Oh yeah f#$*ing-A right I just did that!!!

[sirhrmechanic]

So for a least 5 years, I have been trying to find a Cold-War Era Civil Defense Air Raid Siren that had an audible radius of at least 10 miles.

Well, bi%$-h-ass snobby neighbors... I just got one. Not one of the Hemi-powered Chrysler units, but a 3HP Federal Electric that will alert the neighborhood to inbound nukes (or annoy the neighbors when they blow off fireworks at midnight)... and it's mine, all mine!

Hot damn.... This is going to be a great project to refurbish and get it working right. Combined with my Navy Aldis lamp (you can jack a deer a mile away with it)... gonna make Schloss Nitrocellulose like an Atomic-age disco palace!

I am, literally, cackling!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[cornhusker86]

Pics?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

 

[Spblademaker]

You need to test that thing out at 3AM

 

[cornhusker86]

Sweet!

Is that housing cast aluminum?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I have a bunch of douch-bag neighbors who spend the summer blowing off fireworks at 11 PM all summer because they have money to burn.

So when they start off fireworks, I am going to turn on the Air Raid Siren until the fireworks stop... and then the next morning at 6am. i will publish an ad in the paper announcing this fact...

Bring it on, bitches!

Cheers,

Sihrr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Sweet!

Is that housing cast aluminum?

Yup. One crack, badly welded. I can tig it up tight as new!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

And with the 30" LeBlonde lathe, re-turn it if I need to!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[cornhusker86]

I have a bunch of douch-bag neighbors who spend the summer blowing off fireworks at 11 PM all summer because they have money to burn.

So when they start off fireworks, I am going to turn on the Air Raid Siren until the fireworks stop... and then the next morning at 6am. i will publish an ad in the paper announcing this fact...

Bring it on, bitches!

Cheers,

Sihrr

I may have to get one of those! We have the same problem in the summer. Lots of folks from down state have cabins on the lake where I live. We don't have a fulltime cop, so these asswipes behave as if there are no laws and if there were, they don't apply to them. Nothing like fireworks and loud parties during the week when a guy has to get up early for work...

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Don't get mad... get a Civil Defense Air Raid Siren!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[cornhusker86]

And with the 30" LeBlonde lathe, re-turn it if I need to!

Cheers,

Sirhr

I learned on an old Monarch.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I have a Monarch, too. Those toolroom lathes are the best in the world! When you absolutely, positively have to be able to work to .00001"

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[cornhusker86]

LOL

Half a thou was good enough for production work!

 

[softcock]

You got no Top-Hat on your CD Siren .
If it similar or a ( Federal model T-5 ) . .go to about ( 11:50 ) of this Vid. ... and your neighbors will be loving .. on this .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncutrrjM0Lw
.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

^^^^ Moowah ha ha ha ha hah ahah ah ah ah h ah aa.....

Did I mention... Moowah aha ha hah aha...

Going to be a fun restoration project! Making a tin-man hat is no problem!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Strykervet]

Hemi? Yeah, let me know when you get serious about sirens!

Lion King Defender, the loudest siren ever sold at 130dB @ 35m. 220hp Cummins and it's on wheels. Looks even cooler in camo! Imagine driving this fucker down the street?

Seriously though, that's cool as shit Sirhr --you always have the coolest toys! If I'd known you were looking I'd have said check N. Alabama. Between Redstone arsenal and tornadoes and Brown's Ferry, they got it covered. All different types too and probably one of those Chrysler units --wouldn't surprise me.

 

[FatBoy]

I'd say you're gonna get the cops called on you but.........


Curious how this is going to go down. What's the closest .mil base? You think they'll be able to hear it? Of course, nobody there is going to be old enough to know what it is

 

[SharpsNitro]

You scare me sir!

You remind me of the guy I was talking to a couple of years ago, we were standing next to his Dodge truck and he goes “check this out”, he then proceeds to remotely actuate the horn, which was from a diesel locomotive.

 

[demolitionman]

I’m tag’n in on this....patiently waiting for fireworks to start going off near Sirh’s home twenty. Keep us posted when you get to turn volts into fuck you decibels.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I'd say you're gonna get the cops called on you but.........


