Restoration of Vintage Engineers Desk Lamp - Saved from the Scrap Pile!
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- I got this old engineer's desk lamp as part of an auction lot. It was so rusty and in such poor shape I nearly tossed it - but thought it would make a decent restoration project!
It was badly seized, so taking the thing apart took a fair amount of time and effort and left a big pile of rust flakes - but I was victorious!
Once apart, I removed all the rust and old paint, filled in the rust pits with body filler and treated everything to a new coat of paint.
As I wanted the lamp to be free standing, I had to make a base for it - it was originally designed to be bolted directly to a desk or some machinery. So I turned a new base on my wood lathe, using an old gym weight as ballast.
All in all, it came up pretty nice, and will prove useful around the workshop - expect to see it in future videos!
*timestamps*
00:00 Intro
00:35 Disassembly
07:40 Rust Removal
09:05 Repairing & Repainting the Arms
12:50 Repairing & Repainting the Aluminium Parts
16:08 Cleaning & Replating the Cable Guides
16:50 Making a New Base
19:50 Some Repacement Parts
20:43 Reassembly
24:15 Outro
#Restoration #Rust #ASMR - Розваги
Anybody else would have given it up as a bad job, but not you. Looks great. Love the colour of the lamp shade. Also your stand looks great. Amazing job.
It was tempting to just give up on it... but there was still enough there to be worth saving!
Awesome work 👏
That thing had not one but both feet in the grave yet somehow you brought it back to life, you must be related to Dr. Frankenstein.
Haha, I suspect we share a lot in common at least 😆
I still think about the previous desk lamps that I used to have.
Very very nice job it looks and works great love the colour thanks for sharing your time and remember stay safe and make 🍺🍺👍👍
Thanks, and you're very welcome! 👍
Great restoration!!! Be careful with your hands!! Greetings from Victoria (Australia)
Thank you! I do try to be! 🙂
Well done! Impressive skills and amazing result! 😃👍🏼
Thank you very much! 😁
Looks great!!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you! There's plenty more of this to come too 👍
Great restoration.
Glad you like it! 👍
Wow! I gave it up the minute I saw it, but you made it look, and work, perfect.
Thank you! It was just about good enough to save this one!
Nicely done. And only a little bit of blood spilled!
😆 I think a little bit of blood goes into every one of my projects...
Vary vary good job brother 👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
Brilliant!!
Thank you!
Good Work 👍 , It's Worth 😊 .
Thanks a lot 😊
Nice work, good job. I salute you and your master.👍
Thank you very much!
Fantastic!!!
Many thanks!
Un lavoro eccellente, senza dubbio.
Very good!
I'm from Americana SP - Brasil.
Thanks!
Nice work.
Spot on with your choice of colours too.
Many thanks! Glad you liked it! 👍
Love the colour stunning it must be a keeper and not a flogger
Yes, definitely a keeper! I'm using it in my workshop.
Perfect, great video and lots of talent. The only thing I'd have changed is the lamp cord for a braided one.
Thank you!
Thinking about it, that would have been a nice upgrade. I just substituted what was there before.
Хорошая работа!!!
Спасибо! 👍
WOW, beautiful restoration
Thank you! Glad you like it 🙂
Lovely colour. Good job. 👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘
Thank you! Fun fact: It's some paint I had left over from a car I used to own. Saab Eucalyptus green, if you're wondering 🙂
@@OldtoNewRestorations green is my favourite colour. 😋 lol
Руки растут из того места, откуда нужно. Успехов! Hands grow from where you need it. Good luck! )))
Thank you! 👍
Wow, that's making a silk purse out of a hogs ear!!!! Well done!!!!👍💯🎖️🎖️
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
True, true. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌵🇺🇸
muy buena restauracion... muy buen trabajo
¡Gracias!
@@OldtoNewRestorations me gusto la base de madera torneada... y el color de la pintura fue buena eleccion
I like the color!! good job bro
Thanks! I was worried it would be too dark but it's actually just about right.
Very nice!
Thanks!
Very cool well done.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great job 👏🏼 thank you 💜💟🌵🇺🇸
You're welcome! Thanks for watching! 😁
... работа выглядит отлично, но больше половины всех частей нужно было бы отпескоструить-, и быстрее и проще и удобнее, а так вообще-то ты молодец, здоровья тебе и удачи во всём!!!
Спасибо!
Я получу взрывной шкаф, когда найду для него место! 😁
Parabéns, você é mestre. Mande um abraço pro Brasil.
Obrigado! Muito apreciado!
عمل جيد 👍👍👍
اشكرك!
عمل متقن , شكرا لك
شكرا على الرحب والسعة.
Totalmente excelente 💡
¡Gracias!
@@OldtoNewRestorations 👍🏻
Très belle restauration j'adore la couleur bleu métal .
Merci!
(02/10/21) Que grato ver a estos restauradores trabajar con tanta dedicación, delicadeza y perfección. Desde Chile, casi al fin del mundo, les envío mis saludos y felicitaciones por su trabajo de excelencia. Un abrazo.
¡Muchas gracias! Eso significa mucho 🙂👍
I was surprised that lubrications were not applied to all joints before bashing them apart...
@@catgynt9148(06/10/21) Traducida la opinión de sorpresa expresada por Cat, a sido para mi más sorprendente la calificación que se le dió a su comentario de “Respuesta Destacada”. Que tiene de destacada esa respuesta? Esta extrañeza se la planteó al ente calificador. Extrañísima la calificación.
I think i know ehy no one has restored it before!
I very nearly passed it by myself!
That looked too far gone to me, well done!
Thanks! 👍
Try pressing it into an old socket next time…. And Kroil is a much better penetrating oil. Soak all those fasteners several days before attempting to take them apart….give the oil time to work.
What difference would a socket make?
Kroil isn't available here, I think that's just a US thing. I usually use 3 in 1 penetrating oil, I've found it to be pretty decent.
I left everything soaking for a few days before I started work.
Thanks for watching!
The wiring seemed odd having the metal work all wired to neutral or was that earth with a blue wire? Looked dangerous? Great job though! 🧡
Thanks!
That was the earth wire (green/yellow) connected to the metalwork. Live (brown) and neutral (blue) were wired to the bulb holder, which is insulated from the metal. 👍
What is that tool for?
Do you mean the lamp? It's an engineer's/machinist work lamp, you usually see them bolted to industrial machines like lathes etc. I made a base for it because I wanted it free standing 🙂
ماشاءاللہ۔"ماواں ٹھنڈیاں چھاواں"۔ بہت زبردست ویڈیو تھی۔اللہ تعالٰی آپ کو اور کی فیملی کو اپنی حفاظت میں رکھے آمین۔ امید ہے آپ کو بھی ضرور میری ویڈیوز پسند آئے گی۔شکریہ👍"جل جاو خاموشی سے کڑی دھوپ میں اپنوں سے کبھی سایہ دیوار نہ مانگو"🙂
Thank you, I'll check it out!
@@OldtoNewRestorations Thank you so much 😊 you like my comment hope you will like my videos also please stay connected 😃⚘🌷🌺💓
A case in point: anything can be restored - but many things shouldn’t be.
Such as?
Just hope the putty holds the pieces together!
👎from me.
Carsten
Sweden
The 'putty' is actually filler. It's just filling in a few small pits for cosmetic purposes, it's not there to hold anything together.
It would be better to pass this lamp to someone who knew how to free it up without destroying it.
In what way did I destroy it?
@@OldtoNewRestorations Don't pay any attention to ynns1. There's always a hater in every crowd!
@@jt9498 Fact of life. Don't worry, I don't let them bother me!