How Do You Build A Gazing Ball Bubbler Fountain?
Used bowling balls are readily available and are perfect for use in building a gazing ball fountain. Look for cheap ones at secondhand stores. Bowling balls are ideal for a fountain, as they come in a variety of colors. You can build your own gazing ball fountain for inside the house, on a patio or balcony or in the flower garden. Take the bowling ball to a store and select a ceramic pot that is in proportion to the the size of the bowling ball. Check to see if the plug of the fountain pump can be threaded through the hole in the ceramic pot. If it can, attach the flexible tubing to the nozzle of the pump and place the pump at the bottom of the pot. Insert a fountain plug around the cord and push it into the hole of the pot. If there is no hole in the pot or there is but it needs to be bigger, use a diamond-tipped hole cutter and an electric drill to make a bigger hole. Drill a hole all the way through the center of the bowling ball with a 13-inch-long masonry drill bit and an electric
