DIY water tower

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:26 pm

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.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:41 pm

Just like your coal staithe very nice work.

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:10 pm

Nice piece of work.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:42 pm

Very very nice!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:29 pm

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!!).

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:14 pm

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

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:55 pm

It's been done in Garden Rail recently Jim.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 4:57 pm

Think I would be a bit concerned about getting bits of dirt in the boiler, would have to be careful about keeping everything clean.

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:08 pm

made-in-england · Post by **made-in-england** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:40 pm

Teapot

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:02 pm

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

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:54 pm

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!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:33 pm

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?

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:24 am

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).

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:29 am

What about a hand pump mounted in the fake tank? With a realy tank hidden somewhere-lineside hut or similar

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:02 pm

Because when you use a syringe it doesn't take 10mins to fill the boiler.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:32 pm

SillyBilly wrote:Because when you use a syringe it doesn't take 10mins to fill the boiler.

stuh256 · Post by **stuh256** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:28 pm

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!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:14 am

Will put up some pics tomorrow!

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