1950's Reflective Lantern Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ค. 2024
- Today I'm working on a vintage reflective lantern.
I bought it on Ebay for 20 $.
The original battery is missing and the plastic diffuser is broken
It took me 15 days to restore, watch till the end to see this beautiful old lanter in action in the dark.
Thanks a lot for watching ! - บันเทิง
My heart broke when the glass jar did, but you found something better!
I laughed, because the damage was almost the same as the original.
Spoiler alert 😢
I love when I see old incandescent bulbs replaced with leds! Well done.
I can’t believe you found something so perfect for the diffuser 😱 excellent job! 🎉
That red glass was just perfect! Wow it just matched so well when you powder coated it. Loved it great video!
I subscribe to many channels about restoration, but your channel is in my top 5. I watch all the videos without thinking. Thank you.
Me too...this one is a good one!!
Hi, Could you pass me some? thank you.
@@henieto Unfortunately, I cannot advertise other authors on this channel.
@@CustomFIXwhy not
Bet My Mechanic is your top 3, right? 😅
The before / after is really really impressive, you were very ingenious in replacing this transparent red part 🤩👍
You have boundless patience, an eye for detail and a desire to show what these wonderful old items looked like when new. Bravo to you
I'd love to do this kind of work. So glad you share this stuff. I can live vicariously through it.
You know you're a fan of this channel if, around 10-15s in, you're saying "oh yeah.. that's getting sandblasted and powder coated, that's getting a 3D printed part to replace ... but I don't know HOW he's going to fix that one piece?!!"
I'm racking my brain to try to figure out what this was used for back in the day. So unique! Unbelievable restoration is always. 🙌🏻
Signal lantern for trains?
@@mazarinf5130this was my first thought
2:30 This is the best sandblasting shot I’ve seen so far! So satisfying ❤️
Keep up the good work. I would LOVE to see your shop. I can't imagine how much all of your tools set you back!! But...as the old saying goes, you GOTTA have the right tool for any particular job!!
When you don't succeed in replacing the glass, then you buy a glass of the same size and make it in a similar color, that's a brilliant idea 🍻
Always have a Plan B - nicely done!
Классная реставрация, безо всякого мыла, всё по делу. Итог на все 💯. Лайк однозначно🙏.
This was a magnificent restoration it turned out fabulous well done . Amanda x
What an incredibly cool light 🧡
Who will appreciate as much as you did?
I had no idea you could powder coat glass! That is so cool!
You are one of the best restorators existing on TH-cam 😊👍.
You never let us down! The detail and level of skill is amazing PLUS the amount of work that goes into the video itself. Simply staggering. Thank you!
Dan
13:10 I never new that you could do that to glass so pretty cool 😎
Outstanding Craftsmanship! Thank you for sharing this!
That homemade metal finish is ace! You should market that stuff 🙂
Spectacular restoration !!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s a very interesting lantern. Never seen one like that.
I actually like how you improvised with the diffuser at the end there. And going for a candle glass was a smart move because it’s already designed to handle high heat. So it wouldn’t shatter when you baked on the paint.
Honestly, I would love to have that little lantern hanging in my workshop. But yeah.
That's some serious scrub action. Kudos.
I wondered about many design issue as I watch this. By the end? Every question I had was answered. Wonderful work OP!
Very smart to look at a local store for the glass you needed! And how lucky it is to find one that's an exact fit.
I was going to say, "Nice work on the reflectors," but then I saw how you hid the switch, so I had to say nice work on both!
Nice to see you upgrade the bulb into LED. Now the 1950 lamp is updated to the latest technology. Cool!
This was a fantastic restoration.
I have a feeling that this might have been a port light (hence red) used in the fishing industry.
It's a win! That's a pretty awesome lamp! I loved the fix for the red lens you replaced. They must have a powder coat for everything.
The glass cutter normally has a ball on the back where it is used to lightly tap where the cut has just been made to finish cutting, most of the time it comes off perfect, My father usually cuts mirrors and it really works. ☝🏽❤️
Fantastic restoration, the glass was genius.
Fantastic restoration
Woah, the cup from Morocco fit the lamp perfectly, with those ridges. Awesome result in the end! Amazing job, man, as always!
it looked way better with that cup than the original piece of plastic that was in there. great job. new sub
Great work. Loved that you left the label untouched to show its age. 👍
Amazing restoration.
I've never heard (or seen) about that beeswax + graphite paint&protect trick, where did you learn that? Neat.
You make my favorite restoration content because you are proficient in many skills, have very clean editing, and you manage to find wonderfully unique pieces to restore. It is a joy to watch your work. Thank you!
Yeah. OTND and My Mechanics are the good ones. The rest are knockoffs.
