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Offline vtsteam

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #30 on: December 05, 2022, 10:34:19 PM »
Beautiful little engine and pump!  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :praise2:
Steve

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #31 on: December 05, 2022, 11:42:34 PM »
WOW!, I turn my head for a little while and when I look back, you have completed the project. That trulu is an absolutely stunning piece of fabrication and I also commend you for such great set-up photos that document your journey. Well done and BRAVO!!  :cheers:  Now if yas can just get some drawings put together and share with us common folk.  :noidea: :stickpoke: :naughty:


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Offline RReid

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #32 on: December 06, 2022, 12:32:03 AM »
That looks and runs just sweet. Congratulations on another job well done, Jason! :cheers:
Regards,
Ron

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #33 on: December 06, 2022, 01:42:17 AM »
Beautiful little engine, Jason!
Thanks for posting your build explanation, I find your fabrication very interesting.
Kim

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #34 on: December 06, 2022, 08:37:16 AM »
lovely little pump, with all the appealing of its model, congratulations !
the mastering of fabricating the parts is fantastic, as ever  !
I thought that the name of "donkey pump" was used only for the pumps without crankshaft, (as were the pumps drew by LBSC  for its locos), with a steam valve operated by a lever on the piston rod itself...

Offline Jasonb

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #35 on: December 06, 2022, 06:23:59 PM »
Thanks for all the comments

Busy couple of weeks but may see if I can get some working drawings out over Christmas, the biggest problem is that once I have finished an engine the next one(s) takes all my attention :-[

I have generally thought of a donkey pump as being a separate pump rather than one driven of the main engine's own crankshaft or axle in the case of a loco - usually by an eccentric. I which case Donkey could be used for both pumps like this with a rotative action and also the weir type linear pumps.

Offline Don1966

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Re: My Little Donkey
« Reply #36 on: December 06, 2022, 06:32:11 PM »
Nice work Jason your fab skills are a plus…… :Love:


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Don

 

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