We wrote an informative topic about maintaining your pocket knife without taking it apart. Do you want to read the entire topic? You can do so here. To help you out we made a small summary.
All pocket knives need to be maintained. When? Simple, always! As soon as your pocket knife disappears in your pocket, you will have to deal with 'pocket fluff'. This will, in time, affect the function of your pocket knife. It will be more difficult to open or close, for instance, it will make scratching noises when you open it etc.
What do you need:
- Cotton swab
- Oil to prevent rust and/or Nano oil
- Cleaning alcohol
- Tooth pick
- Kitchen towels
- Compressed air (if you have it)
Cleaning the frame or linerlock
Use the cotton swab and some cleaning alcohol and clean the detent ball. This is the first step to make sure your knife moves well again. The next step is cleaning the blade the detent ball moves over.
Open the pocket knife and move a piece of paper, perhaps folded, in between the frame and the blade. Repeat the process until the paper comes out white.
Add a drop of oil to the detent ball and you are good to go.
Now you can also clean the closing mechanism. Close your pocket knife and clean the blade ramp with the cotton swab. That is the part your frame or linerlock presses against when opened.
Cleaning a backlock
For a backlock it is key to clean the contact surface. A backlock is comprised of a type of hammer that falls in a cut-out behind the blade. You empty that cut-out with a skewer or tooth pick.You can even use a cotton swab with some alcohol.
Cleaning any other type of lock
Dealing with a different type of lock? The same principles apply. Properly empty them with compressed air, remove dirt and clean with a cotton swab and some alcohol.
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Here you can read more about how to take apart a knife for maintenance. Please note, in some cases your warranty expires!
More information about warranty can be found here.