Mushroom Water Fountain
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Hi All,
Today I will share how I made this mini mushroom water fountain using 3d printed parts.
Please share your comments
What Do We Need ?
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- 9W Motor
- Skewer
- 3d Printed parts for the Nozzle
- Download the STL files from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4714479
- Print at 0.28mm
- Time: 2hrs
- No Supports needed
- Infill: does not matter
- Stones or marbles for decoration
- Big vessel/container for water pond
Nozzle Assembly
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- There are 3 main 3d printed part
- The pipe: Has an inner radius of 14mm to fit a common fish tank pump
- The holders: this holds the cap in place and align to the center
- The Cap: this is what gives shape to the flowing water
- The pipe is 150mm long
- On a wooden skewer, fix the 2 holders and the cap as shown
- We need 2 holders to keep the skewer aligned to the center of the pipe, this help is even distribution of water flow
- Remember the two holders must be 2 to 3 cm apart from each other and there has to be a good distance between the holders and the cap
- If you want, you can super glue this before pushing it into the pipe
- There has to be a gap of 2 to 3mm between the pipe and the cap
- Place the pipe on the pump as shown
- We do not need any glue
Configuring the Nozzle
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- Place the pump with the nozzle in a deep container
- Pull the cap up by 10 mm
- Switch on the pump and gently push the cap down to achieve the required shape
- If you push the cap very close to the pipe, the water will spill everywhere
- and if the gap is too much, then you will not get mushroom
- it may take few tries to get the balance right
Decorate
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- Now the have archived the right mushroom effect
- Move the setup into a suitable container, which is a bit deep
- Add stones or marbles
- Switch it on and relax with the soothing sound of the water fountain
Hope you liked this project
Please share your feedback and comments
Items for Future
- Use a powerful motor or scale down based on motor capacity
- Test adding soap to reduce water's surface tension
- Get a decorative bucket for the water pond/tank