Amazing! For the nickel plate waistband. You said you taped it off. Was it a brushed on nickel solution? Or did you dunk it in a bath?
It was sunk in a bath…
The feeding tump is technically ready now.
I tested it manually and it works very well with a good compression.


All that needs to be done is to nickel some parts-, and paint some parts of the pump.
Solder in the pipe at the tap and pump and ready it will be for it's first steam trails…