Mushroom Water Fountain

Hi All,

Today I will share how I made this mini mushroom water fountain using 3d printed parts.

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Step 1: What Do We Need ?

• 9W Motor
• Skewer
• 3d Printed parts for the Nozzle
  • Download the STL files from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4714479
  • Print at 0.28mm
  • Time: 2hrs
  • No Supports needed
  • Infill: does not matter
• Stones or marbles for decoration
• Big vessel/container for water pond

Step 2: Nozzle Assembly

• There are 3 main 3d printed part
  • The pipe: Has an inner radius of 14mm to fit a common fish tank pump
  • The holders: this holds the cap in place and align to the center
  • The Cap: this is what gives shape to the flowing water
• The pipe is 150mm long
• On a wooden skewer, fix the 2 holders and the cap as shown
• We need 2 holders to keep the skewer aligned to the center of the pipe, this help is even distribution of water flow
• Remember the two holders must be 2 to 3 cm apart from each other and there has to be a good distance between the holders and the cap
• If you want, you can super glue this before pushing it into the pipe
• There has to be a gap of 2 to 3mm between the pipe and the cap
• Place the pipe on the pump as shown
• We do not need any glue

Step 3: Configuring the Nozzle

• Place the pump with the nozzle in a deep container
• Pull the cap up by 10 mm
• Switch on the pump and gently push the cap down to achieve the required shape
• If you push the cap very close to the pipe, the water will spill everywhere
• and if the gap is too much, then you will not get mushroom
• it may take few tries to get the balance right

Step 4: Decorate

• Now the have archived the right mushroom effect
• Move the setup into a suitable container, which is a bit deep
• Add stones or marbles
• Switch it on and relax with the soothing sound of the water fountain

Hope you liked this project

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Items for Future

• Use a powerful motor or scale down based on motor capacity
• Test adding soap to reduce water's surface tension
• Get a decorative bucket for the water pond/tank