Water drop shots. (Dripper help needed please)

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Hi folks have been messing around with water drop shots of late with pretty poor results from most things I have tried to use as a dripper. Can anyone recommend some items for me to try that will give me a nice constant and fast'ish flow when attached to a support please? Pics of setups if you hare happy to share them would be very helpful also.

Tommy.
 
No personal experience, but saw a video with a plastic bag hung above a tray of water and a pin prick hole made in the bag. It provided a constant flow of drops.

Worth trying?

Ken
 
Cheers Ken, I have tried plastic bags but didn't get a very good stream of drips on any of my attempts with them. Quite possibly just me at fault though and more practice with holing it needed.


Tommy.
 
I used a sandwich bag suspended from the arm of an old tripod which I then pricked with the pin of a badge. Seemed to produce a nice sized drip.

If you click my link below it there are some examples that are my first attempts with doing this using milk & water.
 
To get the constant flow you need to make one of these dead easy to make :cool: An old drinks bottle a piece of tube and some silicon sealant and about 15 mins should do it!

Then for the actual dripper you will need to go shopping :shake: Try and find one of those cake decorating kits, a syringe type thing for putting thin beads of icing on cakes! Something like this (Not actually suggesting this one, but you get the idea) Try to find a nozzle of about 2 mm but a few different sizes is a good idea :D

Stick one end of the tube in the nozzle then fill the top of the nozzle with the silicone to hold the tube in place and seal it so the water will drip from the tube through the nozzle ..

Then just put the whole thing together, but make sure the set up is airtight as that is what gives the constant water pressure, you change the pressure by adjusting the height of the tube in the bottle ....
Hope this helps :thumbs:
 
Sorry, forgot to say that once you've got it all sorted! You can take up cake decorating with the bits that are left over ...:D
 
Well Splog is the water drop king so I would go with his suggestion - but in the meantime you could try the low tech approach...

I use an empty hand wash bottle with a hole pierced in the bottom tied to my monopod with string. Monopod is wedged between the bookcase and the bed with the bottle dangling over a bowl. Add water to bottle - voila!

The more water you add the higher the pressure and the faster the drips are.

I've also heard that if you use a plastic bag put it on top of a tennis racket - means that it always drips in the same place.

EDIT - I don't have a tennis racket so I couldn't tell you if it does actually help at all...
 
find a lab
borrow a 500ml separating funnel and a clamp stand
fill funnel, secure in stand, open tap slightly
job done
 
Cheers for all the responses guys, just reading through them now and checking out which would be most suitable for me. I really like the idea of the one in your diagram Splog but not sure if my craft/DIY skills would be up to it *blush*. Simplest and most controllable looks like the measuring funnel and clamp stand if I can lay my hands on any.

Tommy.
 
Pop along to your nearest pet shop and buy some of these...

http://www.netpetshop.co.uk/p-21084-algarde-two-2-way-gang-valve-6mm-airline-fish-tank.aspx

Make a hole in the cap of an empty pop bottle and glue the valve in withthe thumb screw on the outside .. cut the bottom off the bottle and make a couple of holes for string to hang it, inverted. Then with the cap firmly back in place, fill with water ... can easily be adjusted with the thumb screw on the valve :thumbs:
 
GarynLea said:
Pop along to your nearest pet shop and buy some of these...

http://www.netpetshop.co.uk/p-21084-algarde-two-2-way-gang-valve-6mm-airline-fish-tank.aspx

Make a hole in the cap of an empty pop bottle and glue the valve in withthe thumb screw on the outside .. cut the bottom off the bottle and make a couple of holes for string to hang it, inverted. Then with the cap firmly back in place, fill with water ... can easily be adjusted with the thumb screw on the valve :thumbs:
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Interesting link :thumbs: Strangely enough I found this which is pretty much what I use after a bit of modding :D
 
I've had a go at this in the past, and found that a freezer bag suspended over the bowl worked fine. Hang it from a corner, so one of the other corners points towards the bowl. Prick it with a pin, and you have a steady rate in the same place every time.
 
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