Smoke Fluid --- The Great Debate!

[Anonymous]

i also wonder about the health issue of mineral oil.

i have young children and you may know that means every busy body on the planet will offer advice on how to raise then without killing them. [D)] anyhow, there was an article one of my busybody relatives sent me and it was about children that have ingested mineral oils and ended up in thier lungs and caused a serious amount of distress and medical problems for several kids and a death or two [xx(]. i'll try to find the article again.

is there a doctor in the house[?]

i asked this question before on another thread somewhere and it went unanswered (the safety aspect that is).

inhaling vaporizedor or burned oils cannot be good for you, BUT... is it bad for you?
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[FJ and G]

John K.

The exact consistency of mineral oil is kept a secret, like the Kentucky Fried Chicken batter recipe.

If people find out you can make smoke fluid from common household liquids, they would lose a lot of money.

I believe that the key to safety here is to NOT put any flammable incredients in your locomotive.

dav

[jkerklo]

What, exactly, is mineral oil.

The question came up a while back and none of my references could answer the question.

John Kerklo
TCA 94-38455
www.Three-Rail.com

[FJ and G]

I think that both the Kerry and Bush oil are good choices for your locomotive; both put out a voluminous quantity of smoke.

I could go for some Martha Stewart aromatic scents.

dav

[Anonymous]

Brianel,

The Kerry oil is best LEFT,

the Bush oil is RIGHT.

[FJ and G]

I prefer Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water, A Fire in the Sky."

For added aroma, I purchased a box of Swisher Sweets to smoke when I fire up #527.

Dave V.

[Anonymous]

i think i'll just use smoke fluid provided by the companys. I don't want risking a smoldering train wreck![xx(]

[Anonymous]

I've used 3 in one oil in my american flyer challenger for years and no fire yet.
It is cheap and usually around the house.
We have an american flyler repairman at one of our train shows that recommends the use of wd 40 shot into the stack. He produces some good smoke at train shows with it. dave.

[brianel027]

Well on the light side, I was watching the latest news off the campaign trail. [zzz]
And I can't help but notice when it comes to real issues, these guys are the best of the best at putting up a smoke screen. [soapbox]

Then it got me to thinking - being the creative guy that I am - how the devil could I get one of those guys to fit in one of my train engines??? Talk about smoke output! Whoa!

Woudn't that put a new twist on the next CTT Forum product debate:
"The Bush unit smokes like crazy."
Yeah, but the Kerry unit costs less."
"But you get a tax break for buying the Bush unit."
"The Dean unit was good, but I can't find it anymore."
"You know the lesser known Nader unit puts out environmentally safe smoke."

And I also figure these guys have a lot in common with my trains: they all run in circles without really going anywhere.
I'm able to at least forgive my trains for this shortcoming.

[eZAK]

Borrowing from Charlie Daniels

"The devil said I'll start this show as he pulled out a bottle of lamp oil & ran it through his unit ...It made an evil flame that sounded something like this....
....(snap, crackle, pop) as his house burns down and his life is in danger.
Well thats pretty good ole son, but sit right there and let me show you how its done.....I use various light weight oils with safety & comon sence always in mind....I never seen a flame just alot of smoke...I never leave 'em unattened so I know this for a fact." [:D][:o)]

Now that being said, I've used all types of smoke fluid and basicaly they are all scented mineral oil. [:p]
If you like scents by all means use it. [8D]
If you don't you Can use mineral oil with out any harm what-so-ever. [;)]
If you choose lamp oil you will get better smoke output but you should also have a keen sense of awareness.

I'm Frugal NOT cheap!
If I save a few bucks here and a few there I'll buy another K-line or Williams engine.
It's your trains so get out there and smoke 'em up!![:D]