I do like this idea Travis and going to plagiarize it
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Sunday update:
Added in a water pump behind the boiler. This gets rid of the “eye sore” of the pump, but allows me to pump in water through the main steam line. I installed a Globe valve at the beginning of the steam pipe so I can bypass it aka “cut out” while
Pumping in water. Once done, re-open the cut out valve to
The steam pipe, and back to using the engine in normal operations.
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That's not easy to do Travis, nice work.😄
Travis, I wish I could order more stuff from PMR, my stocks are getting really low, the postage to Oz is outrageous.
Travis, I wish I could order more stuff from PMR, my stocks are getting really low, the postage to Oz is outrageous.
I’m sure post to Aussie Land is expensive, and cast iron parts can get heavy. Pipework not so much.
Not to mention it gets expensive when you want to do intricate plumbing!!!
Awesome work Travis.
It has been great to see your skills progress.
As we have been discussing, I have an idea for your next steam plant.
Coming soon....
Update:
Mounted the entire plant to a piece of walnut I ordered, then stained. It has a nice tree bark edge finish which really looks great in my eyes.
I also added a brass water cup for the hand pump, and used a boiler bushing to connect the pump to it.
Lastly, worked on the sight glass more. It had leaks at the glass. This was quite an endeavor and spent 3.5 hours on it this morning. Finally leak free through trial and error.
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Update:
Added fence posts with rails
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Hey now Travis ..... It is once again impressive the way you have been gilding this fine "Lily", but just maybe it might be time to rethink the Thread Title that you have been operating under?!?! LOL ;c)
Hey now Travis ..... It is once again impressive the way you have been gilding this fine "Lily", but just maybe it might be time to rethink the Thread Title that you have been operating under?!?! LOL ;c)
Lol. It’s reversed psychology. Makes everyone go “wait a minute… this isn’t simple!!!”
The title fit well when you got started with this thread, but of late, perhaps not so much.
Still, a lot of good thought and nice work have gone into this latest creation!
The title fit well when you got started with this thread, but of late, perhaps not so much.
Still, a lot of good thought and nice work have gone into this latest creation!
Thanks, Stoker! Always pleased to see a comment from you!
Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dyMN0_GwqI