Building a wooden air raid siren

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  • čas přidán 7. 08. 2022
  • 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 Před rokem +754

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

    • @chriscardwell3495
      @chriscardwell3495 Před rokem +35

      Good for telling children it is meal time . . .

    • @Gin-toki
      @Gin-toki Před rokem +4

      LOL!

    • @ZachStein
      @ZachStein Před rokem +9

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

    • @JWB671
      @JWB671 Před rokem +15

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

    • @occulus2615
      @occulus2615 Před rokem +6

      @@chriscardwell3495 All children in a 5km radius.

  • @joemoskowitz7427
    @joemoskowitz7427 Před rokem +248

    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 Před rokem +8

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

    • @Kineth1
      @Kineth1 Před rokem +2

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

    • @Guss725
      @Guss725 Před rokem +1

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

    • @cancelhandles
      @cancelhandles Před rokem

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

    • @senatorjosephmccarthy2720
      @senatorjosephmccarthy2720 Před rokem +1

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

  • @RonakDhakan
    @RonakDhakan Před rokem +34

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

    • @MrJlucRober
      @MrJlucRober Před rokem

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

  • @yurikslalom
    @yurikslalom Před rokem +46

    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_ Před rokem +3

      I hope you and your family are safe and healthy

  • @aserta
    @aserta Před rokem +129

    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 Před rokem +14

      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 Před rokem +2

      @@ricos1497 😂

    • @CitizenAyellowblue
      @CitizenAyellowblue Před rokem +5

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

    • @ricos1497
      @ricos1497 Před rokem +7

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

  • @psychoticvenom
    @psychoticvenom Před rokem +9

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

    • @BeeHiverson
      @BeeHiverson Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @awogbob
    @awogbob Před rokem +1

    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!

  • @bradley3549
    @bradley3549 Před rokem +78

    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 Před rokem +1

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

    • @bradley3549
      @bradley3549 Před rokem +4

      @@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?

  • @Absfor30
    @Absfor30 Před rokem +3

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

  • @patricktkeegan
    @patricktkeegan Před rokem +36

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

  • @SilasLives1
    @SilasLives1 Před rokem +4

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

    • @AW-pz3qc
      @AW-pz3qc Před rokem +1

      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.

  • @modifierle
    @modifierle Před rokem

    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.

  • @Sgt_Hest
    @Sgt_Hest Před rokem +141

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

    • @jamescollier3
      @jamescollier3 Před rokem +17

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

    • @JohnDoe-zs9nj
      @JohnDoe-zs9nj Před rokem +28

      @@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 Před rokem +14

      @@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 Před rokem

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

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs Před rokem

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

  • @TannerSwizel
    @TannerSwizel Před rokem

    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 ☺️

  • @NightmareQueenJune
    @NightmareQueenJune Před rokem +14

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

    • @sparqqling
      @sparqqling Před rokem

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

    • @eleSDSU
      @eleSDSU Před rokem

      "minimal"????

    • @NightmareQueenJune
      @NightmareQueenJune Před rokem

      @@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.

  • @69dblcab
    @69dblcab Před rokem +1

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

  • @zachwolfrom4522
    @zachwolfrom4522 Před rokem

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

  • @pixelpatter01
    @pixelpatter01 Před rokem +4

    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.

  • @jeremythompson888
    @jeremythompson888 Před rokem

    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

  • @armedcannon
    @armedcannon Před rokem

    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.

  • @SEKCobra
    @SEKCobra Před rokem

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

  • @JeffPedlow
    @JeffPedlow Před rokem

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

  • @Smallathe
    @Smallathe Před rokem

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

  • @Bill_CBR
    @Bill_CBR Před rokem

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

  • @johnbacca2640
    @johnbacca2640 Před rokem +1

    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!

  • @Siskiyous6
    @Siskiyous6 Před rokem +3

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

  • @thyme676
    @thyme676 Před rokem

    So many forbidden woodworking techniques in this video. Amazing

  • @marcoschwanenberger3127

    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!

  • @woodshopnerdery
    @woodshopnerdery Před rokem

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

  • @chrisoddshoes
    @chrisoddshoes Před rokem

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

  • @5iwot5
    @5iwot5 Před rokem +11

    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 Před rokem

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ASMROW
      @ASMROW Před rokem

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

    • @5iwot5
      @5iwot5 Před rokem +1

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

  • @jalal1118
    @jalal1118 Před rokem +1

    I can hear 2 different sounds. Amazing work!

  • @jisharagu
    @jisharagu Před rokem

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

  • @shibbyoh8
    @shibbyoh8 Před 4 měsíci

    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.

  • @OrionDomeric
    @OrionDomeric Před rokem

    Classic Mathias. I love this stuff.

  • @madmayhem2000
    @madmayhem2000 Před rokem +26

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

    • @nu1x
      @nu1x Před rokem +1

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

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs Před rokem

      Lol you can make everything.

    • @madmayhem2000
      @madmayhem2000 Před rokem

      @@jamesbizs make a hypodermic needle!

  • @DylansDIYWorkshop
    @DylansDIYWorkshop Před rokem

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

  • @denniswhite166
    @denniswhite166 Před rokem

    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.

  • @JDeWittDIY
    @JDeWittDIY Před rokem

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

  • @truckguy6666
    @truckguy6666 Před rokem +1

    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.

  • @linkinprk1981
    @linkinprk1981 Před rokem

    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

  • @Miguel-HobbiWerks
    @Miguel-HobbiWerks Před rokem +4

    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 Před rokem

      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).

