Homemade Waterfall Fountain
- 1). Place a piece of 2-inch diameter bamboo into the center of your pot so the bamboo sticks up vertically. Place a mark on the side of the bamboo to denote the overall height you want for your fountain. Take the bamboo out and cut it to length with a hacksaw. The larger the pot, the larger your overall waterfall will be. Select a pot that suits the size of the room where you will keep the waterfall.
- 2). Position two pieces of 3/4-inch diameter bamboo across the center of the pot and mark the ends so there is about 2 inches of overhang on each piece of bamboo. Cut the bamboo pieces to length with the saw.
- 3). Place the 2-inch diameter bamboo vertically in the center of the pot and lay the 3/4-inch diameter bamboo across the pot with one piece of bamboo on each side of the vertical bamboo.
- 4). Slide the vertical bamboo off the bottom of the pot by 2 inches then tie all three pieces together with twine. This will hold the vertical bamboo in an upright position.
- 5). Drill a 5/8-inch hole through one side of the bamboo with a hand drill and a hole saw.
- 6). Slide a piece of 5/8-inch diameter bamboo into the hole then cut the bamboo at a 45-degree angle. Make the piece short enough so that when water comes out of it, it flows the water back into the pot.
- 7). Secure the 5/8-inch diameter bamboo to the 2-inch piece by placing a bead of construction adhesive inside the 2-inch piece where the 5/8-inch bamboo comes through the inside wall.
- 8). Feed a piece of 1/2-inch tubing up through the 2-inch piece of bamboo and into the 5/8-inch spout. Position the tubing so it is not visible.
- 9). Place the pump inside the pot and connect the tubing. Fill the pot half full of water.
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Plug the pump into an electrical outlet. The water will flow up through the tube, come out of the spout and flow back into the pot.
