What is a good knife pivot lube?

ebidis

ebidis

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I have tried a few different household oils and gun oils. Some are too thin and do not create smooth operation, and some, while good lubricants, turn into a gummy mess in a short period of time.

Anyone know a product that works well?

Thanks in advance.
 
I only use one called Tuf Glide of Sentry. I like to use it. Is thin but effective. I recommend to you. It smells also pretty well, not like others :ambivalence:
 
Sentry Solutions Tuff Glide

From Alaska to Africa they have kept my guns and knives working and rust free

It is a dry lube that will not attract dust after it dries

Serves as a rust inhibiter also
 
I'd say the main thing is use a dry lube if you can....and very little of it. Too much lube will cause as many problems as no lube.

Actually, some of my P/B bushings I don't even lube. Bearings, yes---after a break in period.
 
Sentry's Tuf-Glide dries, well, dry. Won't gum up the pivot. Not food safe, though I don't know many that cut food with the pivot. :)
 
Thanks all, looks like tuff glide is the solution. Gonna pick some up and give it a try.
 
Lately, I have been using Break Free CLP since other board members recommended it on my M4 Manix. I applied it on my Manix and let it do its thing overnight. The next day, deploying the knife was smooth like butter. I was instantly impressed. I applied it to my Manix S110v and it made it just as smooth. I used CRK fluorinated grease on my Paramilitary 2 and it worked out great. Just like everyone said, Tuf-Glide is nice too. Test a few out and see which one you like best and gives you the results you are looking for.
 
Tuf glide is great Also ballistol works well too and is food safe. Check out their website.
 
I like nano oil for my pivots. I used to use tuff glide but I find that nano oil is much better for me
 
I use mobil one. I have tried a ton of gun oil super lubes and I feel they are grossly overpriced and offer very little if any performance enhancement over one another. Call me a conspiracy theorist but I would venture to say that some of these companies simply take existing motor oils with additives all ready in them and bottle them as the next super lube.
 
There is nothing more demanding than an engine for lubrucation. I have thought the same thing about using Amsoil-Mobil 1. On my knives. No Knife requires better lubrication than any engine! If there is. I will never be able to aford such a knife.QUOTE=PURPLEDC;14298209]I use mobil one. I have tried a ton of gun oil super lubes and I feel they are grossly overpriced and offer very little if any performance enhancement over one another. Call me a conspiracy theorist but I would venture to say that some of these companies simply take existing motor oils with additives all ready in them and bottle them as the next super lube.[/QUOTE]
 
This is funny....

I was the first person I knew to use synthetic oil back in the 70's. It was called AllProof, a 5-50 syn used in jet aircraft, and was the only competitor to AmsOil at the time. Still have a bottle or two of it and it'll stay good for my lifetime.

It's what I take for lubrication on outdoor trips either in a small squeezer or on cotton balls wrapped. Many, many times I've lubed knives with it and it's great, esp in sub-zero. Also, the detergency will keep the works cleaner than anything---synthetic oil keeps a hell of a lot of dirt in suspension and away from the metal. It's still what I prefer to use on the rare occasion where I DO lube a folder. I use greases and oils some too but I still use the AllProof when I want tough protection on the outdoor stuff.

Took me years to convince people of the superiority of synthetic oil. It was so frustrating. They just wouldn't believe it. I ran a '76 Toyota on it for 50,000 mi. only changing the filter at the normal intervals. When I sold it the compression still spec'd at factory new. I even ran it in my lawnmowers....which ended up lasting forever. No one would believe me...I even had a Harley wrench tell me it might be "TOO slick and not allow your bearings to turn" with a straight face. I told him "That'd be the oil I want. Put it in." Crazy our resistance to new things......
 
Astroglide.....? Ooops, sorry, wrong answer....... Lol...
I use teflon spray from Hilti, but that is because I have it at work....
 
Back in my pistol competition days, I tried every gun lube there was at the time, including mobil1 and all home made blends. Nothing compared to breakfree clp. There's nothing like putting 1000 dirty lead rounds down range, from a 1911, between any type of maintenance, to figure out what really works.

My method to lube any gun-knife-fishing reel-tool-etc is to disasemble (if possible), fully coat the surfaces concerned, let sit for a while, rub excess with dry cloth untill surface seems dry (it really won't be), reasemble, test function.

Machinery requiring an oil bath or continuous lube flow, is a different animal (apples/oranges).

Haven't tried it on my guns yet, but since switched from breakfree to corosion-x, based on its performance at work.
 
jpm2 said:
Back in my pistol competition days, I tried every gun lube there was at the time, including mobil1 and all home made blends. Nothing compared to breakfree clp. There's nothing like putting 1000 dirty lead rounds down range, from a 1911, between any type of maintenance, to figure out what really works............
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I was just thinking....this is kind of like the steel thing:

You're using a synthetic lube in BreakFree I believe. I never checked for sure when I used it. Just different formulation to handle the requirements of a gun vs., say, a car. Probably different pressure requirements for sure, flash points, shear strength, etc., all adjusted by additive percentages, just like in steel, to work well in a specific arena-- firearms.

A lot of quality lubes out there really.....
 
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