Gentlefolk,
My Lady Stephanie is at last nearing completion, and I'd like the ability to run her occasionally for demonstration purposes (aka 'showing off'). I've run her on steam, but that won't be an option once she's painted, so it looks like I need a source of compressed air instead.
At the MMEE I saw a model of similar size powered by a compressor in the form of a box roughly 2-1/2" square by 1" thick, with a power lead (I don't know the voltage) and a spigot for the air outlet; I talked to the chap on the stand but he didn't know much about it, although he said it was powerful enough for one engine but wouldn't run two. Does anybody know what it was, and where I might acquire one ?
There's also the little matter of lubrication - there's no steam oil, so what lubricates the cylinder wall when running on air ?
Also, it's been suggested that I lubricate the engine as a whole with Moebius Watch Oil, as it's less prone to gum-up over time - any comments ?
TIA