Post #711185 by Gwen on Fri, Mar 14, 2014 8:48 PM

Thanks for the kind words, Eric. The tiki came before painting. Yes, the fountain is functional, or will be. I made the drain hole in the basin kind of small, so it can't handle a large volume of water. I have found, alas, that small pumps don't have enough oomph to lift water that high, and larger pumps move more water than the drain can handle. There is a third pump I will be trying which may strike the perfect medium- otherwise I will have to redo the basin. Live and learn. So yes, working out the logistics of it all were a little challenging. A big issue is that despite my best efforts to keep the weight down, that is still one SERIOUSLY heavy tiki. I hope to make another in the months to with a much larger hollow at the core. Live and learn.....
I want the frame for the fire dancers to be just like the original Witco ones- simple, narrow wood.

BTW, want to add that the fountain is not actually hypertufa, but rather a mix of two parts vermiculite to one part portland cement. It is lighter than hypertufa.

[ Edited by: Gwen 2014-03-14 21:19 ]