Building a wooden air raid siren

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I built this air raid siren ten years ago. Looking at the old video, I realized I could edit that much better now. This version is only half as long without skipping much!
Article about the siren build: woodgears.ca/siren
2012 building the siren: • Building the air raid ...
2012 testing the siren: • Testing the air raid s...

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  • @onjofilms
    @onjofilms Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure your wife was 100% behind you on this project and understood it's importance. I know mine would be.

  • @chriscardwell3495

    @chriscardwell3495

    Жыл бұрын

    Good for telling children it is meal time . . .

  • @Gin-toki

    @Gin-toki

    Жыл бұрын

    LOL!

  • @ZachStein

    @ZachStein

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, just like my wife was behind me harbor freight 12V cordless carhorn project :P

  • @JWB671

    @JWB671

    Жыл бұрын

    Ten year old video don’t think he was married then.

  • @occulus2615

    @occulus2615

    Жыл бұрын

    @@chriscardwell3495 All children in a 5km radius.

  • @joemoskowitz7427
    @joemoskowitz7427 Жыл бұрын

    This is not the first time I've watched an entire Matthias video thinking that it all looked really familiar, to go to the description at the end and see that it's a re-edited older video lol. I keep thinking that I'm crazy then realize I'm not lol. I KNEW that I saw him make a siren before lol.

  • @He4vyD

    @He4vyD

    Жыл бұрын

    The fact that he suddenly looked 10 years younger did not give it away?

  • @Kineth1

    @Kineth1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@He4vyD My thoughts: Hm, he looks younger.

  • @Guss725

    @Guss725

    Жыл бұрын

    I thought the same thing. I remember this vid from about 10 years ago

  • @cancelhandles

    @cancelhandles

    Жыл бұрын

    Same, and I haven't even watched him in years.

  • @senatorjosephmccarthy2720

    @senatorjosephmccarthy2720

    Жыл бұрын

    This one isn't a revamp, it's the conclusion of the first. He just got out of jail from the first one.

  • @aserta
    @aserta Жыл бұрын

    I actually made one after this. I use it from time to time to remind my neighbors who like loud music that i can be LOUDER!

  • @ricos1497

    @ricos1497

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm guessing it backfired when the guests at your neighbour's house all piled over to yours where the party sounded a lot more wild?

  • @SonofTheMorningStar666

    @SonofTheMorningStar666

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ricos1497 😂

  • @CitizenAyellowblue

    @CitizenAyellowblue

    Жыл бұрын

    I must try that with my neighbour’s barking dogs..

  • @ricos1497

    @ricos1497

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Doorknobz it's an old video, re-edited. Hence why Matthias looks so young...

  • @RonakDhakan
    @RonakDhakan Жыл бұрын

    I was thinking "How many air raid sirens does this man need?" Then I read your description.

  • @MrJlucRober

    @MrJlucRober

    Жыл бұрын

    As MANY as band saws ! A 26" one now !

  • @yurikslalom
    @yurikslalom Жыл бұрын

    Watching it long ago was interesting and entertaining. Now hearing this sound every day is just terrifying. I wish everyone hears this sound only on this awesome channel.

  • @-Sean_

    @-Sean_

    Жыл бұрын

    I hope you and your family are safe and healthy

  • @psychoticvenom
    @psychoticvenom Жыл бұрын

    You look so pleased with yourself. Also the cautious plugging in of the siren cracks me up.

  • @BeeHiverson

    @BeeHiverson

    2 ай бұрын

    I know that face is something you make when you know it’s going to be really cool if things don’t go south!

  • @bradley3549
    @bradley3549 Жыл бұрын

    Love these abridged editions - mainly because I value efficiency. Looking back, I really like the design of the vanes and am curious as to their suitability for a dust collector. It feels like they are more secure than the thinner style used on most wooden dust collectors due to the large glue surface area.

  • @brothyr

    @brothyr

    Жыл бұрын

    more secure but you will need a bigger motor to run it with the increased weight.

  • @bradley3549

    @bradley3549

    Жыл бұрын

    @@brothyr I can see the additional mass reducing the acceleration - but once up to speed the horsepower requirements should be dictated by the airflow and not the weight of the rotor. Right?

  • @SilasLives1
    @SilasLives1 Жыл бұрын

    There is nothing that could come in more handy then a good air raid siren.