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations Před rokem +4

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

  • @daifeichu
    @daifeichu Před rokem

    "Hmmmm, what should I build now? I know! An air-raid siren."
    LOL, I love your videos my man

  • @Sam_596
    @Sam_596 Před rokem

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

  • @Htonartnomed
    @Htonartnomed Před rokem

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

  • @Alexander84129
    @Alexander84129 Před rokem +5

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

  • @artursmihelsons415
    @artursmihelsons415 Před rokem

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

  • @trackerdan1
    @trackerdan1 Před rokem

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

  • @christopherinteriors6521

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

  • @petercowell2051
    @petercowell2051 Před rokem

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

  • @LukeTheJoker
    @LukeTheJoker Před rokem

    This brought a smile to my face!

  • @bevanward8787
    @bevanward8787 Před rokem

    Fantastic project - great results well done! Thanks

  • @DconBlueZ
    @DconBlueZ Před rokem

    Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

  • @rumpleforeskin1812
    @rumpleforeskin1812 Před rokem

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

  • @wolfman75
    @wolfman75 Před rokem

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

  • @vk2ig
    @vk2ig Před rokem

    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.

  • @pelaormazabal
    @pelaormazabal Před rokem

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

  • @profile5
    @profile5 Před rokem

    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.

  • @chipsnpeasifuplz
    @chipsnpeasifuplz Před rokem

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

  • @InCaldera
    @InCaldera Před rokem

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

  • @arthurgriffin1210
    @arthurgriffin1210 Před rokem

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

  • @robertcornelius3514
    @robertcornelius3514 Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @humbughumbughumbug
    @humbughumbughumbug Před rokem

    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!

  • @talyrath
    @talyrath Před rokem +15

    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 Před rokem

      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.

  • @DmytroLutsenko
    @DmytroLutsenko Před rokem

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

  • @andrewb9590
    @andrewb9590 Před rokem

    “Not too loud.” Reminds me of Robbie Coltrane’s Planes and Automobiles series from the late 90s. In one episode, they fired up a WW2 air raid siren, powered by a 8-cylinder diesel, in a BASEMENT. Insane.

  • @gregvirr5279
    @gregvirr5279 Před rokem

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

  • @S.park.y
    @S.park.y Před rokem

    That’s super cool!

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman4556 Před rokem +5

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

  • @Slaphappy-_-
    @Slaphappy-_- Před rokem

    This was a good one!

  • @emilioalmazangarcia1004

    Hola Mathias sin lugar a dudas, eres un astro,un auténtico crack .un cordial saludo desde España 🙋

  • @Erik_The_Viking
    @Erik_The_Viking Před rokem

    That's awesome!

  • @kahoycrafts
    @kahoycrafts Před rokem

    Bet your neighbors are going to love this! 😁

  • @longhuang5613
    @longhuang5613 Před rokem +1

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

  • @timort2260
    @timort2260 Před rokem

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

  • @bernieinsaudi
    @bernieinsaudi Před rokem

    Brilliant fun! 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @erwinkooi6669
    @erwinkooi6669 Před rokem

    Rotate it by 90 degrees? Then the air can flow freely front the rotor to all sides (also from what is now the bottom).

  • @silverjohnson3163
    @silverjohnson3163 Před rokem

    what about twice as many holes / vanes in the second layer to get a harmonic effect?

  • @MandoFettOG
    @MandoFettOG Před rokem

    Never new that’s how this worked. Very cool

  • @matus158
    @matus158 Před rokem

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

  • @BjornV78
    @BjornV78 Před rokem

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

  • @spencerbass7142
    @spencerbass7142 Před rokem

    That was great!

  • @frankstone8930
    @frankstone8930 Před rokem

    Your neighborhood is in love with you already 😂👍

  • @TheFreezeChill
    @TheFreezeChill Před rokem

    That's the video I discovered your channel through. Found it on reddit afaik.

  • @fisqual
    @fisqual Před rokem

    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.

  • @Veso266
    @Veso266 Před rokem

    How would you make pitch higher as it speeds?

  • @moagoo5714
    @moagoo5714 Před rokem

    Cool, man!

  • @konvitalik
    @konvitalik Před 6 měsíci

    i absolutely love the sound of it

  • @jeffhaddow5994
    @jeffhaddow5994 Před rokem

    Would putting a horn shape on the outside of the stator change the sound on it?

  • @michaelmartinez5217
    @michaelmartinez5217 Před rokem

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

  • @triclamite
    @triclamite Před rokem

    Very nice video.

  • @jukeman57
    @jukeman57 Před rokem

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

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 Před rokem

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

  • @Goalsplus
    @Goalsplus Před rokem

    Hilarious but a fantastic build!

  • @NicosLeben
    @NicosLeben Před rokem +3

    Can you make it louder by using wooden horns for each output hole? Or maybe just one big horn on the input side?

    • @pierrec1590
      @pierrec1590 Před rokem +2

      That would get the attention of all the neighbors... all the way down to Maine and Labrador!😂

  • @emrilbennett8704
    @emrilbennett8704 Před 12 dny

    cool and unique!

  • @stingray427man
    @stingray427man Před rokem

    Is it possible to run a RPM Variable switch on the engine?

  • @firenbubble
    @firenbubble Před rokem

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

  • @ReinoGoo
    @ReinoGoo Před rokem

    How about building a pipe around the rotor, with openings in the side? One opening open when the others are closed.