Old Water Pump with movable handle

Old water pump made for a Sylvanian Families scene but would also work nicely as a decoration in for instance a flower pot arrangement or scale diorama. Only the small "fat" version has been printed but I also added the original version which is more slender. Each water pump model comes in two versions, with and without a bottom stick.

The model is made by three parts, pump, handle and pin so that it's possible to move the handle up and down. The pin is made of a piece of 1.75 mm filament which is much more sturdy then printing a pin. It's possible that it's possible to use a toothpick too but perhaps the hole needs to be widened slightly then.

I had bad luck when thinking when making the first version since it's obviously way to big for Sylvanian Families which was my intended use, but I kinda like the more slender shape so added it too in case someone would like a slightly bigger version. The Sylvanian version is a bit more sturdy to be able to handle kids play.

If you print this model for your kids I would recommend a high infill percentage, or else the parts holding the handle will probably break off after a while.

If you are printing this water pump as decoration you might want to add a "stick" from the handle and down into the pump. I ignored this quite essential mechanism in the model since it would just not be sturdy enough for kids to play with and the handle would most likely need to be stuck in one place too which makes it less fun.

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