  • @AW-pz3qc

    @AW-pz3qc

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, never know when it might need one? LOL Gotta love Matthias, he thinks of the things nobody else does and gives us a good laugh in the process. I love the expression on his face during the testing phase.

  • @NightmareQueenJune
    @NightmareQueenJune Жыл бұрын

    I was (and am) always impressed at your ingenuity with these projects. Doing things like this with minimal tools.

  • @sparqqling

    @sparqqling

    Жыл бұрын

    And then get's his pantarouter out....

  • @eleSDSU

    @eleSDSU

    Жыл бұрын

    "minimal"????

  • @NightmareQueenJune

    @NightmareQueenJune

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eleSDSU Yes, minimal. He turned the hub with the motor he later used and used his table saw to make it round. He could also have gone for a drill instead of the motor. Many others would have made this either on a lathe or some other way that doesn't result in it being as round. In some other projects he used a motor itself as a lathe, etc. Yes, he has quite an assortment of tools. But he uses them in really clever ways.

  • @DmytroLutsenko
    @DmytroLutsenko Жыл бұрын

    hearing air raid sirens every day, do not need to have my own) Thanks for video!

  • @Sgt_Hest
    @Sgt_Hest Жыл бұрын

    You know the world is in a bad place, when you look at DIY air raid sirens 😂

  • @jamescollier3

    @jamescollier3

    Жыл бұрын

    or you can turn off the --politics-- news :)

  • @JohnDoe-zs9nj

    @JohnDoe-zs9nj

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jamescollier3 Thanks for the advice, but the world is still a bad place. I hear real sirens every day. 😞 (I am from Ukraine)

  • @puckcat22679

    @puckcat22679

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JohnDoe-zs9nj you genuinely have a reason to worry. I don't think the comment was directed at those in your current situation. Anyhow, I wish you the best. Slava Ukraina!

  • @jamesbizs

    @jamesbizs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JohnDoe-zs9nj the world has never been a better place in all of history. Take his advice and turn off the news.

  • @jamesbizs

    @jamesbizs

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JohnDoe-zs9nj and be like me. I escaped Ukraine in 1991

  • @jalal1118
    @jalal1118 Жыл бұрын

    I can hear 2 different sounds. Amazing work!

  • @awogbob
    @awogbob Жыл бұрын

    This was the first video I ever saw of yours. Cool to see it reedited! Its been crazy watching you get married and have kids and see them grow. I was in grade 12 when I found your videos and now I have a five year old. Time flies. Thanks Matthias!

  • @Absfor30
    @Absfor30 Жыл бұрын

    Really like the fresh edits for your older projects, Brings your content to new eyes as well as nostalgia for me

  • @5iwot5
    @5iwot5 Жыл бұрын

    I just realized that I've been following you for at least 8-9 years (maybe even 10). Pretty insane! Almost half my life I've been watching your videos.

  • @projectofscientistob7878

    @projectofscientistob7878

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ASMROW

    @ASMROW

    Жыл бұрын

    And he didn't even like or comment back. You wasted your 10 years.

  • @5iwot5

    @5iwot5

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ASMROW Oh I don't mind! I come here for the content, not his acknowledgement of my existence.

  • @Siskiyous6
    @Siskiyous6 Жыл бұрын

    Most sirens have cones, mega phones if you will. Directed the sound will be much louder. Nice build!

  • @patricktkeegan
    @patricktkeegan Жыл бұрын

    The antics you get up to never cease to entertain me Matthias 😂

  • @pixelpatter01
    @pixelpatter01 Жыл бұрын

    Try blowing air from another source such as a leaf blower to feed the air input and also consider a horn to match the impedance of the moving air to the larger outside air. I'm not doing a good job explaining it but the moving air pulses coming out of the fan / stator need to be transferred to a larger cross section of air, like a Victrola phonograph. Love your project.

  • @madmayhem2000
    @madmayhem2000 Жыл бұрын

    Always shocked by what you can make with wood. Very cool project!

  • @nu1x

    @nu1x

    Жыл бұрын

    Well, you can make pretty much everything. Even swords ! Which are lethal !

  • @jamesbizs

    @jamesbizs

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol you can make everything.

  • @madmayhem2000

    @madmayhem2000

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jamesbizs make a hypodermic needle!

