Harpo1me No worse then the air you breath evey day if the smoke unit was made properly.Look at E- cigerettes .They were invented by a doctor...
No worse then the air you breath evey day if the smoke unit was made properly.Look at E- cigerettes .They were invented by a doctor...
Doctors in 1915 promoted tobacco. And tobacco smoke enemas. Are you sure you want to use an appeal to authority like that? The dangers of e-cigs are well understood already, and they are substantial.
Harpo1me ... Oil residue is never a problem since the oil that is used is turned into a vopor and is no longer oil at that point.This deflection from reality is just a erronious statement .
... Oil residue is never a problem since the oil that is used is turned into a vopor and is no longer oil at that point.This deflection from reality is just a erronious statement .
Vapourized is not the same as combusted. The oil in smoke generators does get vapourized, meaning micro-droplets. They don't disappear simply because we cannot see them. If you can smell them, they're there. The same thing happens to oils from frying in the kitchen. Have you ever run your fingers atop your kitchen cupboards? That'll tell you where all those grease and oil vapours went. Same thing as the smoke from scale trains. Yes, it's a smaller scale, but if you use a lot of smoke and run a lot of engines, inside of a year you'll begin to notice that some items on the layout have a film on them.
selectorVapourized is not the same as combusted. The oil in smoke generators does get vapourized, meaning micro-droplets. They don't disappear simply because we cannot see them. If you can smell them, they're there.
Which also means you are breathing them in. I don't know what health risks there are, but it can't be healthy.
Paul
I quit many, many years ago.
My first smokimg loco around 1951 was a 0-27 Lionel that I dropped what looked like a small asprin tablet into the smoke stack.
Time's fun when you are having flies.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
doctorwayneSmoke from model steam locomotives , unless they're live steamers, is just another version of the giraffe car.
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I 100% agree. Smoke from models is never even close to convincing.
Let your imagination fill in this gap.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
When it comes to anything and everything model railroading, I'm a total anarchist. Everyone has their own opinions. I say do whatever makes you happy, and enjoy life while you can, you've only got one, and it's going to end sooner than later, so go for it!!! If you wanna live healthy and clean, amen for you... if you wanna blast smoke from here to [expletive removed by admin], more power to you!!! Enjoy!!