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Getting Smoke Oil into an HO Engine
Getting Smoke Oil into an HO Engine
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Friday, December 26, 2003 8:14 AM
I forgot one other cheap and dirty source for syringes. Try you local pharmacy and ask for the child's liquid perscription syringes (no needle) which will take upto 20 ml.
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jrbarney
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January 2002
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Posted by
jrbarney
on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:46 AM
Ncmoogks,
Haven't tried this for smoke fluid myself, and don't know the diameter of the hole in the stack, but you might want to scrounge a perfume funnel from the distaff side of your home. The one my wife
had
is pink plastic, so it's hard to misplace it on the workbench ! Haven't bought one, but you might try stores that sell perfume or notions, or ask your wife to shop for it.
Bob
"Time flies like an arrow - fruit flies like a banana." "In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." --German proverb
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:45 AM
For hobby syringes you might try Great Hobbies at www.greathobbies.ca
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:57 AM
I've seen some hobby supply places advertising syringes with a steel tube attached - not hypodermics, the one I saw were intended for applying small amounts of oil to moving parts. I'm currently searching for one for my G-Scale loco smoke unit.
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 6:49 AM
Syringes, without the needle also work well. I once had a source for greasing syringes, Which bythe way were made for the Model RC Aircraft industry. These would be perfect as you can control exact amounts.[:D]
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 3:42 PM
Greetings,
I bought an eyedropper too at Eckerds.
Any drug store should sell them.
Mark in Texas
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mustanggt
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October 2002
From: Massachusetts
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Posted by
mustanggt
on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 2:35 PM
You could use an eyedropper, thats what I used to do
-Dave
C280 rollin'
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Getting Smoke Oil into an HO Engine
Posted by
Anonymous
on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 2:31 PM
Last Christmas our family purchased an HO train set to run around the Christmas tree. The engine came with a little blisterpack of smoke oil that we could insert into the smoke stack with the help of a provided pin.
This year we purchased a bottle of Model Power smoke oil to put in the engine but we haven't figured out how to get the oil into the tiny hole in the smoke stack without getting oil all over the engine. Does anyone have any solutions?
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