How to make wind chimes

Making wind chimes is a really easy weekend project. If you decide to take the time to make a set, spend a little time making them sound pleasant.
Check out Lee Hite's web site, "An Engineering Approach to Wind Chime Design". It contains everything -- and I mean everything -- you'll need to know about chimes:

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[workonitm]

Steve, the striker can be made of different materials to give a different sound effect. Also, a separator can be used to keep the tubes from banging together in higher or gusty wind. The striker will still be able to contact the individual tubes for a softer chime.
Thanks a bunch for the project idea!

[Korschtal]

Thanks for this: I got all inspired and made one with my sons as a birthday present for my wife, almost entirely using hand tools, and it sounds and looks great. We also had a fantastic weekend in the workshop figuring out how to make it...

[BlueBass]

winter project, here i come!! and what a neat website, i hope it still exists

[matthiaswandel]

Wow! Who knew electrical conduit would sound this nice!

[zoponex]

fan-freakin-tastic!! i came to YT after finding out how incredibly expensive these things are to buy. i know it won't be as easy for me as for you, but, at the price, it is worth a try! thanks for this.

[ckeller]

I rediscovered this old video again today. I found a good bit of heavy steel pipe yesterday so my plan is to make a couple wind chimes. Thanks for the website reference as well as an excellent reference!

[jlyrojer]

Finished my first set today. This was a fun project.

[LaneyShaughnessy]

That came out great.. very cool! Nice work Steve.

[VegasJPH]

Sold. I've been reading the home-fuse-net site for a week now getting as much info as I could... a month ago I spotted some beautiful chies in a store that were HUGE & played awesome low notes. The price tag was $800!

[MrSTOUT]

I priced 3/4" steel conduit and 3/4" copper pipes. The conduit was about $4 for a 10' pc and copper was $10.50. I went with the copper because I like the way it weathers outside.

[stevepethel]

Great video Steve...like the fact you give credit where credit is due...God bless you for giving a precise video
Looks like Steve has got crafting skills .looks nice and sounds nice

[SteveRamsey]

By changing the length of the strings you can make the pipes top aligned, center aligned, or bottom aligned. Or misaligned if you wish.

[vikingnj]

Awesome projects, awesome background info, awesome video quality! Thanks, Steve! I have the top of an old tv antenna that looks kinda Buck Rogers, and an old chrome-plated steel bath curtain rod, gonna make a Buck Rod-gers chime!!

[brucefalls]

very good presentation. nice sounding chime.

[mycelium]

Wonderful video!  Wind chimes are such a joy, especially for mountainside living

[crazymuma]

Thank you. I came looking for some tips. I intend to recycle some poles from a broken vacuum cleaner into a wind chime. Wish me luck!

[jimjarnagin]

Thanks for the tip on the Lee Hite site...fantastic resource, Thanks for posting!!! 🙂

[rongarza]

Great results, Steve. Wouldn't it be great to mount it indoors. That way you would enjoy it and it wouldn't bother your neighbors while they sleep. So you need a silent twin outside, sending signals to the audible twin indoors (this one). 

[helenlessor]

Beautiful chimes and clear, easy to follow instructions.

[SteveRamsey]

I like it to be different than most? Plus it sounds better.