Easy print and fits in a core one
Downspout Splash Boat
A familiar boat to guard your downspout and direct water away from the foundation to your garden or yard.
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Been looking at splashstones fore a while now and this model fit the bill. Nicely done plus my wife and daughter love it! Now I just have to see how long tri-color PLA silk survives in the sun. (edited)
@m3gad37h_452060 awesome, thanks for sharing!
Would be nice with the outholes to be a bit higher so that water would stay in the boat so that wild animals and insects get a automatic watersource in the garden. But will try to print the boat this weekend, always fun with little suprices in the garden.
@David_147447 that's a good suggestion. Where I live standing water will often lead to mosquitos, so I didn't consider raised outlets to keep some water in the boat. The boat does help slow the water from the downspout to keep it from washing out/eroding the soil at the flower garden though.
@drachenfire84_136874 ye that can happen here to. But I have some aquariums that I can feed with the larva if that happens so I don't mind them if I can help some other insects and wild animals. I had some boring rocks before to help with the erotion.
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Pretty funny :). You need to post a video during a downpour.
Thanks! Yes I will do that if I can. We have rain in our forecast here later this week, so I might be able to try then.
Video now uploaded in the description.
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