dive_lover88
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I bought a tusa dive knife not long ago, i was wondering how shld i maintain it so that it does not fail on me at the worst times.
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3dent:After each dive, disassemble it as much as possible (most dive knives have removable handles), clean it well, then coat everything with silicon or petroleum jelly.
At least, that's what I do.
Oh, and keep it sharp. I consider dull knives to be dangerous because you have to exert more force to get the job done, and you are thus more likely to slip.
dive_lover88:I bought a tusa dive knife not long ago, i was wondering how shld i maintain it so that it does not fail on me at the worst times.
dive_lover88:to keep it sharp,shld i go to some hardware shop to get it sharpened or i do it myself?