D5 copper whistle from a repair coupler--FINISHED
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D5 copper whistle from a repair coupler--FINISHED
I went out to Lowes today with my brother so he could buy some supplies to install a new mailbox. Of course, I had to go browse the plumbing isles! Hah hah hah! I found this little piece of pipe for only $2. It is called a 1/2" X 12" repair coupler--just about the right size for a high D whistle! This piece of tubing is supposed to be able to slip over standard 1/2" pipe, so the internal diameter (bore) slightly bigger than regular 1/2" pipe. No worries here. I'm just going to put in .625 in TWCalc and let it rip! I already have the thing choped to length and I'm dead on the money in tune with it. I'm waiting for my cordless drill to charge up so I can put some holes in it! Heh heh heh! I can't wait to see how it turns out.
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Yeah I can't help it. I size up everything I see now for its whistle making potential. I have some old seamless aluminum tubing off of a junk TV antenna that I have been eyeing. I tucked it back years ago with intentions of making homemade blow-guns! Hah hah hah!Ya know SB, you are one sick puppy...and creative.
Yeah, I’m going to steel wool the whole thing with a SOS pad before I’m finished. Man, SOS pads shine up copper like magic. Hopefully it’ll get that freaking sticker off!Nice touch leaving the UPC sticker on.
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Here she is all drilled out and in tune. I just need to give her a good deburring and a shine all over. I really boogered up the area beside the 4th hole when my drill slipped! ARG! I'm going to run out to Wal-Mart tonight and get me some extra fine sand paper (like maybe 400 or 600 grit) and try to get that out. Then I'll give her a good steel wooling all over. She sounds really pretty--like some commercial whistles I've heard. Oh yeah, I don't like the way her 3rd and 4th holes came out so close. I wish I would have noticed that ahead of time and I would have made the 4th hole a little larger and farther down the bore. It isn't a problem though--as they are not so close that it interferes with my fingers. Oh well, I think she has some character!
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I am jealous of you being able to do all of this. I want my garage....... NOW!!!
But we have just started the plans and still have to get all the permits. Maybe by Christmas???
But we have just started the plans and still have to get all the permits. Maybe by Christmas???
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Wow! You really banged a nice square shape out of that round coupler!
What did you use as a fipple block? It's a bit hard to tell on my screen...
And what's the width of the windway? At first I thought it looked tiny relative
to the whistle's width, but I think that might be an illusion caused by the
curve of the window (which looks nice, BTW).
What did you use as a fipple block? It's a bit hard to tell on my screen...
And what's the width of the windway? At first I thought it looked tiny relative
to the whistle's width, but I think that might be an illusion caused by the
curve of the window (which looks nice, BTW).
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Thanks for your questions...
I wish I would have made step-by-step photographs.
I pounded the end square with a claw hammer on the floor of my deck. I just eyeballed it. I guess I did get it pretty square.Wow! You really banged a nice square shape out of that round coupler!
The flipple block is made from a piece of whittled out pine wood. To be exact, it was a piece that I split off a 2 X 4. I first started with a piece of hardwood dowl, but that was too hard to carve with my pocket knife.What did you use as a fipple block?
The window measures about 1/4" X 5/16". I made it by drilling strait down into the squared off top of the whistle about 3/4" from the end. I used a 3/16th bit. Once I drilled through, I rocked the bit side-to-side to spread out the hole. It made an oval shaped hole. Then I filed the lip and made it flat so the whole window looked like it was in the shape of a 'D'. I also put about a 45 degree bevel on the lip. Last of all, I bent it down slightly (maybe 1/16th") by tapping on it with a hammer and a small piece of dowel (used like a hammer & chisel).And what's the width of the windway? At first I thought it looked tiny relative to the whistle's width, but I think that might be an illusion caused by the curve of the window (which looks nice, BTW).
I wish I would have made step-by-step photographs.