I wasn’t familiar with the Auto-Lite strike of 1934 so I googled it. Now I know that it was an important event in American history, and it’s well worth reading about.
Oh snap! ... it's made with the same type of ingenuity as a tattoo machine and the old school alarms with the big bells and little hammer that it's it. Thanks for making awesome videos.
Made in Toledo, like Maxwell Q. Klinger! (I blame MASH reruns for that being the first thing that came to mind) Wish I could open up the newer (60's/70's) VW horns like this, though maybe I will if I come across a dead one. It's looking good!
I have a pair of horns that I bought from a 67 Holden dual tone set about 4 years ago..Guy said they work but you know the rest..I should do a refurbish vid too..That horn is sweet.
hey how is a snail horn wired ive got one that looks like it has seen better days but it does still work to a extent, i want a horn for my lawn tractor.
That is cool buddy!!! I was wondering if you ever messed with an old police car siren? I have one somewhere from the 1960's but never messed with it. Seeing your work with the horn makes me want to get it working. thanks for the video! Can't wait to see more and hear it!!
805ROADKING ok I see what you mean by amperage... These days it's usually referred to as capacity. Technically this is also true for *max* amp draw of batteries but when you connect a light load the voltage doesn't droop and current goes up in a linear relation (ohms law)
Hey guys , I live out in Northern California in Redding . We never have the Cool Engine shows like you do back there . OR if we do I can never find out where they are . My question is , Is there a Listing someplace online I can go to find them ? Thanks
Go to the Smokstak website, www.smokstak.com/forum/ down near the bottom is a "Tractor and engine show calendar. Another source is Farm Collector magazine. www.farmcollector.com/ I don't know about their website but they always have shows listed in the magazine. And they put out a book of show listings. Hope this helps
The 4 people that didn’t like this were in front of me in the parade last May. My ‘63 Merc with factory horns, a real ahoogah horn, and a sweet wolf whistle. They got kinda tired of it. But the kids on the lawns and sidewalks loved it!!
Here in the Northern Scandinavia old Amercan cars are valued even higher then brand new cars, eweryone that has one keeps them in perfect condition, but i hawe long time dreamed about one...
When I was a kid, people still talked about the union riots at Auto-lite. Toledo here has always been a big union town, little brother to the Motor City and that one was a huge battle where blood literally ran down the street. Good video on the working and guttywhats of a old horn RK. ps,,, I bet you had linseed oit in the wing struts of your Piper.. ;p)
Yeah those insulators are called shoulder insulators........ I have deal't with them many many hundreds of times....... Just get the ID of the hole and you gonna be in great shape......... Plus Tard Mon Ami ~!~!
All horns use a vibrating diaphragm to create sound. The ah-uu-ga horn uses a motor to vibrate the diaphragm. This horn uses an electro magnetic coil to vibrate the diaphragm by turning the magnet on and off rapidly. Air horns use air pressure to vibrate the diaphragm as well. It's really easy to make horns once you understand how they work. I enjoy making air horns from PVC plumbing pipe, a diaphragm made from old bicycle inner tube rubber, and a hose clamp to stretch the rubber tight and hold it. Then a transmission fill funnel forms the horn part that directs and amplifies the sound produced. Building two horns of two different tones makes them sound like big truck air horns.
