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Verticle boilers?

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Verticle boilers?
Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Monday, March 5, 2007 11:40 PM
I'm going to kneed alot of these, whats the best wayto create them? Yes i have several feet of pipe. Ready willing and able(and done) to make errors. I don't even rilly know what they look like. any pics?
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 9:21 AM

Depends what are you trying to model, vertical boilered locomotive or donkey engine or ????????

Give us just a bit more info please.

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Thursday, March 8, 2007 3:59 PM
Mostly like donky engines.
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Posted by cabbage on Friday, March 9, 2007 6:30 AM
This I think could be what you are looking for:

http://www.steaminthewoods.com/Willamette_1925_Catalog/willamettecatalogt.htm

regards

ralph

They also made a geared steam loco -very highly regarded compared to the Shay which it was based on. My model for the Shay type loco is based on the one from "The Washington Iron Works" which was a complete disaster -which is why I HAD to build it!!!

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Posted by vsmith on Friday, March 9, 2007 9:25 AM
Very nice site Ralph! thats a new one to me.
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Ozark Miniatures also sells a kit ($$$) and a mess of parts for Donkey engines, check out their website.

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Saturday, March 10, 2007 8:54 AM
Darn I was hopeing that i could add metal to the side and a few dietail parts to get it to work on the 10 ft rule. For the workings of it I was going to sacrifice a few old HO steamers and use the running gear to make it work.
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Posted by Snoq. Pass RR on Saturday, March 10, 2007 11:17 AM
Patrick,  I think the Depot Book Store has a copy of the "Steamin In the Woods".  If not check the Snoqualmie Library. 
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