Smoke for a narrow gauge railway loco
Smoke for a narrow gauge railway loco
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Steve_D

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13,798 posts

274 months

Thursday 6th April 2023
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So a 2 foot gauge railway with a loco that looks like a steam loco but is in fact powered by a Ford transit diesel engine. (No hurtful comments, it's very sensitive).

We are looking to try and make it smoke.
Anybody seen it done or have any suggestions how we could do it. Non polluting would be good but I suspect that may not be possible.

Thanks
Steve

sherman

14,476 posts

231 months

Thursday 6th April 2023
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A DJ smoke machine or plumb in a CO2 fire extinguisher to a valve that you can control so it can puff little but often.

Steve_D

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13,798 posts

274 months

Friday 7th April 2023
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sherman said:
A DJ smoke machine or plumb in a CO2 fire extinguisher to a valve that you can control so it can puff little but often.
The DJ smoke machine looks spot on. Thanks

I thought they were dry ice so not really suitable but these use 'fog liquid' which is water and glycerin so quite safe.

Steve

GliderRider

2,717 posts

97 months

Saturday 8th April 2023
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If you could link a rotary valve cum plenum chamber to the axle, you may be able get the speed related 'puff puff' effect of a steam driven locomotive.

Miserablegit

4,294 posts

125 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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Steve_D said:
So a 2 foot gauge railway with a loco that looks like a steam loco but is in fact powered by a Ford transit diesel engine. (No hurtful comments, it's very sensitive).

We are looking to try and make it smoke.
Anybody seen it done or have any suggestions how we could do it. Non polluting would be good but I suspect that may not be possible.

Thanks
Steve
It’s a transit engine…and it’s not already smoking???

ColinM50

2,675 posts

191 months

Friday 14th April 2023
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Model aircraft smoke systems inject baby oil into the exhaust. Simple pressurised sealed tank running off exhaust pressure pumps the oil into the exhaust and does the job.

MitchT

16,789 posts

225 months

Friday 14th April 2023
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Miserablegit said:
It’s a transit engine…and it’s not already smoking???
I think the OP is hoping for more Flying Scotsman than claggy Class 37! hehe