Ellen L Price on tue 12 mar 96
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Does anyone have any information on designing small interior fountains?
I would also like to know sources for small water pumps for said fountains.
Appreciate any information.
Ellen in the desert.
Hertz Pottery on wed 13 mar 96
Ellen What little experience I have has taught me that a small table
fountian sounds like a toilet being used not like a babbling brook Beware!
Erik>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone have any information on designing small interior fountains?
>I would also like to know sources for small water pumps for said fountains.
>Appreciate any information.
>Ellen in the desert.
>
erik hertz
Donald P. Chitwood/Jane Peterson on wed 13 mar 96
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Ellen What little experience I have has taught me that a small table
>fountian sounds like a toilet being used not like a babbling brook Beware!
>Erik>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Does anyone have any information on designing small interior fountains?
>>I would also like to know sources for small water pumps for said fountains.
>>Appreciate any information.
>>Ellen in the desert.
>>
>erik hertz
Ellen in the desert,
If you catch this message, and are still pursuing tabletop fountains,
write me. I do have information on small pumps, and tabletop fountains
need not "sound like a toilet."
Jane
bones@teleport.com
GURUSHAKTI@aol.com on wed 13 mar 96
You buy small pumps at any aquarium store that would work fine.
June Perry
FA_RWH@HAL.LAMAR.EDU on wed 13 mar 96
Ellen,
You can get most pumps for a fountain at your local pet store in the
fish-tank department (at least that is where I have gotten mine in teh
past). You can also try your local ceramic supplier and see if they
have anything that will fit your bill.
Robert
gafergus on sun 27 oct 96
I would like to built a table top fountain but I'm not sure how to attach
the pump. I have a small submersable pump with tubing attached, but I
not sure how the tube should be fastened to the piece. Do I just glue it
to a hole or what?
Any tips or hints would be appreciated.
Thank
Gary Ferguson
Don Sanami on mon 28 oct 96
yGary, Silicone caulk works very well...comes in several colors and can
be easily cut loose. In several exhibitions where breakage or pilferage
may have been a threat,we have used clear Silicone caulk to fix pots to a
table-top or even a tippy stand. Silicone finds new uses every day for
our purposes. don& isao.On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, gafergus wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I would like to built a table top fountain but I'm not sure how to attach
> the pump. I have a small submersable pump with tubing attached, but I
> not sure how the tube should be fastened to the piece. Do I just glue it
> to a hole or what?
>
> Any tips or hints would be appreciated.
>
> Thank
> Gary Ferguson
>
Mary Hays on mon 28 oct 96
Gary,
I many different types of fountains. If you make a base and set a bowl on
top, you would make a small cut at the top of the base for the cord to run
out. Set the bowl on top of the base. The tubing runs straight up thru the
bowl, make the hole slightly larger than the tubing, allowing for shrinkage
of the clay. There is a clear caulking you can buy, it's a boat caulking
(water Resistant) to help seal the hole if necessary. There are other type of
fountains you can make but it's hard to give a complete picture with words.
If you are interested, I would be happy to mail you some information and
pictures.
Mary Hays
Original Sculpture
1416 S.W. 14th St.
Blue Springs, MO.
64015
Beth Katleman on tue 29 oct 96
I am also making a fountain and would like to find out the same thing. Also,
I have seen clay fountains with a metal tube attached to the pump, and I'm
wondering where to get the metal tube and if it can be fired in.
Eleanora Eden on tue 29 oct 96
Hi Gary and all,
The pump has a nipple that accepts 1/2" plastic tubing. You slide one
end of the tubing over the nipple, it's a push fit and doesn't need a clamp.
To attach it to the fountain we found a rubber fitting that was
actually a slip-on rubber foot at the hardware store like a pad for a
walking cane that had a hole in it that would fit snuggly over the tubing.
Then we cut off the solid end of this little rubber thingie and glued it with
alot of running-shoe goo to an unglazed inside orifice.
This is the "royal" we as it were, Fred dictated this to me.
Eleanora
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@maple.sover.net
Autumn Downey on thu 13 feb 97
I'm thinking of trying to make those dribbly table top type fountains, even
though I've never actually seen one in real life.
