Protect your fingers: oil the joints daily.

[Bigfattyt]

I put a drop when I start to note more resistance on the pull. I use either sewing machine oil, or a drop of gun oil. Maybe every month or so? If I know I'm going somewhere wet, like camping in the snow, I'll hit them before hand.

 

[kamagong]

I like my knife nice and sharp, so I touch it up at least once a month. While I'm at it I also rub some oil into the covers and add a drop into the pivot. That's usually enough, though sometimes I'll do it more often if the joint needs to be flushed out.

- Christian

 

[oldmanrunning]

I have been using a Boker Oil-Pen for a while as it allows precise delivery of a drop of mineral oil to where you want it. When i get a new knife i wash it in warm soapy water using an old toothbrush to get any factory gunk out then dry it carefully, apply drop or two of oil and its good to go.

 

[Half/Stop]

Compulsive Oiling Disorder! :thumbup:

Jack - That is a good one and I was needing a good laugh this morning

I know I am old fashioned but I just use a drop of 3 in 1 occasionally. I think the tin can I am using is probably over 30 years old

 

[Peregrin]

A drop or two of food grade mineral oil applied with a toothpick. I oil the joints on my EDCs every few weeks when the mood strikes.

 

[B.F.U]

I oil when they get gritty, tough to open, or noticeably dirty.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Norton honing oil is what I use for lubricating the joints. I also put a dab on the blades of my non-stainless blades. As you say, it is USP-grade and has a bit lower viscosity. If the knife is one of my current users, it gets a treatment about once a week.

edited to add:
I also like that it has nice applicator cap that makes it easier to apply just a drop.

:thumbup:
I liked that too. I was honing one of my knives on a small Arkansas stone with a little oil on it, and it was just too convenient to drop a couple drops into the joints when I was done.


David

 

[Bloefield]

I use mineral oil when putting a knife away for a while or if it feels too dry.
Here in my part of New England it can get very humid sometimes and rust can happen overnight.
Our local pharmacy still carries "tasteless, odorless, colorless intestinal lubricant" in pint containers.
It is however, pretty thick, and that Norton's version mentioned is on my to get list.
Thanks, Harold

 

[BigBiscuit]

We had a bunch of these at work that were supplied by an equipment manufacturer. I've had it for many years and fill it with 3-in-1. It has a needle dispenser on the end that allows just a drop or two right where you need it once every several months. I just top it off every 3-5 years.

 

[swaybacksteve]

been using Wahl electric razor lube in joints. My wife's father introduced me to ityears ago...in fact I still "shave" my head using his old Wahl. It is still in the long run mineral oil. Remember that episode in "Walking Dead" where Shane finds the electric razor in the bathroom and shaves his head and get way creepy...one just like that.

Food safe mineral oil for the blades....I got as a gift years ago some Bamboo oil...supposedly for my sushi roll matts. It is still just food grade mineral oil. I have a small microfiber cloth that came with one of my watches. I use this with some oil for the blades that I know may end up for food prep...practically everything I have since joining BF, but keep it in a double ziplock.

 

[Half/Stop]

We had a bunch of these at work that were supplied by an equipment manufacturer. I've had it for many years and fill it with 3-in-1. It has a needle dispenser on the end that allows just a drop or two right where you need it once every several months. I just top it off every 3-5 years.

Bob, that's perfect and you can't beat the price

 

[Aurelio Corso]

My EDC gets a drop of Hoppes oil every couple of weeks.

 

[Stelth]

I use one of these. I got mine at Home Depot.

 

[RDaneel]

I use one of these. I got mine at Home Depot.

Cool, what is it called?

 

[Jack Black]

Some great tips here, thanks guys :thumbup:

Do you know how to keep from getting stiff in the joints?

STAY OUT OF 'EM!

LOL! :thumbup:

If you can get it, Norton's honing oil is pure USP-grade mineral oil (& says so on the can), and is of a much lighter viscosity than the 'laxative' stuff found in the pharmacy. Very 'clean' oil, in terms of feel and scent (completely odorless).

Thanks for the tip David, seems a few places here sell it (though prices seem to vary dramatically for $15 to $30 for a 4.5oz can) :thumbup:

I've had a hard time finding unscented Mineral Oil, so I've been trying to accept that my knives will smell like my 9 month old son (on his best day/hour). That Norton honing oil suggestion is much appreciated.

LOL! I sometimes use the supposedly unscented baby oil for when a knife needs a good soak, but I don't like having to baby my knives

l use a small bottle of sewing machine oil to oil the joints of my old slip-joints once a year.

Good idea Buzz. Many years ago, when my younger brother was about 11, he had a train set, which came with a small bottle of light mineral oil, and a brush applicator. After he finished with the trains, he gave it me for my knives, but I’ve never seen the same product since.

I have been using a Boker Oil-Pen for a while

I’ve wondered what they were like. With all the old wrecks I pick up, I probably use more oil than most, but that sounds like a useful maintenance tool.

Jack - That is a good one and I was needing a good laugh this morning

I know I am old fashioned but I just use a drop of 3 in 1 occasionally. I think the tin can I am using is probably over 30 years old

LOL! I still like 3 in 1 I have to say. Someone managed to spill my half-full bottle a while back, and that must have been a good 10 years old! I bought a 3 in 1 spray a few months back, but it seems more like WD40.

We had a bunch of these at work that were supplied by an equipment manufacturer. I've had it for many years and fill it with 3-in-1. It has a needle dispenser on the end that allows just a drop or two right where you need it once every several months. I just top it off every 3-5 years.

That applicator looks ideal Bob :thumbup:

I seem to have gremlins tonight, been trying to post in this thread for 20 minutes! :grumpy:

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I use one of these. I got mine at Home Depot.

Cool, what is it called?

I have one of those; also got it at Home Depot. It's called a 'Precision Oiler', and they carried it under the General Tools brand ('589 Precision Oiler', as labelled). I'm seeing what appears to be identical versions under many different brand names, in web searches for them. Strangely enough, I don't see it listed at Home Depot anymore, though I'd swear I've seen them in HD stores recently.


David

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Some great tips here, thanks guys :thumbup:
(...)
Thanks for the tip David, seems a few places here sell it (though prices seem to vary dramatically for $15 to $30 for a 4.5oz can) :thumbup:
(...)

Yikes! Jack, I'm sorry it's so darned expensive over there; it's about ~$5.50 over here. The upside is, one of those little cans seems to last quite a while, at least for a 'hobbyist' knife user/sharpener. I'd picked up a 2nd can of it, after discovering I liked it; but I think it'll be a while before I use up the first one.


David

 

[Jack Black]

I seem to be having difficulty replying with your quote David That's quite a price difference isn't it?! Many things can be quite pricey in Europe (knives are usually at least double US prices), but if I can get it at the lower price here, I reckon it'll last me a fair while

 

[Stelth]

Precision oiler pen.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en...u2dgig&ved=0CBoQvwUoAA&dpr=1&biw=1600&bih=775

 

[choombak]

Pro-shot and Hoppes manufacture a synth oil for lubrication and comes in refillable bottles. The great river site lists them for around $6 shipped.

All this talk and I realized I had purchased the pro-shot when I got into guns. It's now on the oiling duty!