Backyard Water Wheel
With just a few simple items and a little bit of crafting you can form a working water wheel.
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Old grist mill backyard water feature design jardin water powers water mill unique buildings old barns le moulin covered bridges. You can demonstrate the power and the mechanics of a water wheel by making your own. The wheel dimensions are 35 5 in diameter and 6 wide while the axle is 5 8 in diameter and 13 in length. While running the water wheel we had opportunity to talk about how energy can change its form and how we can change the natural energy into a form that we can use.
Using cedar left over from a fence and deck project this functional cedar garden water wheel is perfect for your garden pond or as a stand alone accent in your flower or shrub garden. Hand crafted by a pennsylvania amish craftsman these authentic wooden waterwheels come complete with wheel made from naturally treated yellow pine sealed zinc plated wheel bearings and a cold rolled steel axle. Apr 7 2013 inspired by lord of the rings and the shire. Water wheel at fernwood botanical garden in niles mi.
The relaxing sound of water dropping off a wood water wheel is something you and your guests will simply enjoy. With a sullivan s water wheel churning your garden pond your. Photographed on fuji velvia 50 using a mamiya rb67 camera and a 127mm lens. To make the water wheel all you need are 1 egg carton 2 paper plates a skewer scissors stapler and something to hold the water wheel.
Water wheels harness moving water to rotate and have been used by people for centuries to generate power to do things like saw wood and grind grain into flour.