  • @jeremythompson888
    @jeremythompson888 Жыл бұрын

    It cracks me up when people that say they have been watching his videos for a long and don't even realize that it's a repost

  • @kahoycrafts
    @kahoycrafts Жыл бұрын

    Bet your neighbors are going to love this! 😁

  • @shibbyoh8
    @shibbyoh82 ай бұрын

    It’s not a competition, but you are one enlightened spark. I see you, brother. You’re the man and I’m stoked to stumble into ya. Very cool and well done. To the point but detailed as well. You’re above and beyond. I appreciate you, brother! Stay you! But don’t forget to play with teaching styles. There’s a lot of magic in that cabeza of yours and “what works” will limit the potential that I’m hearing. Potential above something that’s already masterful. You’re connected to it.

  • @trackerdan1
    @trackerdan1 Жыл бұрын

    Well, your siren sound started my dog barking who was sleeping downstairs!! Pretty good!

  • @woodshopnerdery
    @woodshopnerdery Жыл бұрын

    This is a repost based on reading the other comments. Did not see the original so it was new to me. Thanks for posting.

  • @johnbacca2640
    @johnbacca2640 Жыл бұрын

    Love the air raid siren. Reminded me of when I was a kid and the Civil Defense drills we did. Now you need to make a klaxon -- aooogah!

  • @rumpleforeskin1812
    @rumpleforeskin1812 Жыл бұрын

    I saw the OG video 9 years ago I loved this project

  • @Bill_CBR
    @Bill_CBR Жыл бұрын

    This is fantastic in so many ways! Love it Mathias.

  • @modifierle
    @modifierle Жыл бұрын

    I think this was the first video I watched of yours that got me hooked on your channel years ago. I love the reposting of these classics.

  • @JeffPedlow
    @JeffPedlow Жыл бұрын

    I miss these old videos, it's nice to see it again :)

  • @LukeTheJoker
    @LukeTheJoker Жыл бұрын

    This brought a smile to my face!

  • @thyme676
    @thyme676 Жыл бұрын

    So many forbidden woodworking techniques in this video. Amazing

  • @69dblcab
    @69dblcab Жыл бұрын

    Great edit. Fun looking back. Does not seem like that much time has passed. I saw the originals.

  • @TannerSwizel
    @TannerSwizel Жыл бұрын

    I'm pretty sure your original air raid sirens were the first videos I ever watched of yours way back when! Awesome content all the time ☺️

  • @josephquinn6060
    @josephquinn6060 Жыл бұрын

    This is such an unnecessarily fun project :) Props to the most creative uses for a table saw I've seen thus far.

  • @Smallathe
    @Smallathe Жыл бұрын

    Definitely a non-classic woodworker project. Wonderful one too... keep up the unique and fascinating projects!

  • @linkinprk1981
    @linkinprk1981 Жыл бұрын

    This is the video that drew me in 10 years ago... and started me down my journey of curiosity and mindless hours on YT XD

  • @chipsnpeasifuplz
    @chipsnpeasifuplz Жыл бұрын

    In north wales monsanto had ww2 sirens as their emergency siren. Used to go off once a week. It was crazy loud

  • @fisqual
    @fisqual Жыл бұрын

    I know that the algorithm and societal ADHD tells you to shorten your older videos but I really liked the original long video of you making this.

  • @bevanward8787
    @bevanward8787 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic project - great results well done! Thanks

  • @Miguel-HobbiWerks
    @Miguel-HobbiWerks Жыл бұрын

    I love to see you do an experiment with this in which you increase/decrease the size and placement of the ribs/veins to tweak the pitch of the siren.

  • @johncochran8497

    @johncochran8497

    Жыл бұрын

    Why? It's simple math and geometry to calculate how many pulses of air get let through per second to get the pitch desired. For instance, assuming his motor has an RPM of 3600. That makes for 60 revolutions per second. Now he has 6 vanes and 6 ports, so multiply 60 Hz by 6, giving 360 Hz. The second part has 10 vanes and ports, so 60 Hz by 10 = 600 Hz. So his siren has two frequencies, 360 Hz and 600 Hz. What might be interesting is to make the number of vanes and ports relatively prime to each other. That ought to get a much higher pitch, but at the cost of lower volume (air going out of only 1 port at a time instead of all N ports simultaneously).

