What do you lubricate your knives with?

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army4ever

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i use Militec-1
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1 fluid ounce of Militec is a lifetime suppy:D I use it as well and like the results. I also use White Lightning lube, a formula developed for the bicycle industry. Check out Wet Ride and Clean Ride sometime. Knife shops have been know to carry it, or simply Google it for more info:)
 
I don't use anything on my EDC's. They are stainless steel.

I use WD40 on non-stainless fixed blades.
 
I use mineral oil. I use it mainly because its cheap and easy to find at the drug store. It's also safe to ingest which is good because most of my knives end up getting used to cut food at some point or another. I know that in all reality the minuscule amount of whatever lube I use that might find its way into my food isn't likely to do me any harm or affect the taste or anything, but I still like the mineral oil for the cost and easy availability. The food safeness is just an added bonus. I also periodically wipe down my carbon steel fixed blades with it to help keep them free from rust.
 
My knives generally don't seem to need much lubrication, if at all. They don't operate under extreme conditions of heat, pressure, or speed. Adding any kind of wet lube just attracts dust and lint. The only knives I've come across that really need lube are knives that have been lubed previously, and subsequently gunked up.

As an experiment, I cleaned out my Chive and reassembled it without any lube at all. It's been about a year, in EDC rotation, light knifesturbating, no problems whatsoever. My SAKs are run dry. No problems.

There are two knives I lube, both Okapis. The reason is because they are so primitively constructed, lube is used to counteract the rough mating surfaces of blade and backspring, which began to grind somewhat after some use.
 
tuf-glide, lube and rust prevention. even with PB washers and a loosened pivot, I can feel the difference when I need to reapply (not all that frequent).
 
shecky said:
As an experiment, I cleaned out my Chive and reassembled it without any lube at all. It's been about a year, in EDC rotation, light knifesturbating, no problems whatsoever. My SAKs are run dry. No problems.
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:jerkit: good one shecky!!
 
The stainless steel folders don't need oil if they are cleaned regularly, however when I do a thorough cleaning I use a little gun oil and go over the whole knife. I figure if gun oil is good for guns it should do well for knives.
 
I just tried Tetra-grease on my Sebies -- it works great. I've tried Zero Friction and Miltec-1, both are good lubes.
 
Eezox. dry film lube FTW (and it dosent need a heat cure like miltec to be most effective).
 
Ballistol

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http://www.specialtiesofparadise.com/v/vspfiles/V4_Backup/b^index01.asp

BALLISTOL can be used to clean, to preserve, to protect, to prevent corrosion, to maintain, to impregnate and disinfect not only objects made out of metal but also out of wood, hard plastics and even smooth leather
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In 1985 a battle with BALLISTOL was found in an attic where it had been left for over 60 years. The oil had not hardened and the chemical analysis revealed that it still had the same degree of purity as freshly produced BALLISTOL. The oil had become a little darker but not even the slightest trace of resinification could be discovered.

After WW2 the Klever Company conducted a long-term test with BALLISTOL. Several rifles and shotguns were treated with BALLISTOL, wrapped in wax-impregnated paper and stored in a trunk. All this was done under the supervision of a sworn expert for firearms and explosives. After 25 years the same expert opened the packages and inspected the firearms. All weapons had remained completely rust free on the inside and outside. No resinfication of BALLISTOL had occurred. After pulling a dry cotton wad through the barrels several rounds were fired from the weapons without malfunction.
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You're suppose to lube knives? I'll add a drop of mineral oil on a rare occasion when cleaning them.
 
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