How To Make an INCREDIBLE Wooden Bluetooth Speaker | Woodworking | Electronics
Get the speaker build plans here: kiwiworkshopst...
In this video I make an incredible wooden Bluetooth Speaker. It's powered with simple electronics and a 10000mAh USB power bank. This gives the speaker 4x the battery life of a UE Boom!
The supplies and parts list is available here: www.kiwiworksh...
As many parts of the speaker are made from wood as possible, including the speaker grills and volume knob. See the links above for the full supplies list and build plans.
Note that you will probably also need to wire up the USB D+ and D- lines for USB charging to work. The data lines are used by modern USB chargers (including fast chargers) to query the USB power bank about what type of charging it supports. I initially tested charging with an old USB charger for which just the 5V and GND wires were enough to make it work. After the video was released, I tried charging with newer USB chargers and discovered charging wasn't working. Easily resolved by wiring up the data wires too!
I also wrote a full blog post for this build which you can read here: www.kiwiworksh...
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Saw the short and came here for the full video. Awesome work, you earned a subscriber!
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and welcome to my channel! 👍
@Lumbeelegend
Жыл бұрын
Exactly how I found it. Thank you
@johnferguson4594
Жыл бұрын
Came here to say this!
@bt-lt4os
Жыл бұрын
@@kiwiworkshopmaybe you could save time by stacking the two pieces of wood for the grills and then drilling the holes.
Ive been pondering on the charging mechanism of a soundbar i want to make, and this video is my final destination on how to wire it so it charges alright! awesome woodworking skills as well. many thanks!
The result looks really high-quality and like a designer piece.
An amazing build, thanks for the video. Makes me wish I had but an ounce of woodworking skill to my name!
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, appreciate your comment. If you ever decide to get into woodworking, I'm sure you won't regret it!
Your one of the best wood workers ever!!!!!
Using a router table and jig to cut the volume knob into a circle is a great idea.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you like it. I have a full video on the router table circle jig here kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2WEsMGnnMK5drg.html
Exquisite design and professional execution
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Really appreciate your comment - thanks
I love your work, your devotion to each project and how you edit your videos. You are one of the valuable channels on you tube and set to obtain a lot of subscribers. Keep it up! I'll help by spreading the word.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your comment and thank you so much! This was really encouraging to read. I'm thinking about the next project already 🙂
Oh, that circle jig is brilliant.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like it. If you are interested, I have a full video on the circle jig here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o2WEsMGnnMK5drg.html
good work, happy creativity👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I wil save this video for the (hopefully) near future as I start my woodworking journey, this is really great. You have earned a new subscriber and fan!
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
Looks and sounds awesome. I enjoy these videos. Sadly I lack the patience to follow through making something. Keep up the videos.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy my videos, there are plenty more to come! Thanks
Kiaora from an ex-pat in Oz. Good to see a Kiwi here, great work on the speaker! I’d better go watch the rest of your vids, keep them coming, and don’t be shy to voiceover them too.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Kia ora, and thanks! Good to hear from another ex-pat, I've heard from a few in the comments on this channel and other social media. I did try with voice over videos but it was my "no talking" videos that have been much more successful and received positive comments about the video format. So figured I would keep going with that format, since they seemed to be better received by a general audience.
@MrShaunBenza
Жыл бұрын
@@kiwiworkshop Fair enough, go with whatever works! Good luck with the channel, I look forward to more videos.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
@@MrShaunBenza thanks. I have plenty more videos planned, but as usual, finding the time is the hard part!
BEST VINTAGE,...
Beautyfull work !! 😍😍
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Wow 😮 great looking speaker, the natural wood finish looks 👌great. Would love to try a wood bending project soon, can you go much thicker and still bend okay?
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you like it. You can kerf bend wood at any thickness, the main consideration is how deep the slots are cut. In this build, there was about 1.5mm material left below each slot which worked out ok.
Eh! O a caixa de som ficou. Incrível mente Incrível. Parabéns,
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
Szczerze! nawet nie zaczoł bym rąk brudzić, żeby zrobić 5 watowy głośnik
Geweldig..je bent erg handig !! Als je dit op de markt Brengt, dan kun je goed verdienen, verkoop zal groot zijn !
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I would love to sell them, but would need to commit to high volumes to make it worthwhile.
Your aesthetic skills surely resulted in a graceful looking piece. What if you would have added an AUX input on rear panel enabling it to be connected with PC or any other device?