  • @DconBlueZ
    @DconBlueZ Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

  • @OrionDomeric
    @OrionDomeric Жыл бұрын

    Classic Mathias. I love this stuff.

  • @chrisoddshoes
    @chrisoddshoes Жыл бұрын

    Full marks for spotting the need for DIY air raid sirens in the near future!

  • @vk2ig
    @vk2ig Жыл бұрын

    Whenever I hear a siren like that my mind automatically adds the whistle and crump of bombs, the barking of ack-ack guns, and the droning of aircraft engines.

  • @DylansDIYWorkshop
    @DylansDIYWorkshop Жыл бұрын

    I really like the re upload. I remember watching years ago. And this one is definitely a way better edit.

  • @BjornV78
    @BjornV78 Жыл бұрын

    If you use this at 5 in the morning, your neighbors will love you.

  • @robertcornelius3514
    @robertcornelius35144 ай бұрын

    When ya hear Matthias yell out, "Oh, sh%t", then I know it's going to be a good video.

  • @SEKCobra
    @SEKCobra Жыл бұрын

    I think this video was how I found this channel and I've stayed since then. Did not expect that.

  • @Alexander84129
    @Alexander84129 Жыл бұрын

    I’d love to see the box joint jig build and planer build videos redone like this!

  • @artursmihelsons415
    @artursmihelsons415 Жыл бұрын

    Nice DIY siren! Great project video, as always! 👍

  • @longhuang5613
    @longhuang5613 Жыл бұрын

    At the fastest speed, the two tones are F(Fa) and D(Re)! Very pleasant!

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant, Matthias! Really interesting indeed! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @zachwolfrom4522
    @zachwolfrom4522 Жыл бұрын

    This was one of my most favorite videos. It's nice to revisit. 10 years later and you're still a weirdo!!!

  • @armedcannon
    @armedcannon Жыл бұрын

    I love how you make something awesome from simple materials without needing expensive tools, but you really need to not encourage people to do extremely unsafe things. For anyone looking to replicate, use a cheap sander instead of a table saw for rounding things, and firmly attach large motors before running them.

  • @marcoschwanenberger3127
    @marcoschwanenberger3127 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! This was the very first video I saw from you and I guess I've been stuck here ever since, haha! Great to see it again after all these years!

  • @jisharagu
    @jisharagu Жыл бұрын

    This is the video that introduced me to your channel. Good stuff.

  • @christopherinteriors6521
    @christopherinteriors6521 Жыл бұрын

    The kind of video where it is best to wear headphones when your Grandparents are in the house.

  • @petercowell2051
    @petercowell2051 Жыл бұрын

    That was fun. I love the way you show the err mistakes. Love your videos.

  • @wolfman75
    @wolfman75 Жыл бұрын

    Well done with the editing!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

  • @Sam_596
    @Sam_596 Жыл бұрын

    These videos were how I found your channel way back. I think I was in middle school or early high school

  • @konvitalik
    @konvitalik4 ай бұрын

    i absolutely love the sound of it

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure your neighbors were ... thrilled ;)

  • @arthurgriffin1210
    @arthurgriffin1210 Жыл бұрын

    Love it ! Excellent deterent as well I'd imagine for Trespassers

  • @JDeWittDIY
    @JDeWittDIY Жыл бұрын

    If that was 10 years ago, I guess I've been watching you for more than 10 years!

  • @talyrath
    @talyrath Жыл бұрын

    Next step is that you need to design an acoustically efficient horn to stick on the front of the siren and test the sound pressure levels and difference. 😀

  • @siggyincr7447

    @siggyincr7447

    Жыл бұрын

    The sound isn't coming out of the center rather from the holes on the periphery of the stator. So any acoustic horn would essentially be a redesign of the stator.

  • @denniswhite166
    @denniswhite166 Жыл бұрын

    I like your short format. I want to see some work and I want to see the finished product. If it turns out to be something that I might want to build I can watch your longer format. Keep up the great work.

  • @S.park.y
    @S.park.y Жыл бұрын

    That’s super cool!

  • @frankstone8930
    @frankstone8930 Жыл бұрын

    Your neighborhood is in love with you already 😂👍

  • @truckguy6666
    @truckguy6666 Жыл бұрын

    Cool! I had no idea this was an old video until I read it after watching the video! Looks like it could have been made yesterday.

