Another great restoration. I was looking at the red lens, and I have a tip for you if you want to make them look new. I carefully wet sand them with 2000 grit wet and dry paper, and then I polish them with a really good quality aluminium polish. They come up like new. I've even done this on clear plastic lenses as well as coloured ones, and they are perfect. Just a thought for you in the future, if you're interested.
I love how overbuilt these mechanical devices are. Such a change from the disposable electronic junk being made today. Of course, we've traded efficiency for longevity with devices like this lantern, but there's something very special in knowing that a device like this will last many decades. Nicely restored, as always!
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My favourite part of all the restoration channels is that they are usually silent, just the sound of working. No annoying “ hey guys! How’s it going? Remember to smash that like button, and don’t forget to ring that bell...etc”
I love the restoration. I love the purity of seeing how it worked originally The modern tech head in me would also love to see this crammed full of LED'S and lithium batteries. Just to see what can be acheived in the old shell. But I also love the original...
I so badly wanted to put that through my sand blaster for you, it would have gotten into all the nooks and crannies and given the surface a good “key” for the paint. It may have been easier to just use an “O” ring for the lens gasket. You can get them in a square profile as well. Great work. Love theses videos as they inspire more people to do restorations. As to the colour? It’s your lamp so you can paint it whatever colour you want! Look forward to seeing your next job.
If you need a sand blaster but don't have the equipment to run it, build yourself a vibratory sander or polisher. Make it a DIY video, that would be cool.
For all you people out there suggesting he put an LED light bulb instead of the original type incandescent-WHY? It’s a restoration and intended to be a conversation piece. He’s not taking this out to find somebody’s lost dog in the middle of the night. Pimping it out to modern day technology totally defeats the purpose of the restoration.
Justinitiative Exactly, but apparently the BRIGHT ORANGE paint is “original” so we won’t even think about trying an led in it, never mind the fact that it would probably save battery life, give off brighter light and make it useful again.
You've done a beautiful job with this lantern project, thank you for sharing your work. I was surprised how many parts there are! You must use very high quality paint - your finish looks very professional. And your gloves are gorgeous, too!
Belle restauration de cette lampe qui a équipé beaucoup de chef de gare pour donner le signe du départ !!! Elle est bien belle dans cette livrée orange ! Beautiful restoration of this lamp that has equipped a lot of station master to give the sign of departure! She is very beautiful in this livery orange!
after watching this video I fell in love with this lamp and immediately went and found one just like it on eBay. I just won it and I will probably spray mine bright orange too. Thanks man
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Great work. Now this may sound like harrassy but I would have put an LED bulb in it, but I understand if you just want the old time appeal. They make LED's to convert standard incandescent lights and I'm sure they make one that would fit this.
"In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might Beware my power--Green Lanter.... Oh wait. What's mine is mine and mine and mine. And mine and mine and mine! Not yours!"
I’m impressed that you actually bought and shown the battery that is meant for this. It is nice to see it operating in the way that it would have been when it was first made.
Might well have stood for "Research / Development". But then, on the other hand, maybe it stands for "Ralph Denton", and 93yo Ralph is still mourning the loss of his lantern 50 years later. Hopefully he'll see this video and offer to buy his lantern back. :-)
This is a mining lantern, and I'm surprised you an still buy batteries for it. They cost roughly 20 euros in France, 60 euros on Germany. A flat o-ring gasket for the glass should have been available from a machine supply. Nicely done.
This was the standard SNCF (French railroad co) lamp and the battery is still available but a little expensive. I get a lamp like that one in a perfect state and I like it.
I would love to do this kind of work but I have 3 kids in sports all year long. Excellent camera work, great detail and the best part...no annoying music to ruin it all.
I wish things today were made of the same quality. Our great grand children won't be seeing anything made today being restored 100 years from now. It won't be worth it. Great Job!
In this case it doesn't apply due to the price. You can buy a Chinese aluminum torch with a rechargeable 18650 battery for 6 euros, while for this one just the battery costs 60 euros.They made them this way as they had no other available materials. BTW the Chinese torch fits in your pocket and is way more brighter than the one presented here.