Have followed this thread from before (very helpful info) and can get the
Little Giant PE-SA pump from a company in Saskatoon for about 37.00. It is
variable flow and a small size, but doesn't have an automatic shut off. Am
I on the right track or does anyone have other suggestions about pumps and
fountain construction - it sounds like such a good opportunity for Murphy's
Law to assert itself.
Thanks.
Autumn Downey
downeya@internorth.com
Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
Laurie Force on sun 16 feb 97
There was a post the other day regarding ceramic fountains. I am also
interested in this and have been looking for information for a couple of
months. I recently came across an article in Ceramics Monthly
(June/Jul/Aug 92) that was informative in unexpected directions. It had
some pump information, but also considerations regarding designs which
enhance the sound quality and the need to minimize spray if the fountain
is for indoor use. I found it after I had finished building my first
fountain--I am impatient for it to finish drying so I can fire it and
find out if my design passes!
Laurie in Grand Junction, sunny western Colorado, flu getting better,
spring fever worse...
Rick Hugel on mon 27 jul 98
How abut Alice in Wonderland?
>Could anyone help me with ideas for fountain design. Any advice or ideas
>where to look in books etc will be very much appreciated.
>Jim Innes
Jim Innes. on mon 27 jul 98
Could anyone help me with ideas for fountain design. Any advice or ideas
where to look in books etc will be very much appreciated.
Jim Innes
Jean Lutz on sat 8 aug 98
A couple of the messages in the last few days regarding fountains and how
to place the cords appeared to be missing some words or sentences. Would it
be possible for the authors to resend them or for someone to recap?
Thanks much
Jean Lutz
Truck on mon 12 oct 98
A lot of good help regarding fountain pumps, sealing, and connecting,
etc...can any one recommend home pages or other internet source for
examples of fountains or clay pieces that use recirculating water?
Debby Grant on tue 13 oct 98
Somehow I don't think my last post made it to the list. At least
I didn't see it, so if it did, please pardon the redundency. I just
wanted to thank all those who responded to my misting question
and to tell you that the fogger can indeed be bought from the
Lou Davis Wholesale catalog and I have already ordered one.
Thank you again, Debby Grant in NH
Susan Wallace on tue 30 may 00
For Sally,
I, too, am interested in making fountains and have never done so. I'm
about to get started on it, though.
There are some interesting-looking books on the subject:
1) Tabletop Fountains by Dawn Cusick which has step-by-step instructions
for 40 fountains. It's available from Amazon.com.
2) Ceramics for Gardens and Landscapes by Karin Hessenberg. This also has
info on fountains in it, but I don't know how much or what kind of info.
I haven't seen these books yet, but am considering ordering them.
Also, Axner sells the pumps.
For tabletop fountains, all you really need is a bowl, water, and a pump,
and a near-by electric outlet. My friend has some in her house, and they
don't look like they'd be difficult to make.
Susan Wallace
Grand Junction, Colorado
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Jody on wed 7 apr 04
I had a request for an indoor fountain in a raku glaze. I use Cecil's =
Copper Luster. I know Raku will not hold up to the outdoor conditions, =
but has anyone tried an indoor Raku water fountain and how did it do.
Thanks,=20
Jody Rath
Riverend Pottery
Heber Springs, AR
Chris Ostrowski on wed 7 apr 04
perhaps a copper or stone or stoneware..., basin would help the longevity of the fountain, and the surface underneath.....
Jody wrote:I had a request for an indoor fountain in a raku glaze. I use Cecil's Copper Luster. I know Raku will not hold up to the outdoor conditions, but has anyone tried an indoor Raku water fountain and how did it do.
Thanks,
Jody Rath
Riverend Pottery
Heber Springs, AR
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sdr on wed 7 apr 04
<<<<<<Cecil's Copper Luster. I know Raku will not hold up to the outdoor
conditions, but has anyone tried an indoor Raku water fountain and how did
it do.?>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Jody, you cannot make a raku vessel or container
to hold water. So, if you want a raku finish on your
fountain, you'll have to find something to line it with.
Because raku firings are very low-temperature, the
clay is not vitrified and the glaze is soft, often crackled -
your fountain will leak, or seep, or disintegrate in a very
short time.
You could consider some plastic form to fit inside, or
you could try one of the liners available from someone
like Aftosa. There are a couple of other methods to
use, but those should get you started.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
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