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 Looking for things I can power with my new/olde Wilesco D20...I am not stuck on Wilesco brand accessories...just looking for something fun to power!

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I will get the ball rolling...this table saw kit by pm reasearch looks neat...I am sure my D20 would make it spin, but not sure it would allow me to actually rip cut any balsa lumber?
Cutting 1/16 sheets into 1/16x1/16 square stock would actually be a practical thing for me...if possible.

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I like accessories as much as steam engines themselves (maybe more) it depends on what day it is for what I power , may I suggest the Academy water pump (EBay) they are pretty fun to operate , it seems like my Baker fan gets used alot ,but anything that runs can power it. We used to have a fellow that sold "blue thunder" generator with voltage gauge & light , it was always a fun accessory to operate.
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Those are GREAT!...I had considered take a model airplane propeller from my other hobby of flying model airplanes and building a fan of sorts...would you be willing to post a photo of your bakers fan?
The water pump is GREAT to, specially for kids...I had no idea real rubber ducks could be had in such a small size!

As I don't have any children, I could see making a mount maybe 12 in high to let the water fall in the pool and stir the ducks to swim :)

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Well...I managed to score an Academy water pump on eBay for $18.50 with my tool and die background I think I will have some fun doing some upgrades to this attractive water pump!

On another note, while searching for accessory to run on youtube, I found a guy with Wilesco D24 that had an Elaborate setup! Running 31 accessories and 6 or 7 line shafts! All on a single D24...it was an eye opener for me first in the huge variety of accessories AND the POWER of steam...I had no idea a single D24 could run so much! And not sleepy as well, some of the items actually looked over driven! He did seem to be running his boiler pretty hard and I would not wish to replicate as I don't like to run my engines hard, but it's nice to know there is power available if needed.

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Those are GREAT!...I had considered take a model airplane propeller from my other hobby of flying model airplanes and building a fan of sorts...would you be willing to post a photo of your bakers fan?
The water pump is GREAT to, specially for kids...I had no idea real rubber ducks could be had in such a small size!

As I don't have any children, I could see making a mount maybe 12 in high to let the water fall in the pool and stir the ducks to swim :)
Here you go...

Academy water pumping kit with a few Mods..


 
The baker fan & converted Ertl pump jack.

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Nice. I like that pump jack. I've just ordered an Aero 12-B windmill kit for my Jensen 75 to power. Ought to keep me busy for a while.
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St Paul steam...thanks for sharing! That's a well crafted baker fan and the Ertl pump has a lot of visual interest!

 It was your video mods on the Academy water pump that inspired me to order the kit!
 On the Ertl pump I know you do some machine work to get them spinning, would it be a big job to make them actually pump water?....I know only so much can be done with a one pc casting. I was viewing all your little tuning mods like getting the little Wilesco D3 running super smooth...these type mods are my favorite part of the hobby...little refinery to make things better than factory is the fun part for me.

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Nice. I like that pump jack. I've just ordered an Aero 12-B windmill kit for my Jensen 75 to power. Ought to keep me busy for a while.

here is one that I did awhile back , maybe it'll help you with a build.

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St Paul steam...thanks for sharing! That's a well crafted baker fan and the Ertl pump has a lot of visual interest!

 It was your video mods on the Academy water pump that inspired me to order the kit!
 On the Ertl pump I know you do some machine work to get them spinning, would it be a big job to make them actually pump water?....I know only so much can be done with a one pc casting. I was viewing all your little tuning mods like getting the little Wilesco D3 running super smooth...these type mods are my favorite part of the hobby...little refinery to make things better than factory is the fun part for me.

RE:"On the Ertl pump I know you do some machine work to get them spinning, would it be a big job to make them actually pump water?" its actually a split casting consisting of 2 halves , I never say anything is impossible , but getting it to actually pump water is above my ability...I've considered trying many times but it just isn't practical imho. thank you for the kind comments on my other mods, it is much appreciated.
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This just got listed on ebay and has added gears to eliminate the belt drive

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Jensen-Steam-Engine-Windmill-and-Generator-Diorama/133646780649?hash=item1f1df808e9:g:M54AAOSw31NgDc2Y
NICE , there's a lot of work there , very creative. goes to show there are many ways to accomplish the same goal.  :D
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Nice. I like that pump jack. I've just ordered an Aero 12-B windmill kit for my Jensen 75 to power. Ought to keep me busy for a while.

here is one that I did awhile back , maybe it'll help you with a build.

Yes! This is the video that inspired my purchase. Thank you. Did you use urethane belt material to make drive belts? I should source some for my build. I assume that you machined your own pulleys?
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Nice. I like that pump jack. I've just ordered an Aero 12-B windmill kit for my Jensen 75 to power. Ought to keep me busy for a while.

here is one that I did awhile back , maybe it'll help you with a build.

Yes! This is the video that inspired my purchase. Thank you. Did you use urethane belt material to make drive belts? I should source some for my build. I assume that you machined your own pulleys?
Yes , I make my own pulleys. The belting is 2mm poly belt, I special order mine (black) from Dunham Rubber Co.
Bruce, St. Paul Indiana, USA
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