Tabletop Water Feature / Fountain

A cascade water-feature suitable for a side table or other "objet d'art." Designed to let you customize the height, width, components, and more. Requires a small aquarium pump or equivalent to drive the water.

Print Settings

Printer:

Anet A8

Rafts:

No

Supports:

No

Resolution:

0.12 or 0.06

Infill:

25%

Filament:

your choice

Notes:

The bolts which are used to link up the wall sections are a snug fit. I recommend using a little silicone spray. If you have serious fit problems, try printing them at maybe 95%. While the image shows a 2-wide by 4-high assembly, the wall pieces fit together however you like. If you have the space and a strong enough pump, pretty much any height and width is possible.

Parts designed so only the pitcher "Limmasol" needs support. Print all wall parts on their back. Print the pedestal section vertical; most printers can easily bridge without the need for supports. The pitcher is a highly "morphed" version of an antique "Limmasol" scan I found somewhere on myminifactory. I provided a "stone gutter" as an optional device; you can easily substitute your own thingy. The support pedestals have a through hole which could be used for feeding LEDs into the pitchers, or as additional water sources, or whatever you like. I recommend a little rubber cement or tiny dabs of ShoeGoo to hold each pitcher/gutter in place. The backside of the Gargoyle will accept 1/4" rubber tubing; it is pretty easy to buy or fab your own adapters if you wish to use other diameters. Be cautious if you decide to drill out the opening!

How I Designed This

The gargoyle is one I found somewhere on the 'net. I "reamed" a thru hole using Meshmixer. I took some photos of stone walls and converted them to lithopanes, then merged with simple back pieces, and then cleared the connector holes. The source for the pitcher is a scan that I believe is available at myminifactory.com -- search for "6488-limassol-archaeological-museum-vessel" All other elements and design bits were done in Meshmixer.