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This Japanese water function literally rocks to scare starving critters away from your garden For more on microcontrollers and wearables, check out Make: Volume 43. Don't have this issue? Get it in the Maker Shed. In Japanese, shishi-odoshi methods "deer scarer." This type of water fountain slowly fills a hollow bamboo branch with water, and after that suddenly tips making a mild knocking noise that will repel any animals eating your garden.

I constructed a little fountain to suit a planter just 8 throughout (see my original job here). Marty Marfin in the Make: Labs built one 3 tall (shown above) that makes a gorgeous focal point for an outdoor garden. Here's how to develop your own, for about $50$150 depending on the size you select.

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You'll desire one upright piece to have couple of or no nodes, as you'll need to run tubing through it. For Find Out More Here , you want a node in the middle, which will form the bottom of the scoop that fills with water. Working with bamboo is not like working with dimensional lumber.

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Be prepared to change directions appropriately. Drill a 7/32" hole just behind the main node and directly through the center of the bamboo. Insert the much shorter, test axis through the hole, and secure it in a bench vise so the axis is directly up. Now trim one end of the bamboo at a shallow angle of about 30, keeping the saw perpendicular to the ground.

Figuring out exactly where to install the water scoop on the uprights is key. Dry-fit the bamboo frame together and use a short-term crosspiece of wood or bamboo to help support it. Trim the tubing if required, and connect it to the pump. My pump came with a valve that can partly restrict the water circulation.