HI Frank,
Thanks, yeah I get some basic Image in my head and I just go from there! It shoots water like a Fire Hose!
It just proves how twisted I am I supose?
Anyway glad you liked it!
Finally posted it correctly!

Chuck

Hi Jammie,
Thanks, You know I've been busy with everything but Fabrication. I get a chance once a week to go into the Garage. I guess I've learned to work fast.
I do plan to have lights on the Fountain.
You know I'm not sure what the Finish will be?
I'll have to see what the Budget allows and go from there

Cheers

Hi Lin,
I sure hope it cast some really cool shadows?
Time will tell?
Yes, I'll post a link for the video when it's done

Chuck

Hi Nelson,

You know your always my toughest critic, but I always value you opinion. Hence the Post!
Man, I hope it comes together, Started out with one concept and ended up with a couple of others.
The Plumbing DOES work I Shot a stream about 5 feet high.
I'm still undecieded how I will disperse the water, Shooting high or trickle?
I need to know what was that Marine Clear coat you used on some of your pieces with a yellowish tint. And is it water proof? I really liked the Finish!!!

Stay Cool,

Chuck

Hi Chuck,
Sorry, I do not mean to put any work down, and always hope the recipient will draw a little benefit if any, from my input. This represents a real risk as a comment can at times be misunderstood,but believe me if a tell you a mean good, otherwise I`d tell you right off the bat,LOL. Back to topic Chuck.The marine finish your talking about may be ok if the fountain is not exposed to light, temp, and water. Truthfully, I doubt it`d be the best for outdoor mild steel works. Nonetheless, if some maintenance is not an issue then you may try. Realize though, that such varnish will give you that glassy yellow tone you mentioned. Here`s an idea Chuck as you like that finish: what about applying some high resistance clear coat over the marine varnish. I assume the last marine coat should be quite dry before applying the last shielding clear coats. In your case the more coats you apply the glassier the look.
In regards to colors, the cristal clear tone diamonds are the most common and what we first think of when it comes to diamonds, but the come in all kinds of tones. I`ve seen them greenish, topaz like, bluish, and pink, black being the rearest and most expensive. So a yellowish tone is ok too. A sound project may call for stainless steel. Now, I believe now you face the trickiest part, where your piece will really explode in front of the viewer or will simply..., you know what I mean. Here`s another freaky idea if you wish: as the sculpture has two well defined geometric shapes that correspond to the crystalline structure of diamonds, I`m talking about those two rhomboid shaped parts, one at the middle and one towards the top, what about making two water outlets ( sprinklers ), one on top and the second coming from that middle, and letting the two sprinkle patterns overlap. The outlets would look better if the sprinkle pattern is not round but square, this way you`d get faced patterns. Imagine now the square pattern from top now rotated 90 degrees over the bottom one not to have the sides of the square patterns aligned. Playing with this concept, regulating the pressure having one valve for each pattern, and a third as a bypass to send it over the very top center may be very interesting. Don`t think it`d take much money for materials, but it`ll take enough time tinkering with creative engineering, and maybe an excellent opportunity for you to incorporate your sculptures into a very saleable product many like: a creative fountain.
I`ve played a bit with water, forced by clients` requests, and believe me the potential is great. Wish I had some background in sprinklers engineering, oh well, take your time to complete that 70 percent to go,lol. Shoot, Chuck this guy is really pushy Huh. Let us know how it is going. People here I`m sure can contribute with ideas and tech tips to help you get where you want. Good luck. Nelson.

Hi Nelson,
Thanks so much for your input!!
I was mistaken I thought the Marine Finish was waterproof?
Oops!
No Biggy, I'll make it waterproof.
I would have loved to make it out of S.S. but the cost was prohibitive.
Anyway I'll get her done someday!!

Thanks again man,

Regards,

Chuck

Howdy Chuck,

After my comments about marine varnish and your repply regarding its waterproof property, for some reason I thought I`d better find out a bit more to shed a bit light on the topic. Sure enough, I learned what a Marine Varnish means and what some of its protective properties are. The problem with most protective coatings exposed to sunlight is their inability to withstand prolonged exposure to UV light, which eventually cracks the protective film and allows water to come in contact with the wood or metal used, thus degradation starts.So you need some improved stuff that has a UV inhibitor or quencher as it`s called. The neat feature about using such varnish in my opinion, is that results in a thick glassy resin-like coating attractive to people, and it`s due to the resin content in the formulation as a matter of fact. Chuck, you`ve probably seen dry, crystalised sap from a tree, as glassy yellowish to brown drops, well that`s the best description I could give you as to the look you can achieve applying many coats on your work. There are some excellent state of the art compounds in the industry, checkèm out. Being all relative, you could say diamonds are "forever" but not man made stuff.
Gee, great I`ve learned a bit about M.Varnish. I`ve used it quite a bit but mostly for interior work. Check out this grill I made lately, the customer didn`t want to use stainless and he liked the combination of some rust and texture. I warned him about Dear Rust, he said it`d be ok. Well after three months the mild sheet has started to show some flakyness due to UV varnish break down, and he`s a bit worry. Told to apply linseed oil regularly to maintain an oily film on. The client didn`t want to pay extra protection like UV inhibitors and so on, there you go... Hey, Chuck, it`s art! A rusty diamond wil have that orange color and with the sparkling water may just look great. Here`s a name Rusty Diamond. No pun intended I mean it in fact. Ì`m learning to try odd stuff, and well administered seems to work...nelson.

Hi Nelson,
Thanks again, what you have described with the use of variuos resins is the route I would like to try.
I'll look into the products and their expense and see if I can pull it off.
The budget has been in better shape, but sometimes tough times require tough decisions.
I do appreciate all of your comments and help with my project!

Thanks,

Chuck