1920s JUSTRITE carbide lamp clean up.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Hello friends. This carbide lamp had few holes in its canister and I had hard time filling the holes with soldering. I managed to make it work but it is very risky and dangerous to work with. This was not a restoration, but a clean up and I also wanted to see how these lamps worked back in the day. I hope you enjoy it and please Do not try this at home.
Fire accident happens at 5:39
Thank you for this video. It takes me back to my youth some 55 years ago when I would go with friends exploring limestone caves - we used these lamps.
Thank you for commenting and sharing your memory. What a good memory. Exploring the caves with these? That’s just a great idea. I wish I could do that. Thank you for sharing. Now I know that I should keep this lamp as part of history and collection.
there's a dude on eBay that sells new felt filters and gaskets for these. I bought a complete restored lamp off of him and it works great.
Thank you. I’ll look up on eBay to see if find any. Mine is in good condition but I don’t mind having an extra in hand. Thank you.
What's the seller's name/page name?? I was looking on eBay.
@@foxmulder7616 coalminer121558
@@foxmulder7616i do not remember his name but I just purchased gaskets and filters from him. It's been a minute since your post so I’m sure you found him already.
The way miners would light these was to start the water dripping, place palm of one hand against reflector dish to concentrate acetylene gas. Then with thumb of other hand quickly turn the flint sparker and remove hand at same time.
I was a rookie when I tired it out and it is actually dangerous if not done correctly.
Thank you for sharing your information. I learned a lot. It seems that you know a lot more about these lamps. I appreciate it.
Pretty darn cool. 👌
Thanks. It was dangerous though, but final result was good for me. Thank you.
Teflon tape worked but probably should use new tape for every light it is so thin......
Yes I agree. This wasn’t properly done since this was my first video of it. Now I have more information, and looking forward to find another beat up carbide lamp so I can experiment on. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
So cool 👍🏻
Thank you very much Brianne.
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Nice 👍🏻
Thank you dear Arsham.
I bought one of these exact (or a very similar) models and cleaned up the inside as best I could. Unfortunately, it does have a few holes around the threading just like yours does. It's been months and I still haven't even bought the carbide to test it out yet.
I bought mine from amazon. It was in a small bottle, but enough to test the lamp multiple times. I still have some left. It os dangerous though. Please be careful if you bought one. They’re highly flammable. Good luck with your lamp restoration. Thank you for watching.
@@VintageCraftsmanTools If I do test it, I'll be sure to have gloves on and ready to stop the water flow. I also have a bigger railroad lamp that I need to test as soon as I can figure out how to open it without causing damage
I used lot of teflon as well. Sounds like my kind of experiment. Have fun and be safe friend. Cheers 🍻
Get one of those child soap bubble toys. Use an eye dropper to apply soap water to seals before lighting. Apply a little axl grease to form a tighter seal between upper and lower assembly.
That’s very interesting. I didn’t know I should do it this way. Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate it. I love this carbide lamp. I have another one (gasoline) that is a marine lamp, from 1800s. Very lovely lamps.
the rubber at least was in very poor condition which must have caused the leak
Yes you are correct. I tried to find a replacement for it, but couldn’t find anything. But it’s still working though and no leak, which is fantastic. Thank you for watching. Cheers.
@@VintageCraftsmanTools you're welcome
I am one of the few young people who appreciate these relics
That’s very good. I’m glad that you do. Most of the tools that I have restored so far, are still working. Simple engineering yet effective. That’s what I call a good craftsmanship and Even after all these years, they’re still functional and work better than some of the new ones. Thank you.
you can most likely cut a gasket from a thick thorn resistant inner tube. ive heard they work fine.
I think I would be more cautious than you. Don't get hurt for clicks, my friend.
Thank you very much for your opinion. Indeed I am more cautious now, but I didn’t do it for few clicks. I also don’t make money doing so.
I’m just curious and would like to use all these old tools that people give away for cheap without knowing its history and maybe sharing my process. Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it. I’ll be more careful. Promise
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Is it just me, or does carbide burn brighter than a candle?
Oh yes. It is much brighter. I can see why they switched to these back in the day. It’s fun using it but dangerous though.
It’s so bright it hurts to look at it.
Yes indeed.