Office of Steam Logo_1

Author Topic: P71 Mini Pump mounted on custom wood plinth & custom plumbing  (Read 1224 times)

  • Administrator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 6265
  • Aussie Steamer always on the boil :)
  • Location: South Coast of New South Wales Australia
P71 Mini Pump mounted on custom wood plinth & custom plumbing
« on: December 19, 2024, 03:45:13 pm »
OKMO Microcosm P71 Mini Pump mounted on a custom wood plinth with custom plumbing.
I had a lot of fun machining up a lot of the metal work and also doing the woodwork and then putting this all together, I have a lot of hours invested in this.
Silver brazing up the three copper pot water return was a fiddly job to tackle, I had an image in my mind after giving it a lot of thought of what I wanted and it worked out better than expected and better still it worked!

_______________________________________________
Cheers.
Jim

Blue Heelers Model & Toy Steam Engine Room YouTube Channel -
 https://www.youtube.com/user/Blue123Heeler/videos


  • Global Moderator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 5148
  • Wherever you go ......... there you are!
  • Location: Eastern Sierra
Absolutely, Positively STELLAR!!!
"Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not wisdom, Wisdom is not truth, Truth is not beauty, Beauty is not love, Love is not music: Music is THE BEST...   
Wisdom is the domain of the Wis (which is extinct). Beauty is a French phonetic corruption of a short cloth neck ornament currently in resurgence..."
F. Zappa ... by way of Mary, the girl from the bus.

  • Administrator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 5070
  • Location: Connecticut - USA
Oh my... what a wonderful accessory you have created. 
All that work certainly paid off.
It is just beautiful.!

I even like the brass strips on either side of the plinth.
They dress it up nicely.

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 207
    • Homeshop Blog
That's a nice looking pump display! The cascading water from pot to pot makes it more interesting to watch.
My Workshop Blog:  http://doug.sdf.org/

  • Global Moderator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 5596
  • Location: St. Paul Indiana
I like that Jim (a lot😊) as everyone has said above me, really top quality work there. Your Brazing work is really clean and well done. I would love to make myself one of those ....someday.😊 thanks for bringing us along on the maiden run.
Bruce, St. Paul Indiana, USA
"Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind."
  Nikola Tesla

  • Administrator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 6265
  • Aussie Steamer always on the boil :)
  • Location: South Coast of New South Wales Australia
Thanks one and all, much appreciated.... a lot of fun and a challenge in making this and as always very enjoyable.
Someone has suggested that I fabricate some type of a water wheel to run off the last water spout.....so that
has got the old brain thinking how that could be implemented, something to ponder over the Christmas break.
_______________________________________________
Cheers.
Jim

Blue Heelers Model & Toy Steam Engine Room YouTube Channel -
 https://www.youtube.com/user/Blue123Heeler/videos


  • Administrator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 6265
  • Aussie Steamer always on the boil :)
  • Location: South Coast of New South Wales Australia
P.s These are really nice pumps.
_______________________________________________
Cheers.
Jim

Blue Heelers Model & Toy Steam Engine Room YouTube Channel -
 https://www.youtube.com/user/Blue123Heeler/videos


  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 457
    • WeedenSteam
Beautiful Jim, nice work as usual.
Frank C.
http://weedensteam.com
       - engine identification and parts

  • Administrator
  • Engineer
  • *****
  • Posts: 6265
  • Aussie Steamer always on the boil :)
  • Location: South Coast of New South Wales Australia
Thank you kindly Frank.
_______________________________________________
Cheers.
Jim

Blue Heelers Model & Toy Steam Engine Room YouTube Channel -
 https://www.youtube.com/user/Blue123Heeler/videos