellent lubricant. The only thing that might concern me is that some of those high temp brake lubes used to extremely toxic. I have no idea about today's lube but years ago many of them had all kinds of warnings on them.
 
This is even safe for plastic and it is synthetic. paste the link and you will see the specs. it was supposed to be a link.
 
Rem oil for all my knives and guns except synthetic for my high end air competitive air pistol and its o-rings.
 
I use Super Lube because that is what I have on hand for lubing my muzzleloader breech plug.

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I have used Zoomspout Turbine oil for a few years now and all my Sebs have been greasy smooth.
http://www.zoomspoutoiler.com/

I have never used CRK grease, I would use it if I had it, but I never have and always had a bottle of this about the house.
 
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