Another WaterFall Reservoir

[CyberDruid]

This will be the third one so far...

Kennymester ordered another waterfall reservoir.

Here's the pictorial.


Using Ken's Sketchup drawing I made my cut list. When making something that needs 100% perfect alignment it is critical to make all the cuts of the same dimension with tghe same set for the saw at one time. This is also the most time efficient way to proceed.


Everything comes out of these pairs of strips cut to 5-1/16" wide and 4-27/32" wide.


Here are all the parts I will need.


Before I can glue anmything up I need to tap a number of ports into the panels...Ken loves reservoirs with lots and lots of ports...this way if I screw up a port I can simply remake the panel form leftover material already cut to width.


My tablesaw fence makes a handy 90 degree angle to work from for the first joint.


Using a capillary appplicator I fuse each joint\ with water-thin solvent.


It is imperative to have true 90 degree corners and perfectly straight and flat and perpendicular edges...each piece also has tgo be exactly the same width.




It's pretty chilly today and the solvent is actually frosting up the needle on the applicator...




I know it's going well when each part fits precisely...but it's one of those things where you can always screw up at the end...

Before I can seal up the reservoir I need to drill and tap the mounting holes and then place a trip of acrylic on the interior over the holes....


Last piece in place. All the joints are fused...



There are a number of small smudges and runs that get sanded and polished out...except for the ones in the interior but once filled with liquid they will dissappear.




And that's it for tonight. I will let it cure over night and then work on buffing it. Another Kennymester designed WaterFall reservoir.

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[nullface]

Ypu have to explain the concept here, what does it do better than a regular res?

Or is it just fun to watch

[Big_Daddy]

Or is it just fun to watch

Nuff said

Great work, as always CD.

[systemviper]

Wow, the more I see the more respect i get for your talent,

major cudo;s

[Martinm210]

Awesome!
I'd like to try my hand at acrylic for some testing stuff.

Any suggestions on the table saw blade? It looks like that might be more of a 60 or 80 tooth bit, but hard to tell. I figured a higher number of teeth and a nice new blade helps, but I havn't cut much acrylic yet.

And what glue is that, where do you get it? I've only used silicones before, no idea what a better bonding glue though.

Thanks!
Martin

[iandh]

Very cool.


I hate working with acrylic so much.

So much.

[Kayin]

I'll be making my own thread in a day or so's time, and I plan to incorporate what you've shown here. Who knows, I might have a new twist for you.

As always, though, a fan of your work. I seriously think I wanna order my wife one of these...

[Eddie3dfx]

As martin stated, I'm curious to how you make the cuts.
I have a good 10" diablo trim blade that I use for sheet metal and other laminates.

[taylormsj]

So so good, is it restrictive?

[CyberDruid]

Ypu have to explain the concept here, what does it do better than a regular res?

Or is it just fun to watch

It's Kennymester's design...I think it's really better answered by him.

Awesome!
I'd like to try my hand at acrylic for some testing stuff.

Any suggestions on the table saw blade? It looks like that might be more of a 60 or 80 tooth bit, but hard to tell. I figured a higher number of teeth and a nice new blade helps, but I havn't cut much acrylic yet.

And what glue is that, where do you get it? I've only used silicones before, no idea what a better bonding glue though.

Thanks!
Martin

You can get the solvent/glue that melts/fuses the acrylic from TAP Plastics or US Plastics online. I prefer Weldwood Medium but can't find it...you will also want to get a hypo to draw the fluid from the container and a capillary applicator and few spare tips.

Although you may not find one at Lowes or w/e you can find specialty blades for plastic and aluminum (they are sort of interchangable).

What you want is a high tooth count (80) ATB (Alternating Tooth Bevel) or Triple Chip with a Zero or Negative Rake to the teeth. Thin blades tend to "walk" and leave tooth marks. A standard 1/8" wide tooth on a thick blade is ideal.

I'll be making my own thread in a day or so's time, and I plan to incorporate what you've shown here. Who knows, I might have a new twist for you.

As always, though, a fan of your work. I seriously think I wanna order my wife one of these...

Give me a PM when you are ready

As martin stated, I'm curious to how you make the cuts.
I have a good 10" diablo trim blade that I use for sheet metal and other laminates.

For this I used a Freud 80 tooth ATB with a Silver nonstick coating...but I am not happy with it. The 80 tooth DeWalt cut better and neither cuts as well as the Plastic/laminates/aluminum blade I have misplaced...

So so good, is it restrictive?

Well as with any reservoir the restriction is the 1/4 BSPP fitting

No part of the interior is as restrictive as those ports

[Movieman]

What you want is a high tooth count (80) ATB (Alternating Tooth Bevel) or Triple Chip with a Zero or Negative Rake to the teeth. Thin blades tend to "walk" and leave tooth marks. A standard 1/8" wide tooth on a thick blade is ideal.
For this I used a Freud 80 tooth ATB with a Silver nonstick coating...but I am not happy with it. The 80 tooth DeWalt cut better and neither cuts as well as the Plastic/laminates/aluminum blade I have misplaced...

For the few times I've cut acrillic I've used a sears 200 tooth blade.
Designed for veneers it's a steel blade, no carbide teeth so it will dull quickly but you can resharpen.
Not having the carbide makes for a thinner cleaner cut..
Still got one of the 3 I bought back in 1990 for $9.99 each..

[Boogerlad]

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...058#post176058
that guide does a pretty good job on how to glue acrylic.

[CyberDruid]

Water pictures are needed! :p

YouTube - Another CyberDruidPC Waterfall Reservoir

[[XC] NetburstXE]

Awesome! I love the blue LEDs!

[yooN]

I wants one! Great job, CD!

[TheBlackWaltZ]

How much will one of these run me, and I would request one with green LED instead of blue, LOOKS NICE THO!

this is so what I originally wanted!

[Boogerlad]

i love it. Great job!

[Cptn Vortex]

Doesnt that aerate the water? allowing more air bubbles to circulate, not to mention airborne Particles and bacteria/algae formation?

It sure looks awesome though!!

[coolmiester]

Awesome job CyberDruid

You know, it goes against everything that a res should be but in my book it is perfect and hats off to you fella for constructing such an off the wall piece of art.

I love it and i want one

[smee]

I love this!! Looks amazing! (as is all of your work! )

Nice music in the vid BTW,

How much would one of these cost?

[Swatrecon_]

Doesnt that aerate the water? allowing more air bubbles to circulate, not to mention airborne Particles and bacteria/algae formation?

It sure looks awesome though!!

yea, actually i think that will occur later on down the road.

[yooN]

CD, maybe you could put some plastic trees in there and make it a decoration too!

[lior307]

Great Work , Great Idea ,
I wanted to make a fontain in my computer but found out that
I don't have enough space for this (maybe i'll do it external) .

[Martinm210]

Awesome, thanks for the tips on the blade and glue, I'll look for that.


FYI, you could actually calculate the flow rate with that one, it's a nice simple wier calculation.

Here is an online calculator, just plug in the width of flow over that top wier along with the depth in centimeters and you'll have a flow rate. I think technically the wier should be vertical on the backside, but it would still be a good approximation.

http://www.pondrushes.net/metcalc/metstream.htm

There are probably some better calculators out there too, that was just a quick search.

[fart_plume]

CD a little trick I learned working with plastics at hospital equipment manufacturer is that if you apply beeswax (stick form) on the saw blade while its running, the wax will act as a lube and keep the plastic from sticking to it and it helps make a cleaner cut. Works for drilling and tapping plastics too.