Submersible fountain pumps
Hannah Brehmer
Dear Michelle,
I just ordered a dozen pumps from a company mentioned on Clayart. .
With shipping they only cost $8.50. The company is Lou Davis Wholesale and
the phone number is 1-800-748-6977. They're the cheapest I found and seem
to work well. I had to use a plastic hose which I already had to try one
out, as it wasn't included. Worked very well, with plenty of pressure for a
little table top fountain. Best wishes, Hannah
Edmund B Burke
Sue Beach wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> With all the talk of fountain pumps, I just wondered if anyone would
> share how they make fountains? I'm such a novice at clay that I haven't
> been able to conceptualize how to make one and I'd really like one for
> my home office.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sue Beach
> in Muncie, Indiana, where we finally have sun after 4 days of rain and
> the lilacs are soooo close to opening
Table top fountains can be very elaborate as you probably already
know, but also (fortunately) quite simple to make. The simplest is a
bowl deep enough to hold a pump that can be covered in small river rocks
or pebbles. You can either let the pump just bubble up over the rocks or
attach a small tube to the pump and insert the tubing into another
smaller vessel that allows the water to pour out as it is pumped up. The
latter described one sells for $79.95 at "Wild Birds Unlimited" in
Atlanta--it's about 7" high and 5" in diameter!
Lynne
Bruce Girrell
For those who may be interested:
I ordered some Kona feldspar and the supply house substituted a product
called Minspar.
It wasn't in my Insight MDT, so I made a couple of calls and tracked down
the analysis.
SiO2 9.955 76.8%
Al2O3 1.069 14.0
Na2O 0.616 4.9
K2O 0.232 2.8
CaO 0.153 1.1
MgO Trace
Fe2O3 0.003 0.06
LOI 0.3
Kraft actually supplied the percentages and I converted to unity, so the
numbers to trust are the percentages.
Bruce "for what it's worth" Girrell
David Hendley
I've been using "Minspar 200" for years.
Here are my figures, both are from data sheets
from the manufacturer:
"Typical analysis"
SiO2 67.9%
Al2O3 19.2
Fe2O3 .06
CaO 1.5
MgO trace
Na2O 6.9
K2O 4.1
L.O.I. .3
"Actual analysis, 8/14/97"
SiO2 68.95%
Al2O3 18.32
Fe2O3 .051
CaO 1.53
Na2O 6.50
K2O 4.37
L. O. I. .23
Quite a few significant differences, especially in the silica
and alumina percentages.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hen...@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com