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[Phantom]

I just build a dock, it works.

[SolarShado]

No, wooden pumps wear down if they pump magma.

In my experience, they sometimes do, and sometimes they don't... I haven't done enough testing to figure out why tho.

A while back, I was making a magma-fall, and one of the (all-wood) pumps burned, and not because magma got onto the walkable tile, just from pumping the magma. This pump was powered by machienery (gear assemblies and such). I actually caught a look at it with [t] just before it broke, and one of the pieces, I forget which one, was worn (xitemx, or possibly xXitemXx).

More reciently, I was pumping magma to get through an aquifer (again with an all-wood pump) and didn't have a problem. The only difference was that this pump was dwarf powered (Pump Operator) and was probably made from a different kind of wood.

[Inquisitor Saturn]

Okay, reset stuff, now using glass pumps.

In the meantime, I got an idea for a way to build a giant obsidian statue.

Start with a giant, hollow building, and fill the first floor with magma. At the top, perhaps using a bunch of grates or something, have dwarfs carry water up and pour a bit of water in via pond designations. The water will harden the first layer in the shape you want. Fill up the second layer with magma and repeat. When completed, drain away the magma. Solid, engravable obsidian statue!

Good idea or great idea?

[Demonic Spoon]

Been done, obsidian casting.