Excellent work, good thinking. Salud de Argentina. 😊😊😊
Groovy, baby! So, you got yourself a vintage reflective lantern, huh? Looks like it's been through a few battles, just like me. Bet it's seen its fair share of dark nights and creepy corners.
Missing battery, broken diffuser... sounds like it's been through the wringer. But hey, nothing a little elbow grease and chainsaw action can't fix, am I right?
Took you 15 days to restore? That's dedication, pal. I respect that. Can't wait to see this bad boy in action, lighting up the darkness like a beacon of hope in a world gone mad.
Thanks for sharing your restoration journey with us. Now, excuse me while I go battle some deadites and save the world... again. Keep on fighting the good fight, and remember, hail to the king, baby!
Nice job. From the Netherlands
How gorgeous that you found such a perfect replacement for the diffusor!
C'est la première vidéo que je visionne de chez vous et c'est la grande classe. Félicitations et excellentes continuations !
Again, you do what looks to be impossible. Beautiful piece, this was art. ❤
Amazing amazing! OTND, love every video!!!
Well done ! Nice solution!
Amazing restore as usual!!
Ive already watch all you're restoration including the latest one, its all very satisfying and relaxing while watching it. Im hoping for your new video soon by the way im from Philippines. More power, godbless
Some LEDs will break when powered on reverse polarity, and so the only thing I would recommend you add, is a diode in series with the lamp.
Other than that, very well done. I especially liked your solution for replacing the red lens 😀
Another wonderful job! Thanks for sharing your work❤
Merci pour cette vidéo !!! Tellement satisfaisant de voir ces petits morceaux d'histoire reprendre vie !
My reaction when you press the button and you switch it on. "Yuuppii !"
Awesome work it's cool to see such old things id never otherwise known existed
Не тока руки, и голова варит, классно, супер👍👍👍👍
Superb demonstration of your skills. An entertaining watch.
This item was interesting, and the restoration was excellent.
If i may suggest you a next restoration project, you could try to find some old, 1950s-60s pinball machines! This could become a 3-part series, for example
Very nice restoration 👍👍
Love your work and videos so so much! Simply fantastic! 👏👏👏
That's a masterful restoration!
Excellent restoration. Cool idea to replace the original diffuser.
I think it would be very inconvenient to change the batteries though. Also the box for batteries looks a bit high - they may pop out of the holders on impact
Thanks for posting! :)
I really like the diffuser! This is a great restoration.
Je ne comprends pas tout de l'objet ( = les spirales sur les arêtes, c'est pour protéger les réflecteurs des chocs ? Et dans quel contexte était utilisée cette lanterne). Ce qui est sûr c'est que je le trouve superbe. + bravo pour cette nouvelle resto 👍
Excellentes questions. Je pense que les ressorts sont bien là pour amortir des chocs. A priori, sur la base de ma méconnaissance, je vois soit à l'arrière d'un camion pour indiquer un objet (poutres, planches...) qui dépasse, soit dans le ferroviaire... Il faudrait le montrer à des spécialistes de la SNCF...
superb very impressive work as usual .
Yet another bang up, top job dude 👏👏👏. Thanks loads 🙏. 😎
Thank you for sharing this. I don't have the tools to do all of that but at least now i know some tricks to repairs things. Cheers
I just watch your videos because I think they are satisfying
What a neat lantern, great job on the restoration!!! 😃
I really like this project and outcome.
Looks amazing! True to the original but even better!
Beautiful job, that looks fantastic!
4:20 Великолепно! Прекрасно! Гениально!
Good job mister beautifully restored well done
Excellent hard work, and intelligence.
Nice work, as always. Perhaps it could do with a little counterweight opposite of the battery holder to get it balanced again...
Great work.
This one was quite cool
Absolutely beautiful
My favorite part is always how to replace the non-metal parts
obviously sand blasting/polishing/body-filler/welding is cool but seeing how to replace glass or wiring or remake plastic bits that have broken is more unique of a process.
Wow, never thought an electrostatic gun would work with glass!
I recommend putting ferrules on stranded wire, before connecting with the screw terminal.
Wow, good job!
Just amazing work .
14:05 i felt that when the music came on.... sheeeeesh
this may sound like a comment a friend who came over to your house the first time would say but you have the coolest stuff at your house
Крутая работа!
Uno spettacolo vedevi lavorare!
The replacement diffuser was a better choice than the original. You improved the design and brought it up to date with the lithium batteries and the LED bulb. Congratulations on the great work!
I wonder, though, why it had springs around the outside.
I think the springs were there to give some protection to the reflective lights
Great Job!!
What a cool lantern!
That thing is beautiful 👍😀
Great work. I’m interested in what the lanterns original function was? Very interesting design.
Amazing work as always
execelnt restoration with the perfect choices.
Great idea with glass reflector