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was wondering how often all of you that edc a slippy and use it daily clean out the joints with a little soap and water...etc... Thanks
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slip joint question
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Almost never unless its been used for grunge work, like cleaning pan fish. Usually I just tear a paper match out of a book, and use the torn end to wipe out the knife. A very little drop of oil in the joint once in a while.
Slippies don't trquire much work.
Slippies don't trquire much work.
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When I've been in the sand or mud I use one of these handy dandy flexible dentek thingamawhachamacallits to clean out all the grunge.Dentek thingamawhachamacallit. They also make one that appears longer and angled that would probably work even better.
I've used soap and water as well but, for no reason at all, only on SAKs.
I've used soap and water as well but, for no reason at all, only on SAKs.
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I keep getting some grinding in my folders...it sounds really gritty and gets real tight in spots while opening and closing...If I wash'em out good and oil them they get better for about 10-20 openings but than it's back to the same deal....my lates sak is the 4th folder I've had this problem with (3 vic saks, and a buck 303) the grinding makes the action so tight when iening and closing tha I've almost cut myself several times..I don't think I'm doing anything outlandish with these knives....just typical stuff...I was thinking if I clean them daily that might help prevent this..but if anyone can offer anyother solutions it'd be great...
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Have you bought a bunch of stonewashed jeans lately by any chance? I have gotten a few pairs of Levis in the past that the pockets were full of grit and took several washings with the pockets turned inside out to get them clean.
What are you oiling them with? Could it be a little too heavy / sticky?
Use a dry lubricant instead of oil and most people's cleaning problems will go away almost completely.
But I agree with revolvergeek in that it sounds like you have an unusual problem with pocket grit or some other source of grit. Maybe you work as a sandblaster or machineist or lifeguard or something. If you can figure out the source of your grit, it will help you figure out how to keep it away from your knife's joint.
But I agree with revolvergeek in that it sounds like you have an unusual problem with pocket grit or some other source of grit. Maybe you work as a sandblaster or machineist or lifeguard or something. If you can figure out the source of your grit, it will help you figure out how to keep it away from your knife's joint.
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Thanks guys... Up till I've started experiencing this problem I never oiled my folders now I oil them all....but I don't know where the grit is coming from maybe I'm just a messy guy....
The knives you mentioned are clipless. A lot of people have found a knife carried on a clip stays cleaner in the pocket. Would switching to a clipped knife be an option for you? You could even get a clip sheath to carry a clipless knife in. Or of course a belt pouch would also keep the knife out of the pocket litter.
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I would be really cautious of running water on slippies as a habit you guys. Most are brass or nickel silver pins and these can oxidize over if you make a habit of it. I'd recommend using a small screwdriver and an old tee shirt rag and push it down in there to clean off the areas exposed by rubbing the rag up on the tang and around the blade using the screwdriver. Close and open the blade and do the other side back and forth just like that. Then move to clean parts of the rag and do it again and repeat with each several openings.
Once you get all of what you see or the rag stops coming up dirty then use something like Tuff Glide dry lube that goes on wet and then dries. This will work down in there and hopefully help to move some of that debris remaining in there that can't be seen out to where you can then again later rub the rag down in there with the screwdriver.
I get a lot of referal work from Kabar knives all the time, several times a week some weeks and I see a lot of the old slippies from other makes also for new pivot pin replacments. When I've inquired about this a high number of them confess to having cleaned their knives using streams, faucets, canteens, jet sprays of water like power washers after field dressing, or even dishwashers. All these but the dishwasher are probably fine once in a while if you spend the time to adequately dry it out but only once in a blue moon. Most don't spend the time to dry them and to be honest you can't really get into the places the water can get to that you can't so that you can dry it out properly. As a result these areas remain wet so I'd not make a habit of doing this unless there is simply no other way to clean it.
I have a 'take apart knife' by BullDog knives and about once a year I'll take it apart to clean it and I don't even carry this one all the time. You can't get to the places inside it without being able to physically access it trust me. Even when I thought I have cleaned this one I realized afterwards that there is usually a lot missed that is left in between the blade and liners. Anyway, enough pedestal talk here. I would just be careful using a lot of water to do what you should be doing with a rag and some lube. I'd be really cautious of sticking an oily knife down in your pocket also. The oil or grease attracts grit and pocket lint and defeats the purpose.
You want to know how I do it? I carry mine dry. When I use lube they don't go back in my pocket until they are dry. I recommend this for you and you should have little trouble with your slippies. Otherwise in 25 years you'll be searching out trying to find someone that can replace a pin for you when you go to cut and it pops apart on you. I have one coming to me from Kansas right now for just this problem.
Thanks for listening.
EDIT: Obviously there are many stainless slippies. If you happen to own one and you know its stainless, Swiss Army Knives, or others of that ilk well, they will endure water better than those I refer to above. My thoughts were of course primarily dealing with the bulk of what I see which is the more traditional bulk majority of nickel silver pins and liners, along with the brass pins and brass liners type folders. I was not specifically thinking of stainless ones. I would say if you prefer this method of care that perhaps a good stainless lined, pinned outdoor folder like the SAK would be a better choice for you though. :thumbup:
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Once you get all of what you see or the rag stops coming up dirty then use something like Tuff Glide dry lube that goes on wet and then dries. This will work down in there and hopefully help to move some of that debris remaining in there that can't be seen out to where you can then again later rub the rag down in there with the screwdriver.
I get a lot of referal work from Kabar knives all the time, several times a week some weeks and I see a lot of the old slippies from other makes also for new pivot pin replacments. When I've inquired about this a high number of them confess to having cleaned their knives using streams, faucets, canteens, jet sprays of water like power washers after field dressing, or even dishwashers. All these but the dishwasher are probably fine once in a while if you spend the time to adequately dry it out but only once in a blue moon. Most don't spend the time to dry them and to be honest you can't really get into the places the water can get to that you can't so that you can dry it out properly. As a result these areas remain wet so I'd not make a habit of doing this unless there is simply no other way to clean it.
I have a 'take apart knife' by BullDog knives and about once a year I'll take it apart to clean it and I don't even carry this one all the time. You can't get to the places inside it without being able to physically access it trust me. Even when I thought I have cleaned this one I realized afterwards that there is usually a lot missed that is left in between the blade and liners. Anyway, enough pedestal talk here. I would just be careful using a lot of water to do what you should be doing with a rag and some lube. I'd be really cautious of sticking an oily knife down in your pocket also. The oil or grease attracts grit and pocket lint and defeats the purpose.
You want to know how I do it? I carry mine dry. When I use lube they don't go back in my pocket until they are dry. I recommend this for you and you should have little trouble with your slippies. Otherwise in 25 years you'll be searching out trying to find someone that can replace a pin for you when you go to cut and it pops apart on you. I have one coming to me from Kansas right now for just this problem.
Thanks for listening.
EDIT: Obviously there are many stainless slippies. If you happen to own one and you know its stainless, Swiss Army Knives, or others of that ilk well, they will endure water better than those I refer to above. My thoughts were of course primarily dealing with the bulk of what I see which is the more traditional bulk majority of nickel silver pins and liners, along with the brass pins and brass liners type folders. I was not specifically thinking of stainless ones. I would say if you prefer this method of care that perhaps a good stainless lined, pinned outdoor folder like the SAK would be a better choice for you though. :thumbup:
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