  • @kingpalm101
    @kingpalm101 Жыл бұрын

    Putting a horn around the chopper and a secondary horn in front of the air intake hole would drastically increase the level of sound.

  • @Htonartnomed
    @Htonartnomed Жыл бұрын

    this was the first video of yours I watched back then. I found you by looking for sirens.

  • @Work_G
    @Work_G Жыл бұрын

    That hub turning on table saw was genius

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman4556 Жыл бұрын

    Yes friends there is a downside to having Matthias Wandel as a neighbor...Great video Matthias thumbs up.

  • @Slaphappy-_-
    @Slaphappy-_- Жыл бұрын

    This was a good one!

  • @InCaldera
    @InCaldera Жыл бұрын

    I loved watching the fear in your eyes as it began to spin in your direction @1:30 xD

  • @timort2260
    @timort2260 Жыл бұрын

    I should spend more time in my shop watch you're videos. cool project

  • @jukeman57
    @jukeman57 Жыл бұрын

    Cool. Now add a funnel shaped megaphone to it to focus the sound.

  • @firenbubble
    @firenbubble Жыл бұрын

    je connait ce sourire ! C'est le sourire de quelqu'un qui est vachement heureux de faire du bruit pour les voisins =p

  • @Rocherz
    @Rocherz Жыл бұрын

    I really like that two-tone jacket.

  • @matus158
    @matus158 Жыл бұрын

    3:23 that feeling tells me "Ups, I'm doing something bad" :)

  • @humbughumbughumbug
    @humbughumbughumbug Жыл бұрын

    This was the first video of yours that I watched. I think I was interested in your mouse experiments at first but I ended up watching this construction instead!

  • @sirclarkmarz
    @sirclarkmarz Жыл бұрын

    Your neighbors must love you

  • @MandoFettOG
    @MandoFettOG Жыл бұрын

    Never new that’s how this worked. Very cool

  • @Erik_The_Viking
    @Erik_The_Viking Жыл бұрын

    That's awesome!

  • @pelaormazabal
    @pelaormazabal Жыл бұрын

    And the award for the best neighbour goes to... lol keep them coming Mat!

  • @bobsort
    @bobsort Жыл бұрын

    For me this sound was always followed by jet engines, whistle of soaring bombs and then explosions. Now just need to add those sounds after it.

  • @mpmfr
    @mpmfr Жыл бұрын

    Still want to make one of these😁

  • @AquaPeet
    @AquaPeet Жыл бұрын

    Eerie!! It needs a heavy flywheel and a horn though! :D

  • @michaelmartinez5217
    @michaelmartinez5217 Жыл бұрын

    That first test run got a thumbs up from me.. haha

  • @bernieinsaudi
    @bernieinsaudi Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant fun! 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @triclamite
    @triclamite Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video.

  • @jonhunt5408
    @jonhunt5408 Жыл бұрын

    It’s not deafeningly loud yet because it’s not a complete air raid siren yet- you need an enclosure and a bell to amplify the sound.

  • @gregvirr5279
    @gregvirr5279 Жыл бұрын

    only realised at the end of the video that i'd seen this before thought you made a new one

  • @MRrwmac
    @MRrwmac Жыл бұрын

    Matthias, I definetly remember you building this. because it your build I built (tried) a much smaller one. The wife hated it and threw it away when I wasn’t looking. Honestly, it was high pitch and I didnt like it much either.

  • @BlackSoap361
    @BlackSoap361 Жыл бұрын

    Where to go next? A third note? Lighten it, so it spins up faster? A horn to direct the sound?

  • @superdau
    @superdau Жыл бұрын

    And that's exactly why in turbine engines all the stages (rotor and stator in compressor and turbine) have as few common divisors in their number of blades/vanes.

  • @markhenry2826
    @markhenry2826 Жыл бұрын

    Well done...

  • @Goalsplus
    @Goalsplus Жыл бұрын

    Hilarious but a fantastic build!

  • @catz_crazy6672
    @catz_crazy66726 ай бұрын

    You posted this on my birthday

  • @profile5
    @profile5 Жыл бұрын

    Such a neat and well done project! Could connect it to tornado warnings that are using a raspberry pi…if you all get tornados up there.

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