Oil

"Mike in Sussex UK" wrote

A light sewing machine oil is fine or you can safely use Peco Electrolube. You might get the Labelle range from M G Sharp in Sheffield.

John.

Do they have a web site John?

Electrolube.

Tis OK I just found it :-) Using the

I've recently found gun oil to be very good, thin, corrosion inhibitor, and dirt disperser all in one. Probably not to be used on plastics.

Ken.

"Ken Parkes" wrote

That's a problem then - most modern loco models are substantially made from plastics and even have plastic-based drive gears. You're asking for trouble using anything which is not suitable for use with plastics.

I remember some years ago a customer brought in a Hornby D49 where the loco body had become severely distorted around the chimney. The only possible cause of this was plastic degrading caused by smoke oil used to feed the smoke unit.

John.

... except it isn't...

The oil available for smoke units over in the USA is plastic safe - probably is over there, too. Far more likely the unit overheated, possibly from being run dry.

"Joe Ellis" wrote

We examined that possibility and it almost certainly wasn't that. The smoke unit fitted by Hornby at the time was enclosed in a small plastic surround, and there was no sign of any damage to that.

The body damage was over too large an area, which was well saturated with smoke oil overspill when it came in for repair.

John.

Do you need a licence to buy it?

Shouldn't harm plastics, Glock pistols are mainly plastic and most "modern" firearms use plastics to some degree! The SA80 however would probably fall apart if you used anything apart from the specified lube on it....

Niel.

And dependant on type DEFINITELY not to be brought into contact with skin.

I was responding to the "bearings are all metal and no plastics involved" part of the post.

Ken.

No, but a sawn off shotgun is useful if you want some for free :)

Ken.

Make sure the barrels are longer than 22 inches though, or you'll need a licence for that too !