| Water wheel was an invention of ancient times | | | | designed for the water wheel pump. This is the |
| and it has been used through ages not only for | | | | least technical section involved in the whole building |
| pumping water but also for producing water to | | | | process. It should be given as much height as one |
| grind grain and cut wood. Water wheel pumps are | | | | wants. The normal shape is to have two large |
| usually used for providing water in areas where | | | | triangles that are stabilized with a supporting |
| the availability of safe drinking water is difficult. | | | | beam. Even an optional base can be added for |
| This article explains a simple and useful guide to | | | | additional support. The water wheel will fit into the |
| build one's own water wheel pump. | | | | groves provided in the stand. |
| Materials Needed | | | | 3. Cutting the Sides – The wooden planks that |
| - Wooden planks or cardboard | | | | were previously marked have to be cut using a |
| - Hot glue | | | | cutter or a saw. |
| - Skewer | | | | 4. Paddles – The paddles have to be |
| - Buckets | | | | positioned at an angle of about 40 degrees away |
| - Pen and pencil | | | | from the two halves of the water wheel. Glue |
| Tools Needed | | | | can be used for fixing the paddles in place. A |
| - Hammer | | | | skewer is needed to pass through the centers of |
| - Sewing pins | | | | the two sides of the water wheel. |
| - Nails | | | | 5. Bringing together the Water Wheel and Stand |
| - Protractor | | | | – The water wheel has to be now placed on |
| - Scissors | | | | the stand. If the water wheel is needed to be |
| - Ruler | | | | used for water supply purposes as part of the |
| Procedure | | | | garden, then it would be better to build a bigger |
| 1. Designing – First of all, the structure has to | | | | one. |
| be designed properly. Wooden planks or pieces of | | | | 6. Connecting buckets – The buckets have to |
| cardboard have to be used for this purpose. A | | | | be attached to the axle of the water wheel and |
| straight line should be drawn at a distance of 2? | | | | its performance has to be checked. Now the |
| from the border of one of the wooden planks | | | | water wheel pump is ready to go into action to |
| and it has to be divided into 10 equal parts. These | | | | pump water. |
| will serve as paddles. Then, two circles should be | | | | Caution and tips |
| drawn with a protractor. The centers of these | | | | - The purpose of water wheel determines |
| circles are the points where the axle connects to | | | | the size that is needed. |
| the two parts of the machinery which is being | | | | - It has to be made sure that the stand is |
| built. Now, the pieces have to be marked out | | | | able enough to support the weight of the water |
| according to the size of the proposed water | | | | wheel pump. |
| wheel, there is no option to have a wheel that is | | | | - Tools have to be carefully used and it is |
| not balanced well. It is essential to get correct | | | | important to keep hands safe with gloves. |
| measurements of these pieces. | | | | This was the basic and simple procedure for |
| 2. Making the Stand – The stand have to be | | | | building a water wheel pump. |