@Angel Ami I'ts mostly because of how much people are willing to pay. I've been a design engineer for about 14 years now and in my experience some people are not willing to pay an extra $50-$150 to have a metal vs plastic version, an extra $10-$100 for the made-in-America/Canada sticker, or the engineering cost of 5 design iterations instead of 2 (this affects the reliability and quality). Case in point I have an all metal, made-in-America miniature table saw that was $450USD. Harbor Freight has a plastic one for $40 and there are some in the $100-$250 range that are a plastic/metal combo, made in Asia. In general, people do not choose the most expensive option -- so in general, you don't want to be designing in that space. The Asian manufacturers will build to spec, so it's not automatically crappy just because it was built there.
@@toddphelps5030 ...what are you talking about ? there are excellents aluminum lanterns very cheaps, most of them are from American companies that usually made their products in asia because of the cheapest labor hand, this said your commentary does not make any sense.
@@Briselance ...most of the companies making their products in asia are either americans or Europeans, so what the heck are you saying ? Let's put the iphone like example, building an iphone in china cost about 256 or 300 dollars, labor hand included and how many do we have to pay for one of them ? Most of the time 1000 dollars, isn't it ? So who is the country earnings more ? China or america ? Use your brain to think, not only to have it into your head.
sure it may not be as bright as the modern LED ones, but I love it. It's got a warmth to the light the modern ones don't have and it's beautiful to look at. PLUS you've saved something from being scrapped and resurrected it back to it's original use. 11/10 from me! :)
You can replace that lamp with series of about 20 LEDs. Small camping lanterns selling for approx. £3.50 on ebay have the LEDs mounted on a circular flat circuit board that fits exactly within the diameter of the glass and the reflecter underneath. You can upgrade the light and still retain the original bulb underneath with no visual change to the lamp nor any destruction to the body. The power output and battery longevity are increased by a factor of 10.
O por un único diodo led de 1 o 3 W 12V y una batería de 3 o mejor 4 celdas de litio 18650 en serie, con su BMS, y un regulador de intensidad para el diodo led. Esto le podría dar, según el diodo y la batería, una autonomía desde 12 a 36 horas, y mucha mas luz, sin alterar la estética.
I have one exactly like this in almost excellent condition bought from a GoodWill store in Florida for a mear $3. Research indicates this is a French RailRoad Lantern from the 1910s.
Congratulations on your bargain! All the information I have seen puts these lanterns in use between 1950 and 1980 approx. Although everyone (selling them) calls them "Railway" lanterns the models used by the French Railways were slightly different - they had SNCF cast into the body (rather than WONDER), they had an internal red filter that could cover the beam, and they had a mounting bracket attached to the detachable rear face (because of the bracket there was no rear red lens).
The inside should not be painted. Because the battery needs to touch the body in order to complete the circuit. The paint stopped that from happening. Also partly because he forgot to expose the other element that touches the inside. The switch mechanism totally had me stumped earlier because i never knew such batteries existed. hahaha.
Looked to me like the switch is what grounds the battery to the chassis to complete the circuit. The other terminal on the battery touches the tip of the bulb socket directly. The only area where paint would matter is the ring where the reflector sits, both the paint and the silicone could interfere with the circuit. Although I agree the inside should have not been painted since it wasn't originally, maybe just clear-coated to protect it.
Nodak81 if painted to protect the metal white is the most reflective color so pant it bright white inside to help get more light to the red lens in the back. These old lanterns gave hours of light on one battery... can’t get that with modern lights outside of using huge battery packs and like this one doing a balancing act on throwing light over battery discharge.
@@keithwhisman What are you talking about? A modern LED bulb would give a much brighter light for many hours longer than a rubbish old incandescent lamp. I would forget about the original battery and fit a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack.
His restoration videos remind me that episode in "Life as a teenage robot" where XJ-9 was rusty for her prom and these bikers just restored her into a mechanical spa day
I was worried that the battery was no longer made. Never seen one like it before. No talking and no unneeded back ground noise. (Crappy music). Thanks for letting me visit while you worked .
aceasta lanterna are si avantaje prin faptul da genereaza mai multa lumina intr-un spatiu inchis pe langa lanternele led? Felicitari pentru munca depusa si succes in continuare!
TY so much for lowering the volume quickly on loud power tools! I often watch your videos in bed and a very loud power tools just as im falling asleep is not ideal.
Si eu m-am mirat cand am vazut, toata subtitrarea a fost in engleza pana atunci si dintr- o data vad un text in romana. A iesit super misto lampa, keep up the good work.
