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Title: Oil for your tool
Post by: HarleyXJGuy on December 30, 2018, 05:23:29 PM: :climber:

So as you may know I carry my trusty Spirit everyday. I guess almost two years now and still going strong.

Lately my scissors have been sticking so my question to you all is what oil do you use for scissors and the various pivot points on your tools and knives?

Picture for reasons.

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Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: smiller43147 on December 30, 2018, 05:25:56 PM: That question has been asked and debated many times here. The two common answers: WD-40 and Mineral Oil.
Most manufacturers (including Victorinox) use Mineral Oil at the factory.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: David on December 30, 2018, 05:27:01 PM: Quick Release! :tu:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: CallsignBadger on December 30, 2018, 05:53:34 PM: Mineral oil, although I have used “gun oil” on MT’s with sucess
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Wspeed on December 30, 2018, 06:17:25 PM: Mineral oil for lubing
And WD40 for cleaning :salute:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: SteveC on December 30, 2018, 06:27:51 PM: Quote from: Wspeed on December 30, 2018, 06:17:25 PM
Mineral oil for lubing
And WD40 for cleaning :salute:

+1 :iagree:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: badwolf on December 30, 2018, 06:29:00 PM: Quote from: SteveC on December 30, 2018, 06:27:51 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on December 30, 2018, 06:17:25 PM
Mineral oil for lubing
And WD40 for cleaning :salute:

+1 :iagree:
+2 :iagree:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Don Pablo on December 30, 2018, 07:39:24 PM: Quote from: badwolf on December 30, 2018, 06:29:00 PM
Quote from: SteveC on December 30, 2018, 06:27:51 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on December 30, 2018, 06:17:25 PM
Mineral oil for lubing
And WD40 for cleaning :salute:

+1 :iagree:
+2 :iagree:
:iagree:
Though in my case, so far, cleaning with WD-40 has been restricted to fixing stuff that is literally rusted shut. :oops:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Douglas on December 30, 2018, 07:55:32 PM: I'll agree both of the above are wonderfull and I use both regularly. I just want to add that for cleaning Hoppies #9 is an unbeatable cleaning penetrant and if you're and avid gun enthusieast (in the US at least) you probably already have some and it has a wonderfull aroma. Just be sure to wipe down good and lube with mineral oil when done because it REMOVES all the old lube along with the grime. Word of caution I have not tried this with celedor scales so I have non idea what if anything it would do to them.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: ddogu on December 30, 2018, 08:21:06 PM: Quote from: smiller43147 on December 30, 2018, 05:25:56 PM
That question has been asked and debated many times here. The two common answers: WD-40 and Mineral Oil.
Most manufacturers (including Victorinox) use Mineral Oil at the factory.

What he said :tu:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Sparky415 on December 30, 2018, 10:36:48 PM: Quote from: Don Pablo on December 30, 2018, 07:39:24 PM
Quote from: badwolf on December 30, 2018, 06:29:00 PM
Quote from: SteveC on December 30, 2018, 06:27:51 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on December 30, 2018, 06:17:25 PM
Mineral oil for lubing
And WD40 for cleaning :salute:

+1 :iagree:
+2 :iagree:
:iagree:
:iagree:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Mechanickal on December 30, 2018, 10:58:52 PM: The original Vic oil is used on my most beloved tools and knives.
It's a thick mineral oil that works miracles!
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Greg Jones on December 30, 2018, 11:44:02 PM: Like Douglas said above, this is a Canadian tin predating the metric system so 40years and counting, it's getting low but it doesn't take much to do the trick, also I've had no problems with Cellidor :tu:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Kev D on December 31, 2018, 03:38:20 AM: I use ballistol for a general wipe over and nano oil on any pivot points.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Grant Lamontagne on December 31, 2018, 12:05:02 PM: Nothing beats Uncle Def's INFINITY Series Ultra Premium Multitool Oil (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,51383.0.html)!

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Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Don Pablo on December 31, 2018, 12:13:45 PM: Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on December 31, 2018, 12:05:02 PM
Nothing beats Uncle Def's INFINITY Series Ultra Premium Multitool Oil (https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,51383.0.html)!

