Minnie Water Pump

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

I'm just starting a Minnie build, beginning with the boiler.

I've seen a number of comments to the effect that the water pump does not work due to heat flow from the boiler to which it is directly bolted.

Some people suggest moving the pump to the hornplate, but I already have the casting and the angled part of it means that it can only really be fitted ahead of the hornplate. I'm not sure an extension of the hornplate would be rigid enough to support it, except maybe with some strengthening flanges.

Alternatively, I've seen suggestions to use an insulating gasket between boiler and pump – has anyone tried this, and if so what material did you use?

Are there any other ways of getting the thing to work?

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

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