Curious how this is going to go down. What's the closest .mil base? You think they'll be able to hear it? Of course, nobody there is going to be old enough to know what it is

I already sent them a picture... they want to come up when I test it. Nearest base is Camp Johnson and the Underhill firing range. I can hear their 50s all the time. They will be able to hear this!

Freedom!

Cheers, Sirhr

 

[Threadcutter308]

YouTube video, or it didn’t happen..........

OBTW........have you considered putting a VFD on it ? You could make it sing Jingle Bells or Ride of the Valkyries at 3 AM with very little effort. Call me, I’ll be happy to help !.........

 

[Niles Coyote]

You need search lights for the full effect... I'm not talking handheld but the full on, light up the ISS variety.

 

[sandwarrior]

You scare me sir!

You remind me of the guy I was talking to a couple of years ago, we were standing next to his Dodge truck and he goes “check this out”, he then proceeds to remotely actuate the horn, which was from a diesel locomotive.

That's why I mostly wear sweatpants. In case I shit myself when something like that happens I can get down the road a ways before anyone notices....?

 

[sirhrmechanic]

YouTube video, or it didn’t happen..........

OBTW........have you considered putting a VFD on it ? You could make it sing Jingle Bells or Ride of the Valkyries at 3 AM with very little effort. Call me, I’ll be happy to help !.........

Let me get it restored first... variable freq. hummmmmm....

Cheers, Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

You need search lights for the full effect... I'm not talking handheld but the full on, light up the ISS variety.
View attachment 7043097

Got one... ww2 US Navy Cruiser lamp. There are pix of it somewhere around this forum...

Cheers, Sirhr

 

[bigdaddydmd]

I always enjoy what Sirhrmechanic posts. He has a line onto all the cool, unique shit.

 

[Strykervet]

You scare me sir!

You remind me of the guy I was talking to a couple of years ago, we were standing next to his Dodge truck and he goes “check this out”, he then proceeds to remotely actuate the horn, which was from a diesel locomotive.

Now I did that to an 89 Dodge Diplomat!

 

[SharpsNitro]

That's why I mostly wear sweatpants. In case I shit myself when something like that happens I can get down the road a ways before anyone notices....?

I didn’t need the sweatpants but when my ears stopped ringing I wanted to punch him in the nuts.

 

[Kadams1563]

Imwhen everyone was putting train horns in their trucks and cars to scare the living hell out of you I say a guy mount a horn from a navy destroyer in the back of his truck. That mofo was so damn load and deep it would set car alarms off blocks away. No I realize that’s some shit Sirhr would do.

 

[pmclaine]

You got no Top-Hat on your CD Siren .
If it similar or a ( Federal model T-5 ) . .go to about ( 11:50 ) of this Vid. ... and your neighbors will be loving .. on this .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncutrrjM0Lw
.

The Thunderbolt at 18:18 is the one I have seen before on some restoration show.

The Thunderbolt is cool as hell.

Truth be told though the sound of any of them, even though Ive never been warned by one, gets me on edge.

 

[spife7980]

Hemi? Yeah, let me know when you get serious about sirens!

View attachment 7043089

Lion King Defender, the loudest siren ever sold at 130dB @ 35m. 220hp Cummins and it's on wheels. Looks even cooler in camo! Imagine driving this fucker down the street?

Seriously though, that's cool as shit Sirhr --you always have the coolest toys! If I'd known you were looking I'd have said check N. Alabama. Between Redstone arsenal and tornadoes and Brown's Ferry, they got it covered. All different types too and probably one of those Chrysler units --wouldn't surprise me.

I prefer the original

 

[towerofpower93]

I prefer the original
View attachment 7043372

...and, it's ladies night.

Great pull, haha

 

[YF12A]

Sirhr, I am now finally JEALOUS! There was one of these big Civil Defense rotating horns near my house next to my High School, T.C. Williams, the one in the movie Remember the Titans, (the movie is mostly bullshit, I was there, '72 to '74 and knew Coach Herman Boone). When that Monster went off, not only did everyone literally jump 3 feet off the ground, every dog in the neighborhood just howled long after it turned off. Ahh, those were the days. Duck, and Cover!

