My grandfather had one much like that, one day we were going through his old tool chest, the 1st thing of many, he threw in the trash was that light. Upon watching this video I sadly think of what might’ve been. Once again, beautifully done.
Amazing work. Great results. Creative use of the lathe. Great gasket replacement. Beautiful polishing. A masterpiece refurbished with respect and care! Thanks!
This is indeed how torches were made back in the day. Mine was very similar. They were actually not very good, but you revived this one to its former glory. Thank you for the video.
I remember one of these on my mum’s nightstand when I was a kid in the UK in the 1980s. Probably something she picked up in a junk shop so I’m guessing 1970s. You’re right, it never was very good! I was probably 8 before my hands were strong enough to move the switch, it was heavy as hell with those huge batteries, and the beam was pathetic 😂
Thank you very much for your video. You have restoration tools. I am now 63 years old and ı used to use many years ago same torch. I would like to say that there is a large diameter spring inside of bottom part that pushes the the movable part to the battery negative pole. In your original torch this part I mean spring was missing and there was a clock part in this spring hole. Thanks and best wishes.
Very thorough accomplishment Takes some patience ! ;) Only issue i noticed was with how the restoration of the top ring cap was addressed it's not fully original now with no more rib design round the top i understand that was a difficult task to get just right However overall incredible achievement 👏 👌 I'm a bit of a collector of old flashlights 🔦 with 2,500 +
It would really be interesting to see all these restorations get 'modernized/improved'. Like in this case installing some high efficiency led lights, extra gaskets, maybe rechargeable li-ion batteries with charging protection circuit etc. Something like Sleeper cars but in this case would be sleeper restorations...
I love the art deco early 20th century style. do you know when, who and where it was made? I really like that back then even simple utilitarian thing like a torch still had to look good and have style.
Does the nickel (or whatever other metal you use) adhere underneath where the wire makes contact with the object, or does it leave a small sliver uncoated?
0:05 - Rusty flashlight ...,0:11 Made of copper. Copper doesn't rust...the flashlight in the video is made from brass and brass don't rust either....just sayin'..... Still a great job on the restoration.👍👍
I remember this light for 40 years back when I was a kid , this type of light I'm sure that you can control the constraint of the ligh , small and big ,,
Looks great but looks better on the shelf than the amount of light it puts off lol I bet that led light bulb didn't help it that much did it?? Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up I also just sub'd to your channel
