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,…
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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:

doesn't matter PLA

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.

Post-Printing =============

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.

Category: Interactive Art

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The author marked this model as their own original creation. Imported from Thingiverse.

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