Thanks for the memories, all the best!

 

[camotoe]

?

 

[Dougie308]

So for a least 5 years, I have been trying to find a Cold-War Era Civil Defense Air Raid Siren that had an audible radius of at least 10 miles.

Well, bi%$-h-ass snobby neighbors... I just got one. Not one of the Hemi-powered Chrysler units, but a 3HP Federal Electric that will alert the neighborhood to inbound nukes (or annoy the neighbors when they blow off fireworks at midnight)... and it's mine, all mine!

Hot damn.... This is going to be a great project to refurbish and get it working right. Combined with my Navy Aldis lamp (you can jack a deer a mile away with it)... gonna make Schloss Nitrocellulose like an Atomic-age disco palace!

I am, literally, cackling!

Cheers,

Sirhr

I bought a hand crank siren a while back specifically to screw with a few ass hats in my former neighborhood. It was wonderful! First time I used it was on the first Monday of the month when they test the system here so they would think it was official. From there I would use it at arbitrary times just to piss them off.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I bought a hand crank siren a while back specifically to screw with a few ass hats in my former neighborhood. It was wonderful! First time I used it was on the first Monday of the month when the test the system here so they would think it was official. From there I would use it at arbitrary times just to piss them off.

That is brilliant! Yup, once a month at a certain time. So when I run it off at random times, it will screw with everyone. I love it!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[supercorndogs]

You diabolical bastards.

 

[niteshooter]

This thread, I just love it!
A little envious. Makes me wish I had shitty neighbors to bond closer with my new siren.
Spotlights?
Timer?
Turn it on for a few seconds everyday at high noon so the workers know when it’s time to break for lunch like the little town my in-laws live in. Kind of an old tradition there.

 

[pmclaine]

This thread, I just love it!
A little envious. Makes me wish I had shitty neighbors to bond closer with my new siren.
Spotlights?
Timer?
Turn it on for a few seconds everyday at high noon so the workers know when it’s time to break for lunch like the little town my in-laws live in. Kind of an old tradition there.

We had a great tradition where the center of town fire station would blow the horn at 0715 and 1915.

Heard almost every day of my life up until about 10 years ago.

Guess fewer people were getting up prior to 0715 so they stopped it.

It was the signal for a snow day. I loved it as a kid when the firefighter running it got to get let loose and would have the thing blow for a straight five or ten minutes. Every kid in town knew it was going to be a good day.

 

[Eddystone]

Motion detector lights wired in with a motor starter, Best home security ever!

 

[sirhrmechanic]

First test run today... holy mother of God this thing is loud!!!

25 amp motor... runs like a champ!

Sirhr

 

[RTH1800]

Need a range report!

 

[Geno C.]

View attachment 7111396

First test run today... holy mother of God this thing is loud!!!

25 amp motor... runs like a champ!

Sirhr

I’ve got a small siren in he shop. D/C powered. I know they can hear it past 5 miles. I’ll have to dig it out an see what it really is. Thanks for the update

 

[Geno C.]

View attachment 7111396

First test run today... holy mother of God this thing is loud!!!

25 amp motor... runs like a champ!

Sirhr

I’d figure 14ga wire would be a bit small for 25amps.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

I’d figure 14ga wire would be a bit small for 25amps.

The guys who did the motor re-winding and I had that conversation and they were confident in it. The switch, however, was another matter. Got a massive switch on it!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Geno C.]

I know it’s not meant to run for long periods of time, but I’d still run 10ga with a 25amp load. What kind of plug did they put on it?

 

[sandwarrior]

I know it’s not meant to run for long periods of time, but I’d still run 10ga with a 25amp load. What kind of plug did they put on it?

Agreed. 14 gauge will cook with that much power.

 

[Thud]

Sir,
You are my Hero

 

[Rthur]

Video with db meter....

R

 

[VSP968]

Did you paint it inside with Glyptal? Looks great!
I need one for my collection....