DIY Fountain With Acrylic Sheet

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Decorative Items:

Squaring Up the Acrylic Sheet

Let’s start with 4 pcs of 3mm Acrylic Sheet of 18” x 4” and 6 small pieces of ½” x 3” for the bracing.

Place 4pc (18”) pcs side by side and make a rectangle with masking tape. (Refer images)
Attach the 4 small acrylic pieces with super glue on top of every 18-inch acrylic pieces.
Another 2 small acrylic pieces at the bottom of 2nd and 4th 18-inch acrylic pieces.
Then fold the 18-inch acrylic sheets and stick them with the masking tape.

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Now we need an acrylic sheet of 3" x 3.8" (Sheet 1)

Make a hole at one corner of the acrylic sheet to attach the water pump. (Refer Images)
Take a 3/4" make a small cut, insert an electric wire through the pipe, and seal with epoxy
Attach the long pipe with an electric wire in it at a corner with silicone sealant and dry it out.

Use an acrylic sheet of 3.8”x 3.8”(Sheet 2) with a small notch at a corner for the pipe to pass.

Attach the sheet with Silicon Sealant on the 4 small acrylic sheets which were placed in the body of long square acrylic sheets on top.
Then, with a soldering iron make few small holes on the sheet, to form rainwater drops.

Now we need an acrylic sheet of 4"x 4 (Sheet 3).

Cut the Blue Led into 4 small pieces.
Take 2 LED pieces, make a parallel connection, and attach them on the acrylic sheet 3.
Turn the sheet and spray with a silver color. (optional)
Take a Push Terminal and make a connection with the LEDs and the electric wire.
Attach the sheet 3 with Silicon Sealant on top of 18" long square acrylic sheets and let it dry for a couple of hours.

Now take the acrylic sheet of 3" x 3.8". (Sheet 1)

Attach the Water Pump with hot glue on the sheet 1.
Put a decorative item inside (here I used an artificial plant) the18" long square acrylic sheets.
Then attach the sheet 1 with super glue on the 2 small acrylic sheets which were placed in the body of long square acrylic sheets at the bottom.
Take 2 LED pieces, make a parallel connection and attach them on sheet 1.
Connect the LEDs with the pump and electric wire together and connect them with a Push Terminal.
Then take a 12 Volt LED Adopter and connect it with the same Push Terminal.

Use the paper sticker to cover the masking tape area.
Take a bucket for water container and spray with a silver colour (optional)
Cut the lid of the bucket and place the long acrylic sheets on the bucket.
Then finally plug in the wire connected with the 12 Volt LED Adopter and switch it on.

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