> For the sake of playing, could they be adapted to
> our small stuff? =)
A couple of years ago, Albrecht Putschbach brought a scratchbuilt
0-10-0 to the Diamondhead steamup. (Albrecht is the fellow who
brought the LGB K-28 converted to steam to the last steamup.)
The engine is a huge beast, and among its interesting features was
a working single-cylinder air pump on the left running board. At
least, that's what it appeared to be. Actually, it was a steam-
operated mechanical lubricator. Very cool.
Yes, it can be done. I'm sure you could run one off an axle, as well,
like a water pump. Is it worth the trouble? I doubt it. The deadleg
displacement lubricator works so well on our locos -- with no
moving parts and no drag on the locomotive -- that it's hard to
imagine why one would want to fool with anything else. Well,
MEchismo, perhaps.
regards,
-vance-
Vance Bass
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Small-scale live steam resources: http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass
