Liquid bearing utilizing traveling waves， which does not need external pressurized source while still achieving load capacity of conventi onal hydrostatic bearings， is a novel hydrostatic bearing based on peristaltic t ransport. Based on the innovative bearing principle， a prototype is developed. And its inclination adjustment apparatus employing differential s crew is developed in order to make the bearing completely float. Experimental re s ults reveal that the prototype successfully generates a steady periodic floating force with positive steady state value. The feasibility of the bearing princip le and its steady method by actively controlling transient bearing clearance hei ght is confirmed by experiments. Experiments are also conducted to investiga te the effect of driving parameters， such as driving voltage and frequency， a s well as bearing clearance height on the steady state value of floating force.