- So today, we're going to be making
a tabletop water fountain for your new family room.
Excited? - I'm down.
OK.
Now, the basic premise for this project
is that we're going to have one larger pot that's, then, going
to have water pumped through it, it'll trickle down
into the next pot, and then back down into a receptacle
to recycle the whole process.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
Like a tranquil, waterfall sound.
- Exactly. - OK.
But tabletop friendly, so you don't
have to worry about it being, you know,
a huge mess all over the house. - OK.
Now, we have our base pot, here.
Now, this is going to be the main basin
that holds everything.
Now, this pot has to be waterproof
so that the water doesn't leech through the terracotta
and onto your tabletop.
So I, actually, used this spray that you are resting on.
And this is just a waterproof sealant.
Spray it on the inside and the outside,
two coats, all you need.
Perfect.
All right.
So, now that we've got our foundation in place,
this is going to be our biggest pot,
and it's going to be sitting right around here.
Now, this is also going to house our pump,
but we need the water to be able to flow in underneath it.
So we're going to be using this pot and this file to do that.
Now, we're going to go ahead and, just, goggle up.
Thank you, so kindly.
You're welcome.
And now, get ready for the best sound
you've ever heard in your life.
[FILING]
[LAUGHTER]
[FILING]
I can just sing to you, that'll be worse.
I don't think so.
(Singing) La, la, la, la, la.
OK.
You want to give it a shot?
OK.
See, it's like filing your nails.
It's worse, to the 10th power.
[FILING]
Oh, that's it?
You barely did anything.
Yeah, it'll take a minute.
It takes some elbow grease.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
We're not done with the file, yet.
Uhg.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Good.
I'm good?
Wow, yep. - Yeah, no.
Now, this notch is a little bit deeper, which means it will
hold the cord for our pump.
OK.
Now, this is the basic assembly for our first pump.
Now, what we want to do is, we've
got another pot here, so we're going
to drill a hole through, here.
And what we want to do is, we want to give ourselves
a directional water flow.
OK.
And a good way to do that is file it down this way.
OK.
And that helps keep the water a little bit more
of a direction to flow.
And then, we just drill.
[DRILLING]
We are getting a lot of dust, here,
and the more heat that accumulates,
and it's actually more likely to crack.
OK.
So go ahead and use some of that water for me,
and just pour it right into that hole.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Perfect.
And then, when you finish that, will you actually
get that plant back there? It's a little dry.
Yeah.
Aha!
All right.
And now, we have a nice hole through this guy.
All right.
Now, the most important part about drilling this hole
is that it has to be wide enough to accommodate the tubing
that'll come from the pump. - OK.
- Make sense? - Yes
All right.
So from here, we want to plug our tubing into the pump,
and then, we're going to drop this right into there,
thread that through that hole, just like so,
and we'll place one of our notches
so it sits on top of the outlet covers.
Nice
From here, we'll thread this guy through.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Now, you don't want all this extra because that
would just be madness.
Going to trim this down so there's only about a half inch
that's sticking over.
We just use our clear silicone, and we're
going to apply a pretty generous amount right around that rim.
Now, you're not going to see this, at all,
So you can use as much as you want.
All right, so while this is drying,
what we're actually going to do, is add some of these pebbles
that we have, right here, and, literally, just
fill in a good generous amount.
Yep, pour it in, pour it in.
- Go for it. - That's perfect.
Obviously, if we plug this in right now with water,
that water is going to shoot out like crazy.
Yes.
We don't want it that way.
We want it to go nice, controlled,
so we're just going to put that little guy right over the top.
OK.
So, we're ready for our next saucer,
and then, we'll flip one of these guys
over to give it a little bit more
height, into our last saucer.
- Aww. - Not bad, right?
Right.
So all you want to do is just add
your last decorative touches.
What's really great about a project
like this is that you can add in greenery and a few live plants.
We've got some mosses that we can add in, right here,
for some nice touches, as well.
Can we turn it on now?
OK, I know you're excited about turning this on,
but we have to let the silicone dry.
And, I need you to have some sort of good surprise
when you see it in the room, right?
OK, OK.
All right, well, while we're doing the plants,
we don't need our glasses anymore.
We'll just add our last few touches.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
All right, now, we are done.
So what do you think?
I love it I know Jalan will love it, too.
Well, now that you're a professional nail filer,
you think you want to make another one?
Uh, no.
OK, then we'll stick with this one, beautiful one instead.
Yes.