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Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: cody6268 on December 31, 2018, 11:26:08 PM: Birchwood Casey gun oil. Nothing works better, but it's toxic and smells awful. 3-in-1 works fine for general use. Just Birchwood Casey does well at lubricating knives that have rarely been lubed and are stiff, not to mention, in many cases never used; and in that case, it helps expel old, hardened oil.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: HarleyXJGuy on January 01, 2019, 04:24:09 AM: Hmm didn’t think about 3 in 1 oil. My Dad swore by the stuff.

What brand Mineral Oil you guys go with?
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: smiller43147 on January 01, 2019, 05:44:16 AM: Quote from: HarleyXJGuy on January 01, 2019, 04:24:09 AM
What brand Mineral Oil you guys go with?
The store brand in the drug store.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: SteveC on January 01, 2019, 06:05:07 AM: :iagree:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Blackbeard on January 01, 2019, 07:32:51 AM: Been using zoom spout oil for many years, but I'm noticing some debris in the bottom of the tube, used it 100's of times and its still 2/3 full but getting old. I found a good deal on ebay for Vic oil for about $5 with shipping so gonna try that out next.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Don Pablo on January 01, 2019, 10:14:47 AM: Quote from: SteveC on January 01, 2019, 06:05:07 AM
:iagree:
Same here. One bottle of baby oil goes a long way!
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: lovecraft25 on January 01, 2019, 12:17:41 PM: Would this be good ?...

(https://i.postimg.cc/Hnt0qDh6/4199-E94-B71-huile-de-vaseline-3-en-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: SteveC on January 01, 2019, 02:08:57 PM: Quote from: Don Pablo on January 01, 2019, 10:14:47 AM
Quote from: SteveC on January 01, 2019, 06:05:07 AM
:iagree:
Same here. One bottle of baby oil goes a long way!

Not baby oil, it is scented. Just plain mineral oil .
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM: I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:15:04 PM: Quote from: SteveC on January 01, 2019, 06:05:07 AM
:iagree:

:iagree: :iagree: It's a lot cheaper from a chemists... quite often called Liquid Paraffin and sold to make you poop... among other things.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:16:19 PM: Quote from: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM
I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:

It's almost the same thing... same base.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:21:33 PM: Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:16:19 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM
I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:

It's almost the same thing... same base.

Also excellent for wood as it doesn't go rancid like linseed oil etc... and food safe etc...
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:43:26 PM: Good to know :tu: :like:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: eTripper on January 02, 2019, 03:17:38 AM: I use Gibb's Lube for all my needs.

(https://i.imgur.com/CZg2Tc2l.jpg?1)
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Steinar on January 02, 2019, 08:23:10 AM: Do note mineral oil on wood will not harden (the same property which makes it great for knives), and will therefore have to be renewed now and then. The oil will function as a neutral water displacement, but not harden to a protective coating. It will also not darken (in itself), so the original color of the wood is better preserved.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: smiller43147 on January 04, 2019, 01:59:58 AM: Slightly off topic, but for cleaning your tool...
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Douglas on January 04, 2019, 02:15:41 AM: :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Captain Hook on January 04, 2019, 02:46:25 AM: Lol nice one smiller...

I have had good results with WD40 or Remoil(Preferably) for MTs, and Mineral Oil for SAKs. Swiss Knives have a very low tolerance for any "gooey" lubricant. I have had okay results with 3 in 1 if used sparingly. However Mineral Oil is biodegradable so that's good if you plan on using it for food prep. I dont use my Leathermans for food prep so I can oil with any of the above. Hope this helps.
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Blackbeard on January 04, 2019, 07:49:04 AM: My Vic oil arrived, lol it's smaller than a bottle of visine eye drops, I'm cool with the $5 shipped price from ebay, but it's $20 on amazon which is nuts(used to be $7-8, but been $20 for a couple of months ::) )

Really?
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7896/44778070950_a95f1da517_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Mechanickal on January 04, 2019, 12:24:00 PM: That small bottle goes a long way. Trust me ;)
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Blackbeard on January 04, 2019, 01:45:49 PM: Quote from: Mechanickal on January 04, 2019, 12:24:00 PM
That small bottle goes a long way. Trust me ;)

