Hannah Brehmer on thu 29 apr 99
Dear Michelle,
I just ordered a dozen pumps from a company mentioned on Clayart. .
With shipping they only cost $8.50. The company is Lou Davis Wholesale and
the phone number is 1-800-748-6977. They're the cheapest I found and seem
to work well. I had to use a plastic hose which I already had to try one
out, as it wasn't included. Worked very well, with plenty of pressure for a
little table top fountain. Best wishes, Hannah
Tom Wirt on sat 1 may 99
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>With all the talk of fountain pumps, I just wondered if anyone would
>share how they make fountains? I'm such a novice at clay that I haven't
>been able to conceptualize how to make one and I'd really like one for
You can take just about any bowl shape, drill a hole for the cord when
leather hard for the cord, fill it with rocks, shards, cow chips, whatever
and it's a fountain....well, fire and glaze it first.
Really there're no secrets. And from a simple bowl fountain, you can expand
into expand into multi-tier ideas, flowers, you name it.
I guess the two criteria are waterproof and well sealed (aquarium seal or
E6000) where the cord goes through.
There are supposedly some secrets to making the sound pleasant versus a
dripping faucet that you should pay attention to. But experimentation can
find these issues. Make one and use it yourself for a while.
Now get hopping
Tom Wirt
Edmund B Burke on sun 2 may 99
Sue Beach wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> With all the talk of fountain pumps, I just wondered if anyone would
> share how they make fountains? I'm such a novice at clay that I haven't
> been able to conceptualize how to make one and I'd really like one for
> my home office.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sue Beach
> in Muncie, Indiana, where we finally have sun after 4 days of rain and
> the lilacs are soooo close to opening
>
> Hannah Brehmer wrote:
> >
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Dear Michelle,
> > I just ordered a dozen pumps from a company mentioned on Clayart. .
> > With shipping they only cost $8.50. The company is Lou Davis Wholesale and
> > the phone number is 1-800-748-6977. They're the cheapest I found and seem
> > to work well. I had to use a plastic hose which I already had to try one
> > out, as it wasn't included. Worked very well, with plenty of pressure for a
> > little table top fountain. Best wishes, Hannah
Table top fountains can be very elaborate as you probably already
know, but also (fortunately) quite simple to make. The simplest is a
bowl deep enough to hold a pump that can be covered in small river rocks
or pebbles. You can either let the pump just bubble up over the rocks or
attach a small tube to the pump and insert the tubing into another
smaller vessel that allows the water to pour out as it is pumped up. The
latter described one sells for $79.95 at "Wild Birds Unlimited" in
Atlanta--it's about 7" high and 5" in diameter!
Lynne
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