WD40 fixes Emersons!

Jazzman

Jazzman

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True story! About three days ago, I noticed that the liner on my new 2000 Commander had started to disengage from the blade tang, the same problem that I had with my Mini CQC7B which ultimately led to it's early retirement. Anyway, normally, I use a teflon gun oil to lube all of my knives, but this morning, I decided on a whim to use WD40. Not only did it make the Commander smoother, it fixed the lock problem. All I can figure is that some of the teflon oil got onto the tang of the blade and made it so slippery that the liner wouldn't engage properly. So now that the WD40 dissolved it, the lock is perfect. I applied it the Mini about 5 min ago, perfect lock up. What luck!!!!!!!!
Matt
 
...and a judicious (one drop) of Break Free clp on the pivot? This stuff is amazingly good, a tiny drop, wiped down will not gather much in the way of dust/lint. A lightly soaked shoeshine rag in an empty 35mm cannister works very well to wipe down the blade, run through the inside of the knife etc. I use this stuff on my work rifles, and it is amazing.

WD40 is basically an aeresol-ized kerosene, so it does not really act well as a longterm lubricant. And, it is a bit of a dust magnet...

Really hot water, followed by a cpl wipedown works well on knives. A can of compressed air (or a shop compressor if you have it) does wonders for cleaning dust/crud/crap out of folders.

Clinton
 
I had not tried to disassemble the Commander yet however I did for the CQC7. Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a shot next time!
Thanks again,
Matt
 
Ahh the Trinity, but I'm sure Channel Locks fit in there somewhere...:)
 
yup 550 cord, 100mph tape and a gerber multitool can fix any piece of medical equipmint in the field. maybe I should just spray them down with WD40 to begin with then there wouldn't be any problems to fix
 
FYI. Long ago I found that repeated applications of WD-40 over a few years allowed a build up to occur. I have stopped using this product for repeated lubrications and as a preservative. There are many better products on the market. -Dick
 
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