Do-it-yourself mini-waterfall "Koryaga"
MINI WATERFALL FROM SNAKE WITH YOUR HANDS
Are you dreaming of a small decorative waterfall on the site, but you cannot allocate finances for its purchase? And you don't have to do it at all. Such a stylish and at the same time original item can be made with your own hands from improvised materials. Try it and see for yourself.
You will need: a plastic bucket with a volume of 10 liters, a hose from a vacuum cleaner, steel wire d 1 mm - 2m, a fine mesh with a cell of 0 mm - 5 m, sand - 4 kg, cement - 3 kg, acrylic paint, epoxy resin + hardener.
At a distance of 4-8 cm from the top on the container, draw a wavy line. Then cut off the top. The hose from the vacuum cleaner (d 4 cm) will be the base for the barrel. We cut off two pieces 50 and 65 cm long (photo 1).
In the upper part of the container, we burn four holes with a soldering iron (you can use a red-hot awl) (photo2). We pass the wire through them and fix the hose. On the opposite side of the container, we fix the second segment (photo 3). We make a cutout at the top of the long hose. We fasten a short one to it (photo 4)
We wrap the structure with a metal mesh, starting with the tank and ending with the hoses (photo 5, 6). Before closing the short hose with a mesh, we cut a hole d 10 mm in it at a distance of 15 cm from the crosshairs.
For each drain for water (there are 3 in total), we fold a square into 6 layers of metal mesh. Cut it into two triangles (not completely) (photo 7)
We fix the drains on the hoses with hot glue, then with wire. They need to be fixed from top to bottom so that the water, flowing from one, falls into the bowl of the other.
We fix the first upper one under the hole in the hose (photo 8).
We prepare a solution in a proportion of 2 tbsp. cement, 5 tbsp. sifted sand, water. We apply the first layer. The concrete mixture at this stage is less viscous, we add more water to it.
After 24 hours of drying, apply a second layer of the solution. The mixture is already thick, the consistency is like sour cream (less water). We form decorative details - stones, wood fibers, bark (photo 9).
After drying, paint the product and fix everything with epoxy in two layers with an interval of 24 hours. The resin will add shine to the fountain, enhance the colors and protect it from water.
To circulate water and operate the fountain, you will need a mini submersible pump, a PVC pipe of the same diameter as the fitting on the pump (6 mm), and a 3-12 V power supply.
We insert the tube into the hole above the upper drain and stretch it down the trunk. The lower end of the tube is connected to the pump fitting, the upper end is fixed above the first drain.
We connect the power supply to the pump and seal the junction with heat shrink tubing. Place the pump on the bottom of the bowl.
Before turning on, add water to the container so that it covers the pump. After starting, by adjusting the voltage, we set the correct water pressure.
Reference by topic: Waterfall on a rock hill with your own hands: MASTER CLASS
MINI WATERFALLS WITH YOUR HANDS - VIDEO IDEAS
© Author: Svetlana Sudnik, Osipovichi. Photo by the author
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