@kiwiworkshop
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! I agree, an AUX input would be a nice upgrade.
Nice job, well done 😊
Very nice build as always 👍
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, appreciate it 🙂
This was cool!! Can't wait to binge watch your videos I subscribed!!
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it and thanks for subscribing!
Nice build mate and looks great
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I really enjoyed this project
Excellent idea also Good work. I m from Pakistan Karachi
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hello from New Zealand
Sounds ok
Good job
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, appreciate your comment
The on off rocker look like a DC motor speed control,in first look!
Confiança no que ta fazendo.
Excelente!
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
,a cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you……
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! More content like this to come...
@magicworldbyjorg
Жыл бұрын
@@kiwiworkshop Thank you very mutch... have a nice Weekend.... see you….
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too!
@magicworldbyjorg
Жыл бұрын
@@kiwiworkshop see you..
ESTIMADP BUENAS Y CUANTO CUESTA TU CREACION DEL PARLANTE????PUEDE SER UN NIÑO CHIQUITIN O UN DAVID MUSICAL PERO TENIENDO BUENAS BOCINAS CON HARTA FIDELIDAD DE SONIDO
Аккуратно и красиво. Одно не понятно - на кой ты во внутрь павербанк запихал??? еще и не закрепленным. Ну сделал бы на холдерах - прикрутил холдеры к корпусу, плата заряда на скотч или клей. И вуаля - ничего не гремит!
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. My original plan was to mount the power bank, but since the USB cable was quite rigid it held the power bank in place. But I do agree, securing the power bank would be a good upgrade!
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What 's the amplifier board?
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
PAM8403 2 x 3W with potentiometer
10:19 What was the point of the blue terminal block? Wouldn't it have been just as easy to solder the switch wires to the perfboard?
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
It means the perfboard can easily be removed from the back panel and flipped over for servicing if required. Or to be replaced by another circuit if ever required. Also, I intentionally made all of the electronics modular in case I ever wanted to upgrade to higher power audio. But yes, if you were keeping costs to a minimum, you could solder the power switch wires directly into the perfboard.
Stupendo, bravissimo 🤩 Che legno è quello scuro usato per incastri e manopole?
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂 It's Beech which has been thermally modified (steam treated) to bring out the dark color. It's a cheaper alternative to using more expensive dark wood such as Walnut.
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very nice look and build! but does it sound, compared to, for example, jbl flip?
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I can only compare to a UE Boom 3, and to my ear, this speaker sounds better. I'm no audiophile, but I would describe the sound as richer and warmer. More than enough volume too. It would also be easy to upgrade to more expensive electronics and speakers. I kept the electronics basic to make it easy for anyone without electronics experience to complete the build.
In 3:07 looks like a chocolate cookie
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Haha, yes it does, but won't taste very good!
Great man hows the bass sound.if you could add a woofer or something for the extra bass punch.but over all it looks great man
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
The bass is OK, actually quite good for cost effective electronics and speakers. At some stage I will upgrade the electronics and try to add more bass then. But for now I'm happy with the sound quality and use the speaker almost daily. Thanks for your comment!
@rickytaijong3039
Жыл бұрын
@@kiwiworkshop do upload the video when you upgrade your thing👍just love the look of it.
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
For sure, probably won't be any time soon but I won't forget! Thanks 🙂
No ground loop noise?
@kiwiworkshop
11 ай бұрын
Correct - no ground loop noise. All conductors are of suitable size and there is only one power source.
9:16 How did you decide on 82 ohms? Was that just trial and error?
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
It was trial and error but I got reasonably close on the first attempt. I tried 120 ohms to start with which didn't work, then tried 82 ohms which did work. 100 ohms didn't work either so settled on 82 ohms. I suspect 82 ohms will work with most USB power banks. The additional current draw isn't an issue since the power bank has such a high capacity at 10000mAh. Another option would be to replace the resistor with a small circuit to drive a power LED mounted on the back panel. The current draw would still need to be about 60mA however to match the current draw of the 82 ohm resistor, i.e. I = V/R = 5/82 = 61mA.
How much u have invested for this
@kiwiworkshop
Жыл бұрын
Not much at all really, about $40 for the electronics and I had the wood already. Lets say $10 for the wood.
Gak cun
you're just showing off all your tools and making it even harder for someone to learn and build something. that's not good, do you even realize that.