Oil Lub.....

[azrida21]

I'm trying to find a good oil lub to use for my spydies. What do y'all use?
Any suggestions?

[cyberspyder]

Tuf-Glide.

[nicholaspoole]

mineral oil on the pivot
CLP on the blade (apply liberaly, let soak overnight, wipe off excess)

[ozspyder]

I use Inox, which is a fishing reel lube. Seems to work fine for me in lubrication, cleaning, and refreshing aged micarta etc. I have also tried Singer sewing machine oil and it seems to also be quite OK, though it is slightly more viscous and seems to attract a bit more lint !

[Doc Pyres]

Fud safe mineral oil is what I use as lub :)

[Hookpunch]

I use mineral oil

[robin]

ballistol, it is named to be full natural, non poisoning (in ancient time hunters di take it aslo as a medicine) but is effective against rusting and patina....and smell good

[FLYBYU44]

I use Mineral Oil on all my knives

[dalefuller]

I use Tuff-Glide on the exposed metal of the blade and CRK grease on the pivot area.

[spydutch]

Ballistol Kleber :cool:

[Shike]

I'm trying to find a good oil lub to use for my spydies. What do y'all use?
Any suggestions?

The Search Engine is your friend :D
http://spyderco.com/forums/search.php

http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthre ... ubrication

http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthre ... ubrication

[mark greenman]

http://www.nanolube.com/ & http://www.diamondlube.com/Products.php
(inventors site)


Some guys on the fiveseven forum put this stuff in their barrels, added an extra 50 fps velocity :D Aparrently, it also reduced trigger pull by a few lbs, and worked well on one of their Benchmades.

Heres the thread:
http://www.57forum.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 7&start=40

Anyway, I'm ordering some for sure come next paycheck

[JD Spydo]

I use several different cleaning a lubrication products on my knives. Most of my use for lubricating moving parts on folders I use Militec synthetic oil. I use Breakfree & Ballistol for applications that require cleaning, lubricating and protecting.

I have used Tuf-Glide on occasions for different lubrication jobs. Tuf-Glide is made by Sentry Solutions who make a great line of knife, Gun & fishing reel maintenance products.

On very tightly machined stainless handled knives and/or automatic knives I use a dry lube made by Sentry Solutions known as BP-2000. I like it far better than graphite.

Again Militec and Sentry Solutions both make great products for what most of us in this hobby need.

[Slick]

Many topics come up repeatedly over time. This topic is an example.

An FAQ of these topics would be a good reference for newer visitors here. A well designed poll of forum members various choices could give an overall snapshot of what I might want to try.

On the downside is the extra time a new forum would add to Spyderco's time and cost.

The upside would be the consolidation of information and reduced threads that cover previously covered topics.

Edit: Not meant to be a highjack of this thread.

[vic2367]

mineral oil

[J Smith]

Militec-1 is the best lube I have ever used.
I use it on everything I have that needs lube.

[Capt. Carl]

Tufglide for the pivots of my SS knives, mineral oil for the carbon steels and knives used with food.

[fredswartz]

For years I have used Tuf-Glide as a bore cleaner, preservative and solvent.
For lubrication and preservation the best thing that I have found is Birchwood Casey Synthetic Gun Oil. It comes out of the can clear and will absolutely lube and protect metal finishes especially long term. I swear by it.

[Toro]

I use Fluid Film.
http://www.eurekafluidfilm.com

IF you have yet to try it contact them and ask for a sample can.

[Water Bug]

Hoppe's 9 Gun Oil.