What is a good lubricant to use.

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Hey guys I am new at collecting knives. And I just got my hands on a couple new benchmades. And after spending over 400 on two new knives I would like to make sure their pivot system and the axis lock stays nice and slick. I am just wondering if anyone has a preferred lubricating oil that does a nice job.
 
I use 3in1 dry lube and 3in1 silicone lube on most of my knives including my axis benchmades and my spyderco pm2. Most of my traditional knives either get remoil or frog lube clp the same as my guns
 
totkst1 said:
I use 3in1 dry lube and 3in1 silicone lube on most of my knives including my axis benchmades and my spyderco pm2. Most of my traditional knives either get remoil or frog lube clp the same as my guns
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Thanks
 
Pretty much any light lubricating oil will work just fine for your knives. I use the same stuff I use on my guns which is usually Slip2000 or similar non toxic synthetic CLP.
 
BreakFree CLP is what I use on all my knives and firearms. Started using in on M16's is a small SE Asia police action about 40 years ago. It is military spec for small arms and readily available at most sporting goods stores and departments for a very reasonable price. It is a great Cleaner, Lubricator, and rust Preventative (CLP). It is synthetic and will not dry or harden over time like most oils.
 
How long of a list do you want?

Ballistol is always a handy go to.
Transmission fluid is economical.
I hear unicorn tears also work in a pinch.
 
avoid snake oil lube's as they don't do any metal to metal protection. nano oil and diamond lube are two examples of snake oil. what's funny is you can get better longer lasting action without running lube vs those options. so I'm not sure why people buy it other than its trendy.

don't apply too much lube. you don't want it going all over the place. even if you wipe it all off there should still be enough on the parts.

you might want to try good food grade grease. there are many advantages to this in knives. to many brands and types to list, but crk grease and finish line are good examples. I use it for pb washers or bearings.
 
Mo2 said:
avoid snake oil lube's as they don't do any metal to metal protection. nano oil and diamond lube are two examples of snake oil. what's funny is you can get better longer lasting action without running lube vs those options. so I'm not sure why people buy it other than its trendy.

don't apply too much lube. you don't want it going all over the place. even if you wipe it all off there should still be enough on the parts.

you might want to try good food grade grease. there are many advantages to this in knives. to many brands and types to list, but crk grease and finish line are good examples. I use it for pb washers or bearings.
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Thank you very informative.
 
Mo2 said:
avoid snake oil lube's as they don't do any metal to metal protection. nano oil and diamond lube are two examples of snake oil. what's funny is you can get better longer lasting action without running lube vs those options. so I'm not sure why people buy it other than its trendy.
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Actually, nano particles in oil have been scientifically proven to reduce friction over the same oil without nano particles. They are normally under 1 micron in size and embed themselves into the metal and act like bearings. What most people don't understand is that in things like knives most people won't notice a major difference due to the small bearing surface and the inability to measure that fine of a change with a bare hand.

"avoid snake oil lube's as they don't do any metal to metal protection" Um.. the main ingredient in nano oil is oil... a light machine oil I believe. Which does provide great metal to metal protection.
 
esurm said:
Actually, nano particles in oil have been scientifically proven to reduce friction over the same oil without nano particles. They are normally under 1 micron in size and embed themselves into the metal and act like bearings. What most people don't understand is that in things like knives most people won't notice a major difference due to the small bearing surface and the inability to measure that fine of a change with a bare hand.

"avoid snake oil lube's as they don't do any metal to metal protection" Um.. the main ingredient in nano oil is oil... a light machine oil I believe. Which does provide great metal to metal protection.
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you really have no idea what you are talking about. there is zero scientific data to support that claim. these snake oil companies make up tests to suggest what you claim but its completely bunk snake oil marketing. let me guess they used a timken bearing test to test this theory?

in any case nano oil is not good for knives. there are too many cons plus its snake oil, dont support snake oil.
 
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Mo2 said:
you really have no idea what you are talking about. there is zero scientific data to support that claim. these snake oil companies make up tests to suggest what you claim but its completely bunk snake oil marketing. let me guess they used a timken bearing test to test this theory?

in any case nano oil is not good for knives. there are too many cons plus its snake oil, dont support snake oil.
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12541-012-0013-7

There is one published article.
 
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