What do you guys use on your pivots?

On my FRN handled Spydercos I use Tuf-Glide. On anything else I use Militec-1.
 
I use a fine machine oil developed for the fine gears on stitching machines. Been using it since I can remember. Now and then I might try something else but always seem to go back to that.
 
eygen said:
Benchmade blue lube.
Not the cheapest stuff, but at least it's cheaper than Reeve's stuff, while it does the same.

I don't have a lot of points of reference though, because this one bottle has been lasting me forever....
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The BM Blue lube and CRK grease are totally different. The CRK grease is a fluorinated grease, for me last much longer then the Blue Lube. For my 3 CRK folders, I use only CRK grease as I find it last the longest. For everything else, (BM, Spy, Kershaw, etc) I use either Blue Lube or mineral oil.


As others have said, the CRK grease should last a long time since you apply so little.
 
3-in-1 Oil if anything.

Been using it for so long I can't remember when I 1st stated using it. :D
 
Usually dry, sometimes a drop or two of triflow on my Tasman, everything else gets breakfree CLP, I wipe the blades down with marine bearing grease lightly.
 
Yeah...Rem-Oil is good. Don't like it on guns very much but that's what I use on slip joints...that and CLP. The Tetra grease I put in the bronze washers on the Military because I could take it apart and I wanted to start that out right.

The same debate goes on in the gun forums. This oil vs that oil: oil vs grease. Very likely it's all good. Couldn't possibly count the number of times I just used 3 in 1 or 5w30 on a gun or a knife. But you really gotta wipe 'em clean or you're gonna have a nice oily spot oozing out of your pocket...and nobody wants to see that!
 
I use Gunzilla CLP, the same thing I use on my firearms. Non-hazardous (made from plants), displaces moisture, cleans amazingly well, leaves a protective, lubricative coating that lasts a long time, non-ionic so doesn't attract dust or sand, and doesn't smell bad. I used Rem Oil for years to good effect, but changed over to Gunzilla after trying it.
 
idaho said:
just water :)
Get a SS spyderco and you don't have to worry about pivots :D
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oiling the pivots for me isn't about protection but rather making them open and close more smoothly. I wouldn't bother using anything if all of my knives operated as slickly as I like them to. Benchmades especially seem to require this treatment as they are generally really stiff out of the box and don't really seem to loosen over time.

Thanks everybody for your responses. I think I stick with the blue lube since it's what I have and it seems to do the job. :thumbup:
 
Remoil when available
Tuf GLide
Triflow w/Teflon
3 in 1 oil
whatever is handy when I feel resistance and feel the grindy...
 
WD-40. Not so good. Gums up over time. Good for a short term solution and good for cleaning...not as good as a CLP.

I had wd-40 coated utility knife blades stored in the handle of the Stanley 99 and they were glued together after a year...had to clean them off with CLP.
 
HoosierQ said:
WD-40. Not so good. Gums up over time. Good for a short term solution and good for cleaning...not as good as a CLP.
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Agree. The lubricity doesn't last long, either. I don't even use it for door hinges anymore, but instead use my remaining Rem Oil for those.
 
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