Like most I use "Steam Oil" for the lubricator, but what oil does every one use for the wheels, rods and generally where all the movements are on the chassis?
Like most I use "Steam Oil" for the lubricator, but what oil does every one use for the wheels, rods and generally where all the movements are on the chassis?
Doesn't it come in barrels?
That sounds like good advice was a little bit worried about oils that may affect the Insulation Fittings on Roundhouse Locomotive that appear to be some kind of Hard Plastic.Sports shops sell gun oil in 3in1 size cans. It's less acid than 3in1 .
BLue 3-in-1 is what is known as "turbine" oil - designed for bearings on electric motors (e.g. fans) or small steam engines. I use that on my locomotives. I also have a bottle of synthetic oil (like Mobil 1) packaged for modelling that I found on amazon, and I now use that everywhere except the lubricator.Blue can 3-in-1 is good. Red can 3-in-21 is also good. Car lube oil is good. Any medium-weight lube oil is good. So long as it is metal on metal. The old Singer Sewing machine oil worked for me when I got starting into big scale railways, back in the seventies, but without a Singer store to buy it from................
I looked up references to the acidity of 3 in 1, can you point to some information about this. Not disagreeing with you, but could not find ANY reference to acidity of 3 in 1...Sports shops sell gun oil in 3in1 size cans. It's less acid than 3in1 .