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what's the slickest lube for the pivots on my folders? i've tried tuf-glide and it just slowed the action down. i'm looking to speed up the opening of the knives. thanks.
 
If there is metal-to-metal contact then I'd recommend ATM nano-lube. With metal-to-somethingelse, Militec-1.
Greg
 
On some knives, I've found FP-10 may be a little "slicker" at first than Militec-1, but recently I've also come to think that Militec-1 is the best choice.

About two weeks ago, a Kershaw Junkyard Dog II I'd been carrying for around 8 months without any maintenance became a bit gritty feeling and hard to flip open. Disassembling the knife I found a lot of accumulation of lint, and decided to try Militec-1 on it instead of FP-10. After applying the Militec I heated all parts with a hair dryer, wiped off all excess ... and somewhat to my surprise, the knife flips open easier than ever, even with the pivot adjusted a bit tighter than I'd had it before.

Did the same thing a couple days later on an NRG-2 with the same results. But again please note that IMO heating the parts after applying Militec then wiping off all excess is important to getting maximum lubrication performance and life.
 
Hello Dog of War. I have had excellent results with Mil-Tec but it works better if heated. And those were the instructions I received from Mil-Tec. Funny that you mentioned that Tuff Glide slowed down your Junkyard Dog. I put Tuff Glide on my Needs Works and Mini-Cyclone and noticed the same thing. Until your post here I thought it was my imagination. Thanks for the info. BTW, I have used Ballistol and Blue Lube by Benchmade. Blue lube really speeds things up and lubes great but it appears to be a wet lube. Ballistol is non toxic is an all around fine lube and rust preventive.
RKH
 
RKH said:
Hello Dog of War. I have had excellent results with Mil-Tec but it works better if heated. And those were the instructions I received from Mil-Tec. Funny that you mentioned that Tuff Glide slowed down your Junkyard Dog. I put Tuff Glide on my Needs Works and Mini-Cyclone and noticed the same thing. Until your post here I thought it was my imagination. Thanks for the info. BTW, I have used Ballistol and Blue Lube by Benchmade. Blue lube really speeds things up and lubes great but it appears to be a wet lube. Ballistol is non toxic is an all around fine lube and rust preventive.
RKH
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Hi, RKH. Just wanted to clarify, I had been using FP-10 on the JYD II. But your comments about Tuff Glide, and about the value of heating Militec-1 after application as recommended, point to pretty much the same conclusion.

What really impressed me is that with a flipper-style knife like the JYD II you get a much better sense of just how good the lubrication is, much more so than you would opening a knife with thumbstud, hole or nail-nick. And the Militec is definitely better.

With Militec's added benefit of being able to wipe off all excess after heating and having nothing oily left to spread or migrate around afterwards, a lot less lint and grit is going to get picked up. So IMO you win all-'round.
 
Dog of War I used Mil-Tec on my Ouperator that STR made for me and it smoothed it up quite noticeable. I am not so sure about the Tuff Glide now but The Mil-Tec works good cold and great warmed. Mil-Tec told me that when warmed it bonds with the metal. Some of the wet lubes work great but no matter how I try to wipe off excess oil lint and gunk still builds up on knife. Enjoy your posts on comments on Kershaw Junkyard Dog as I just got one and like it a lot.
RKH
 
Owl shit....slickest substance known to man. If you can get your hands on any. No just kiddin.
I'm like alot of the others, Militec-1 for me.
 
RKH said:
Dog of War I used Mil-Tec on my Ouperator that STR made for me and it smoothed it up quite noticeable. I am not so sure about the Tuff Glide now but The Mil-Tec works good cold and great warmed. Mil-Tec told me that when warmed it bonds with the metal. Some of the wet lubes work great but no matter how I try to wipe off excess oil lint and gunk still builds up on knife. Enjoy your posts on comments on Kershaw Junkyard Dog as I just got one and like it a lot.
RKH
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Thanks for the kind words, RKH. When a knife's as good as the JYD, it's easy to really get into it. :) Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.

Since using Militec for a while, I've noticed that you can see it changing, probably bonding to the metal, when heating with a hairdryer ... at a certain stage in heating it becomes noticeably thinner, then it spreads out perfectly even over the metal part. After it cools down there's very little remaining, and what little liquid is left is much thinner than it was right out of the bottle. Ever notice this? Anyway, there's obviously something going on there, and it's not just simple evaporation of volatiles in the liquid. I have seen a couple pieces however where the Militec just seems to "bead" up on the metal and doesn't want to coat evenly or bond, but that's pretty rare and I think it could have been due to some other oil or lube I might have had on the metal before.
 
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