With out the archives up anymore I have had some trouble finding some articles to teach a newbie like me on how to oil my knife, so I thought I would just ask again. I got a 520 and it has seen some use lately and I can tell it needs a little oil. But how should I apply it? How much? What kind? Pictures would be great because I am technically and mechanically challenged so the clearer its explained to me the better.
Thanks a lot guys, I have learned a ton in the short amount of time I have been on the forum

While I don't have any particular pics on how to apply the oil, from what I've heard usually it's good to put a small drop pm the pivot and use a blow dryer of some kind for a little bit so it doesn't attract too much dust. I'm sure some of the other forum members here will chime in soon.

Alot of the time when you add oil to your knife it attracts alot more dust and pocket fuzz and other debris further griming up the action of the knife, so if and when you do use it, less is definitely more.

Generally whenever I've had stiffness or any issue like that with my BMs, which is fairly rare, I'll just take em apart and clean them with some small brushes and put em back together, I really don't oil them at all, I just keep em clean of debris and relatively dry and they're fine.

BTW Good wanted list ya got there, great models and here's hopin you can get your hands on em soon.

The Pivot screw sits directly behind the blade, it's what the blade swings around.

See my 722 laying there, right behind the blade below the axis lock, take a T-10 torx screwdriver and take that screw out.



What that pivot screw was screwed into it its female side, we'll get to that in a moment.

First, find a cap to a bic pen or a toothpick and pull your axis lock back as if you were closing the knife, put the toothpic or bic pen pocket clip in front of your axis bar.

Your lock should now not engage.

CAUTION! this next step should be done over a counter, and the blade should NOT be able to fall very far when it drops out of the handle!

DANGER! Before completing this next step you may want to put masking tape over the cutting edge of your blade or you should be wearing gloves suitable for work with extremely sharp objects!

Remember that other half of your pivot screw, the female threaded side?
we're going to take our T-6 torx and push the other half of your pivot screw out.

Your blade should now be freed of your handle, grip the blade by the spine (side opposite of the cutting side) and pull it out of the frame.

There should be two (2) washers that come out with the blade.

I recommend having cleaning products suitable for this purpose, Benchmade recommends soapy water, clean water, and compressed air along with thier Blue lube or mil tec... other use rem oil.

IF you have compressed air, or a hairdryer that can blow cold, or even an inflatable mattress pump feel free to completely submerge and wash the entireity of your handle.

Once washed and rinsed Dry completely!!!

Sparingly apply your lubricant of choice to the washers, the outer portion of the female side of your pivot screw and into the gap beneath your axis bar.

Carefully align both washers and your blade with the hole for your pivot screw. (use a tootpick, your torx t6 screwdriver, or any other thin object to line the holes up)

Place the female side of your pivot screw through the hole (it is flatened on one side, be sure to match it up or it won't go through the hole!)

Once the female side of the pivot screw is through the hole remove the object (toothpick, bic pen cap, or whatever you used.

Screw your pivot screw into its female counterpart until the blade is set firmly and it takes a bit of force to make the blade move.

Very slowly and in steps loosen the pivot screw until your blade will move with very minimal force, but still maintains a solid lock up.

Hope this helps.

Nice tutorial, Skimo. I learned this lesson the hard way last night when I was cleaning my vapor where the lock engages the tang. What should have been a 20 minute job turned into an hour of cursing and wrestling with what amounts to a 20 dollar framelock...

Too bad I didn't leave it until tonight.

I use Breakfree. It works great.

Holly crap Skimo. Oh... not the excellent tutorial. I saved that for future use. The knife.

I also use Breakfree or a few other CLP's. Perfect for knives. You know what's also good. Rem Oil. Very light and dries quickly.

Try takin apart a 5000 Auto Presidio, did that about a year or two ago, turned into an hour or two of fiddlin around with that thing to get it back together but man was I proud when I did.

spring didnt wanna compress for ya Feuer?

what's that about my favorite user, Mr. "Lawn Gnome"? eerrr Steve

Thanks Skimo... that was really informative and precise. I even saved it to my desktop!
Thanks

Thanks for the lesson Skimo, some day maybe I'll be brave enough to try that myself. Never too late to learn new things.