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davidcurtis021
Aug 18, 2017

Compressed air lubricator

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watched keith blowing out his engines after use using a compressed air oil mixture and wondered how he introduced oil into the airline.

Charlotte Appleton
Aug 18, 2017

Hi David,

 

Thanks for posting.

 

Dad said to fill the airline with oil then attach it to the steam engine and turn on the compressed air.

 

I hope this helps!

 

Charlotte

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davidcurtis021
Aug 18, 2017

thanks Charlotte and of course Keith that answers my question perfectly

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Gerald Gardiner
Aug 18, 2017

One fellow Model Engineer in the Toronto area build air powered model steam engines (he never runs them with steam) uses the FRL (Filter Regulator Lubricator) units from air tools and air tool oil and they work great.

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