smoke liquid

[Summertrainz]

is it possible to make your own?
i know it looks kind of cheap
but im dieing to use the smoke unit on my 0-6-0

what chemicals i would need to buy...

[rogertra]

Don't!

As we've advised numerous times on the this forum, smoke units are messy, don't work worth a damn, don't look realistic and are just a plain bad idea.

[Jim Banner]

While I agree with Roger, it is your locomotive and you can try it if you want to.  BUT I would strongly advise against making your own smoke fluid as the smoke is easily absorbed into your lungs and besides the chemicals to make it would cost more than the smoke fluid.

[SteamGene]

Ask a chemistry teacher.  My bet is if you go buy the stuff you need, you're going to have somebody from Homeland Security knocking at your door.   
And I agree with Roger - smoke is not good.
Gene

[hobo]

I would think the only reason to make your own smoke fluid would be to save money. 

I'm just not sure of how much raw material you would have to buy and test before coming up with the proper mixture that would smoke without igniting.

As others have posted, you will not want to use a smoke unit often enough to warrant the effort required to mix your own.  Buy a bottle from your local hobby store and use that.  It lasts a long time and requires a lot less effort.

Russell

[StanierJack]

I would think the only reason to make your own smoke fluid would be to save money. 

I'm just not sure of how much raw material you would have to buy and test before coming up with the proper mixture that would smoke without igniting.

As others have posted, you will not want to use a smoke unit often enough to warrant the effort required to mix your own.  Buy a bottle from your local hobby store and use that.  It lasts a long time and requires a lot less effort.

Russell

Baby Oil.

That's the stuff to use!

Cheaper. Smells Better. Lasts Longer.

[Summertrainz]

ha!      
your probably right, it could be dangerous now that i think of it...

baby oil could do it?... thats something i didn't know before...


Oh and im almost done with my layout
ill post some pictures soon

[Beatle (TrainBrain)]

psst...get an M.T.H...they'll not only fill your nose and room with smoke, they'll blind you, too.