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Re: Tightening Bricks
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:25:13 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Greg Majewski writes:
> Hello,
> I am starting to work with a large fountain type deal that wraps around the
> current building I am creating. I want to use actual water, but my first
> attempt in channelling it left the entire thing soaking wet; the bricks were
> not tight enough and water seeped through them. I have tightened them as best
> I can, but they still have too many gaps. Does anyone have any
> reccomendations on how to fix this? And while I'm on the subject of water,
> does anyone know if pneumatics can pump water? I'm thinking of using a pump
> to get the water to the top of the building, where it will cascade down a
> trough.
First, Yes - the pneumatic pumps will pump water with no problems. I use two
of them sitting in the basin of a castle baseplate (to catch the water) to
create a small fountain on our train layout. The problem I get is the water
doesn't want to follow the proper path back to the pumps, so I get some
leakage. Oh well, blame the designer - me!
Have you tried sealing the bricks with rubber cement? If you put a thin layer
across the gaps, that should seal, without being too obvious. (And it can be
removed easily too!) Or perhaps some cling-film wrap like you'd use to cover
food?
This sounds like a neat project - good luck!
John1
(of course, remove the ".nospam" to reply...)
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| (...) Is there any worry about exhausting the lubricant (or is there no lubricant)? I suppose WD-40 would rejuvenate it if it did get exhausted. (...) If the surroundings of the water well are large enough, one could hide the plastic wrap behind a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Hello, I am starting to work with a large fountain type deal that wraps around the current building I am creating. I want to use actual water, but my first attempt in channelling it left the entire thing soaking wet; the bricks were not tight enough (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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