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DIY water tower
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:26 pm
by Chris
Not as good as my coal staithe, but I made this water tower from a couple of old tin cans and a soap dispenser.
Then the water reaches towards the top of the tank it overflows down a tube and to the arm of the old soap dispenser.
Well, it is a bit of fun, and only cost a squirt of paint.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:41 pm
by SillyBilly
Just like your coal staithe very nice work.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:10 pm
by riveresk
Nice piece of work.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:42 pm
by steamyjim
Very very nice!
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:29 pm
by mhlr
wow neat!!! I need to make one, but it's probably going on the side of a plank (so a low relief type), but I want it to work somehow. I was thinking of making it working with a pump bottle that connects up behind the wood plank, so I can fill my Edrig prototypically (nearly!!).
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:14 pm
by steamyjim
mhlr wrote:wow neat!!! I need to make one, but it's probably going on the side of a plank (so a low relief type), but I want it to work somehow. I was thinking of making it working with a pump bottle that connects up behind the wood plank, so I can fill my Edrig prototypically (nearly!!).
What about just having a valve but making the tower higher than the locos. Then you just use gravity to feed the boiler and the valve to control the flow
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:55 pm
by SillyBilly
It's been done in Garden Rail recently Jim.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:57 pm
by Chris
Think I would be a bit concerned about getting bits of dirt in the boiler, would have to be careful about keeping everything clean.
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:08 pm
by SillyBilly
Lid!
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:40 pm
by made-in-england
Teapot
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:02 pm
by steamyjim
SillyBilly wrote:It's been done in Garden Rail recently Jim.
Has it, i shall have a look through my collection...obviosly missed/forgot that
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:54 pm
by mhlr
steamyjim wrote:mhlr wrote:wow neat!!! I need to make one, but it's probably going on the side of a plank (so a low relief type), but I want it to work somehow. I was thinking of making it working with a pump bottle that connects up behind the wood plank, so I can fill my Edrig prototypically (nearly!!).
What about just having a valve but making the tower higher than the locos. Then you just use gravity to feed the boiler and the valve to control the flow
I said low releif! So cant have a proper one, because it would be only the front of the tower!
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:33 pm
by steamyjim
mhlr wrote:steamyjim wrote:mhlr wrote:wow neat!!! I need to make one, but it's probably going on the side of a plank (so a low relief type), but I want it to work somehow. I was thinking of making it working with a pump bottle that connects up behind the wood plank, so I can fill my Edrig prototypically (nearly!!).
What about just having a valve but making the tower higher than the locos. Then you just use gravity to feed the boiler and the valve to control the flow
I said low releif! So cant have a proper one, because it would be only the front of the tower!
You could have a semi circular tank?
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:24 am
by mhlr
no: 1) because I need a very flat front for clearances, and 2) whats the point, it would hold enough water (we aint just filling up Mamods here Jim, Edrig has a huge boiler).
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:29 am
by steamyjim
What about a hand pump mounted in the fake tank? With a realy tank hidden somewhere-lineside hut or similar
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:02 pm
by SillyBilly
Because when you use a syringe it doesn't take 10mins to fill the boiler.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:32 pm
by steamyjim
SillyBilly wrote:Because when you use a syringe it doesn't take 10mins to fill the boiler.
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:28 pm
by stuh256
I just built a water crane using a wndscreen washer pump to pump the water up a pipe through the track base through a dummy water crane into the locos. Will put up some pics tomorrow!
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:14 am
by Narrow Minded
Will put up some pics tomorrow!
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