I personally use plain mineral oil on my pocket knives since they invariably end up getting used for food, but if that's not a concern for you another good choice is to head to a bicycle shop and ask about chain lube. They dry to a slick film but are specifically made to not attract a bunch of dust/dirt.

I live costal.. more inland coast in Southern California and it’s not humid at all. It’s dry, and mediterranean weather/ high chaparral terrain/ desert. Not every coastal area is humid. Only on the south or southeast coast and gulf it is.

i use remoil spray, i derail the blade (remove glass breaker on most microtechs) put the straw past the blade stock (or in glass breaker hole) and spray while holding the knife upside down to allow it to "flush"out any debris then spray compressed air through to remove any access oil and wipe the knife clean

Great video Jeff ..I’ve been watching your videos for years now.. thank you 🙏- this is good for some OTF’s but for Microtech - I have a signature blackout Combat Troodon, and a UTX 85 , They both run dry , perfectly all the time .. I do have the proprietary bits and do clean them every so often , they only need a tiny spray of lithium grease on the main spring , by doing that .. they’ve always been great and fire smoothly, and consistently without failure 👏

I use Rem oil since it's thinner and will also coat the Internals more freely. Plus the button both front and back.. rinse and repeat..

Thank you for the video. New sub

Great video! Have you ever had the inner Springs ring after you deploy or retract the blade? I'm sure there is a better solution, but what I have done is take the knife apart and add some synthetic Grease, not much, to deaden the ring sound of the Springs. When I 1st got mine, it sounded like a tuning fork lol

@jessebb193

Жыл бұрын

I jammed a thin rubber band in the spring it worked great

Gotta try this on my microtech.

@Judd_SC

Жыл бұрын

Same as the guy above, I would definitely recommend a flush with alcohol(do several flushes), Compressed air then use a low viscosity oil. If you just keep oiling eventually there will be to much build up. Just did my Microtech like this an it’s back to factory pressure an speed. I edc my Ultratech an it gets used a ton. I build houses so it’s get thrown through a myriad of rolls. Probly not ideal for an auto but with good maintenance it’s been good to go for 4 years now.

@cutlerylover

Жыл бұрын

@@CashBoxxer thats funny someone above you stated Microtech does NOT recommend liquid oil for lubricant lol..I haven't had a problem as long as its clean and all the extra lube is out...

@SmilingGator96

Жыл бұрын

​@JGguns1 Zippo lighter fluid also works good for microtech. Cleans and leaves a little lubrication

What’s the best way store double action OTF’s? Open with the blade out? Or closed with the blade inside rested?

@joeisabella6811

8 ай бұрын

Either way won't hurt the knife. Spring is at rest regardless. Closed obviously would be safer but I display mine open 🤷‍♂️

@Dieafreak

8 ай бұрын

@@joeisabella6811 It’s still odd to me that a DA OTF is still an automatic knife when it’s rested. I thought all automatic knives were supposed to have some sort of spring tension, in order to work.

@ericsierra-franco7802

Ай бұрын

​@@Dieafreak I just got a Microtech Scarab and Microtech states that it can be stored open or closed.

Are there any OTFs with spring loaded dust covers? Shouldn't be too hard to do.

@cutlerylover

Жыл бұрын

Not that I know of outside of some gravity style knives that aren't automatic...the issue is there being another part thats small also making the handle bigger in order to attach it if there was a hinged trap door style...Also the mechanism would have to move it out of the way before the type touched it otherwise there would be tip damage...

@dtester

Жыл бұрын

It would probably cause more problems than it fixes. Unless the "door" is very robust, they would probably be the first thing that fails.

@Olumin37

Жыл бұрын

@@dtester I dont think it has to be fragile at all, its just a hinged door. An extension of the button could easily push the hatch open before the blade fires, There is no complicated mechanism required.

I would love an OTF but I can’t carry one in my state so I haven’t got one yet.

@michaelhammond9459

11 ай бұрын

Must live in California

Would it be better to vacuum out the dust rather than blow it further into tight places in the knife?

NO OIL.....DRY LUBE ONLY🔪🔪🔪🔪never ever had a issue, and I have mine on me even on my boat in saltwater🌊🌊

@ericsierra-franco7802

Ай бұрын

Examples of dry lube?

👍

Actually I have to strongly disagree brother, I live right near the original Microtech location in Bradford PA (yes not far from you) and we were always told to use a powdered graphite DRY lubricant and to never ever use any liquid lubricants and OTF automatic knife! However in order to clean them you can use dawn dishsoap and extremely hottt water then afterwards shake the piss out of the thing upside down while closed to try and get as much water out then take the glass breaker off the butt end and blow compressed air straight thru while in closed position leaving the opening for any kind of dust debris or water if you've just washed it out to come out of the knife handle but far as knife maintenance goes on an OTF Auto compressed air is likely all you'll ever need...

@cutlerylover

Жыл бұрын

I can only go by what works for me...when ive had OTFs fail and often come off the track ive cleaned and lubed them and it fixed the problem accept maybe 2 cases where something inside actually broke...

Hehe

There is no way I would pay that much for a knife I could never fully trust. No amount of reassurance is going to convince me that otf knives are as good as a quality locking folder. There are just too many potential failure points on otfs and they are too delecate for my uses.

@datboisnoiceofficial4785

7 ай бұрын

More fun tho🤷

@thepenultimateninja5797

6 ай бұрын

You're not wrong, but you could also use the same logic to argue that no locking folder is as good as a fixed blade. It all depends on your comfort level, and what you think you're likely to use the knife for. It's also worth noting that if the lock on an OTF fails, it's not going to cut your fingers like a conventional folder would.

@Skyfall-sv8df

Ай бұрын

I edc a Microtech scarab 2 every day. I work in a dirty construction environment. I blow it out once a month or so. Oil it maybe once a year. It has never failed to fire. I trust it 100%.

Dude you said , "alright" 37 times in a 5 min video! Annoying!

@cutlerylover

2 күн бұрын

alright I get it...

You said 2 different things about oiling...You first said you can't use too much....Then you said don't over do it...

@xaserizm

11 ай бұрын

@KMVS8686 no thats not at all what he meant. hes saying you cant over do it meaning you could use as much as you want and it will be fine...