Shirogorov ??

[ChazzyP]

This is prob a stupid question but is there a way to get pocket lint,dirt, and other crud out of the bearings without disassembly? Any ideas and tips would be very helpful


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You can try blowing it out with compressed air. The caveat with that is the moisture content coming out of the compressor. I live in a moist environment and as water content is compressed in equal measure to air, you can be injecting a pretty fair amount of water into a place that's almost impossible to dry out. Canned air/electronics cleaner is a reasonable alternative, especially if purchased from a discount supplier (fill in the name of a job-lot or big-box outlet store).

Edit: If a knife needs a little more attention after attempting to blow it out and I still don't feel like a complete take-down, I might loosen the pivot and stop pin, leaving a little more room for forced air to do its work. I think I'd be reluctant to do so with a ball or roller bearing knife for fear of blowing some of those little suckers away and into the wind, as it were.

 

[Cjwknives]

How often should you oil your bearings ? And any help on what the best type would be for my shiro's?
Also is Benchmade Blue lube a good lube to use?


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[SVTFreak]

Personally, I use white oil 22. It's a food grade mineral oil thats lighter than straight mineral oil.

 

[marcus52AR]

This is prob a stupid question but is there a way to get pocket lint,dirt, and other crud out of the bearings without disassembly? Any ideas and tips would be very helpful


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I just put mine in with the dishes at the end of the day. Soapy water with a good wash and a rinse. I run it dry and it works awesome. I found oil collected grit and that it stays smoother without it.

I do use reel oil very sparingly sometimes. I think it works to flush crud out and leaves some residual lube even after multiple washes without being a dirt trap.

 

[Cjwknives]

I just put mine in with the dishes at the end of the day. Soapy water with a good wash and a rinse. I run it dry and it works awesome. I found oil collected grit and that it stays smoother without it.

I do use reel oil very sparingly sometimes. I think it works to flush crud out and leaves some residual lube even after multiple washes without being a dirt trap.

When you run yours through the dishwasher how do you get it completely dry? Just canned air prob ? And it gets it completely dry? Or do you use some other method?


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[marcus52AR]

When you run yours through the dishwasher how do you get it completely dry? Just canned air prob ? And it gets it completely dry? Or do you use some other method?


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No dishwasher!!!

Just in the sink with some warm soapy water. Usually I just dry it off with a dish towel and chuck it in my pocket. I sometimes use a paper towel to "floss" between the slabs. The little excess water in the pivot after a good shake and dry seems to be a non issue for me.

 

[Cjwknives]

No dishwasher!!!

Just in the sink with some warm soapy water. Usually I just dry it off with a dish towel and chuck it in my pocket. I sometimes use a paper towel to "floss" between the slabs. The little excess water in the pivot after a good shake and dry seems to be a non issue for me.

Lol ok no dishwasher


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[RussianWoodStock]

if someone need standard screws of Shiro ask me.

 

[marcus52AR]

How did it work out for you?

I noticed mine was feeling a little sluggish, I took my own advice and gave it a bath. I open and close the knife while under water, and I also give it a little back and forth shake underwater (open and closed). Good rinse of the pivot with hot water, followed by a shake off and dry.

No lube added and I can say that it's flipping awesome.

Hope this helps.

 

[Cjwknives]

How did it work out for you?

I noticed mine was feeling a little sluggish, I took my own advice and gave it a bath. I open and close the knife while under water, and I also give it a little back and forth shake underwater (open and closed). Good rinse of the pivot with hot water, followed by a shake off and dry.

No lube added and I can say that it's flipping awesome.

Hope this helps.

Very good advice [emoji106][emoji109]this will be my new way of cleaning my shiro.


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[marcus52AR]

Very good advice [emoji106][emoji109]this will be my new way of cleaning my shiro.


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Oh good, I'm glad it worked out for you. I had a similar situation when I first got my shirogorov. I carried mine for one day and the action got gritty. I was worried these knives were high maintenance, but that's really not the case.

Shout out to bluegrassbrian for answering all my shiro questions!!!!

 

[anvil_den]

Little trick to open up your Shiros that has lockite...if its still tight after heating up. open up the blade. push in the lock with thumb to wedge blade in.. the force will be at a slightly slanted angle..
then unscrew.. Similarly the method can be applied to most other framelock knives.

Oil- if its too light can induce a noisier knife from my experience. My pref is bearing grease for bicycle parts..

 

[wensynch]

Shigorovs are nice. Simple elegance.

An oven can be used to get excess water out. Or good ole sunshine.

 

[The Aflac Duck]

To clean out the bearings, just blast the pivot with WD-40. If it's a little oily after WD-40, splash some 90% (or higher) isopropyl alcohol on it:thumbup: