DIY swivel mounted pump

[impur]

I've only mounted a MJmod to this swivel mount. I encased some magnets in resin to hold the pump wherever i wanted in the tank. Unfortunately the magnets were a little under powered and don't hold, but i've got some more magnets on the way to finish this badboy up.

I was collaborating with Sean (vanz) on this project in the beginning. We had found a swivel for holding handheld shower heads, but it cost $5 or more, and needed a lot of hacking up. This showerhead i found for $2.99 and is a little more compact. Anyway i thought i'd toss up the pics of it. Would be nice if i could find it in black...

Started off with a plastic showerhead

Next i used my dremel to cut off the threads on the showerhead where the 2 pieces are joined.

 

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Resin and casting supplies. I used some smaller Solo plastic cups, worked out to be the perfect size

I encased that piece in some resin with magnets

Next i tackled how to attach the mount to the pump.

1/2" PVC male adapter

Chopped off the threads - a close nipple would work, i just didn't have any on hand

This is the plate on top of the MJ

Cut a hole for the 1/2 nipple to fit thru. I cut the hole so that the nipple goes around the little nub on the pump. Open up an MJ and you'll see what i mean.

 

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The plate needs to be glued to the pump


Now the 2 pieces screw together like so

Finished product...almost. After the new magnets arrive i'll get pics of the thing running in my tank

 

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I'll update with pics of it in action once the new magnets arrive.

 

[killingseed2000]

awsome! great DIY, heheh can you amke me one.