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Tony F goes dumpster diving and makes some water features from scrap materials.<\/em><\/p>\n

I spotted a couple of commercially made ponds on a table at a recent club meeting, and was struck by the sudden desire (one of Terry Pratchett’s raw inspiration particles maybe ?) to make something similar of my own.<\/p>\n

A while ago I came across some scrap pieces of clear acrylic in the skip near my workshop. They were reasonably large bits with the protective film still in place – I assume they were just leftovers from someone else’s job. They’ve been languishing in my shed for the best part of ten years waiting for the right project, and this was finally the right time.<\/p>\n

I started by drawing out a couple of random curved shapes on one piece of the acrylic with a Sharpie, and cut them out with a coping saw (which was harder than it should have been – I probably needed a finer-toothed blade). I tidied up the edges and removed any burrs with some sandpaper, taking care not to touch the main surface.<\/p>\n