I'm sure it will last awhile, it's just a lot bigger looking/blown up in the web listings(cue pftsantos) I've had the bottle on the left at least 7 years, when you're not oiling motors with it, it's impossible to run out, it seems to be breaking down a bit tho. Seems like they start clear, yellow with age and separate later on
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: SteveC on January 04, 2019, 02:11:20 PM: Pretty expensive for mineral oil in a vic bottle
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Sparky415 on January 05, 2019, 01:42:47 PM: Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:21:33 PM
Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:16:19 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM
I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:

It's almost the same thing... same base.

Also excellent for wood as it doesn't go rancid like linseed oil etc... and food safe etc...

Fuzzy are you sure about Linseed oil going bad?
I don't think it goes bad but it will harden so if you use it on a folding knife don't let it get in to the joints (guess how I know)
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 05, 2019, 02:51:39 PM: Quote from: Sparky415 on January 05, 2019, 01:42:47 PM
Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:21:33 PM
Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:16:19 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM
I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:

It's almost the same thing... same base.

Also excellent for wood as it doesn't go rancid like linseed oil etc... and food safe etc...

Fuzzy are you sure about Linseed oil going bad?
I don't think it goes bad but it will harden so if you use it on a folding knife don't let it get in to the joints (guess how I know)

Afraid so, it can potentially go rancid after a couple of years. Not sure about the so called "boiled" stuff though. Saying that, I still use it for garden tools n that though... without issue... that might be because of cold, weather etc... :think:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Sparky415 on January 05, 2019, 10:23:05 PM: I ask because I've been using it for ten years, I've also had a 30 or 40 year old bottle and never had a problem
Also I've not seen anyone online report that it's gone rancid :think:
The only problems I've had have been the tops 'welding themselves' on or it thickening up in the bottom of the tin so much its become unuseable

Maybe it's because the stuff I use is 'boiled'?
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 06, 2019, 01:01:38 AM: Raw linseed oil can definitely go bad, it goes all sticky and picks up fluff. It can also start to smell like fish.
The boiled stuff's got metallic driers in it that make it set (that could well stop it from going rancid, Iike you were saying), however they're potentially poisonous. For those reasons you can't use either for worktops or food prep stuff etc... not that we were really talking about that anyway.

Saying that, I still like linseed oil... I think for things that get used and handled a lot it's fine, it's things that just sit there and don't do anything, that's when you get problems and it can go off... if that makes sense? :think:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Sparky415 on January 06, 2019, 09:37:43 AM: As you know I love the stuff and put it on everything

Off to the garage later to sniff bottles and tins of stuff...

I use mineral oil on food stuff like chopping boards and for oiling all my knives
The other thing is I used to use olive oil on my cutting boards for maybe 15 years, a little drop twice a year
and I stopped when I learned it too went off but in all that time I never had a problem :think: :shrug:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 06, 2019, 11:35:10 AM: It's all swings and roundabouts really, like Steiner said, mineral oil washes out after a while etc...

Linseed oil does smell nice.

:cheers:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Fuzzbucket on January 10, 2019, 02:40:37 PM: Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:21:33 PM
Quote from: Fuzzbucket on January 01, 2019, 02:16:19 PM
Quote from: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM
I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:

It's almost the same thing... same base.

Also excellent for wood as it doesn't go rancid like [raw] linseed oil etc... and food safe etc...

Right, just clarifying the above. :whistle:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Sparky415 on January 10, 2019, 07:24:21 PM: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Syncop8r on January 10, 2019, 10:02:52 PM: Quote from: Wspeed on January 01, 2019, 02:12:12 PM
I thought baby oil is for putting on your skin :think:
Not for lubing knives or metal parts :dunno:
Is it true they make it out of babies? :think: :facepalm:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Wspeed on January 10, 2019, 10:28:22 PM: :rofl: :rofl: :facepalm:
Title: Re: Oil for your tool
Post by: Old man Chris on January 10, 2019, 10:52:25 PM: Remoil spray for general oiling , CLP for joints .

Best Regards,

Chris