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Re: [Half inch live steam forum] Handpump drawings

--- In halfinchlivesteamforum@..., "Simon Wass"
<simon@p...> wrote:
> Its for the Collin/Weise Flying Scotsman.
> Not sure how hard it would be pumping against a 100psi boiler in a
panic
> with that 5/8" bore ram!
> Nice design though.
>
> Simon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: david_steam <no_reply@...>
> To: <halfinchlivesteamforum@...>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:08 AM
> Subject: [Half inch live steam forum] Handpump drawings
> > I was looking in the photos, and saw 'handpump'. Which design was
> > this used in. What is the advantage of this design, is it shorter
> > than the usual pattern?




Fri May 30, 2003 3:58 pm

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Its for the Collin/Weise Flying Scotsman. Not sure how hard it would be pumping against a 100psi boiler in a panic with that 5/8" bore ram! Nice design though....
Simon Wass
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May 29, 2003
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If you read the original ME articles, then the reasoning is exactly that - a desire to shift water into the bolier quickly without frantic pumping - and it's...
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May 30, 2003
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... panic...
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