What kind of maniac would not enjoy and appreciate that Appleton indicator light?? Another excellent restoration of a product when things were built right.
John!!! The indicator light was just incredible!!! I’ve been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 53 years and I have an indicator light for my fog light switch that came from an old Bell Systems control panel. In the late 1950’s my dad brought some home while upgrading control panels. The “industrial” feel of the bezel and “red gem” still looks great. Whenever I use the fog lights that glow on the switch reminds me of my dad. They called him “Doc” because he could fix anything! I have the same “twisted DNA”!! Thanks for another great video!! The Old Army Scout…
Fantastic job on the indicator light fixture! I think the holy grail of lights are the ones that are found on old fire engines. Those old chrome emergency lights with the huge ruby red glass lenses are just a thing of beauty!!
Hi John, what an amazing industrial light restoration. You for got to mention the Seaview and all its lights and instruments. That red paint came out amazing. I have a 1948’s 6” delta jointer with metal tags that are so dull, but your video gave me such good guidance and hope. I totally understand your excitement. We all have those special things that brighten up our day. It’s great that we get to share that with you. Telegraph keys is one of mine, among other numerous things. I don’t have that excitement for new things. But give me a tool or machine or other item from pre 1950’s when things were made to last a lifetime, and that’s something else. The wrench cleanup was cool and interesting to see the projector bulb and how the focused the light with the could and the reflector. So cool. Every on of those movies I adore. Frankenstein, Dracula. “ listen, the children of the night” quote. I’ve started to introduce my grand kids to early shows. My grandson Jack loves Mister Fine, Mister Howard, Mister Fine. They got such a kick out of Mr. Ed and Frances the Talking Mule. It warms my heart to see them enjoy these classics. Jack helps me in the shop, and has “The Refurb Thing” and I’m doing everything to encourage it. I bought a MiG welder from HFreight and started to tell him about welding. Once I do my power upgrade, we’ll burn some metal together. He was eyeing the welding helmet with the 1950’s style frames. Kids today are so disadvantaged, along with some parents, and don’t have a clue. My grandkids sure won’t be. My youngest granddaughter was learning hope to stain back yard fence parts. Her and Jack spent 6 hours with me in the shop. I had my tunes on. We talked about the music, some of the back stories, and they are starting to recognize some of the artists and songs (American Pie, Beach Boys….) Life is so good. I’m very blessed. Best Regards, John
I like the old manuals and pamphlets. I think schools should be teaching all of these things to students. The younger generation will not be able to do anything without this knowledge. As always another great show. Have a Great Weekend.
Great restoration of a product from a 121 year old company. You can picture Albert Appleton selling his Unilet boxes in 1903 Chicago by horse and wagon.
I am so happy to see stuff like old manuals, pamphlets and what not from the past, stuff that one would not know about or care to read. toggle switches, vintage electrical fixtures and indicator/pilot lights are one of my fav things, especially ones with colored glass lenses, they look so beautiful.
I LOVE the indicator light. The older I get the more I appreciate materials like metal, glass and wood. So much plastic stuff out there now. Have a great weekend, John.
Nothing stuns me more than the current interior design fashion for "Post Industrial", even here in New Zealand folks are buying up the old 1960s era metal factory lamps & shade through to the same era draftsman's chair (metal & wood) to even old typist's chairs all having that gritty metal style to decorate their homes or even work spaces! Not so long ago this stuff was being thrown to landfill! The indicator lamp to me is just such an example and would be very popular in the current market !
Thanks John, great episode as always ! I totally get the enthusiasm for the indicator light, my best friend. and I were obsessed with sourcing and re-using any electrical items we could find, we used to break up old TVs and radios and collect automotive switchgear and speakers, we would grab any speaker going and rig it up via a switch box to any source we could, it was all so exciting back then ! I love the old pamphlets too, there is a lack of public information communication these days, perhaps people don't think they need it, but in reality people have never been more removed from understanding what they use in their day to day !
I was in 4H in rural North Dakota - one of the best ways to prep young people for a good future. Love that 4H electrical book. Beautiful light restoration ScoutCrafter! Love your channel!
I was hoping you were going to show that in the dark. Beautiful!! Yeah inside the Bat Cave, inside the sub in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space and many others had those lights and switches on the control panels. Really cool stuff! Thanks John!
Another great video ScoutCrafter. 👍🏻 The Appleton Indicator light turned out amazing! I must be one of those people with the twisted DNA because that’s right up my alley. 😅 Electrical knife switches, indicator lights, protected toggle switches all excite me! Thank you to Joe & Cassia for sending in those items for us all to enjoy.
Very nice episode today. John and the indicator light came out very nice. I know some people don’t get it I do and would be excited to have that in my collection. Take care. See you on Monday.
John, I love old pamphlets and books. They used to show great illustrations and the descriptions were so spot on. Think how many times today you look at directions and scratch the noggin and think what the heck. I put in a new faucet my son bought from men@*ds and there was this little plastic piece left in a bag and I could not figure out where or what or how it went. He called the next day and said the faucet sprayer hose blew a part and he shut off the water. I went back and sat there and stared at the drawings and I tried calling them,no answer(The 800 # for faucet maker) finally I figured out the small piece locked the hose to the bottom of the faucet in the back where you couldnt ever see it. No where was it on any drawing. You should wire a button to the cool indicator light and teach your cats and possums to step on it to light it up to tell you its time to eat.
I was doing some steel work in a paint factory that had all that explosion proof wiring. Just so happened it was the same week the Ford Rouge River Plant had that Massive Explosion. They had us welding, grinding, cutting while the paint factory was still in operation.....There was some people really on edge around there I can tell you that.
That indicator light is flippin’ awesome! It reminds me of how many worn and dirty industrial things like that I threw away into the garbage 30 years ago. Man, I wish I had saved all of that stuff.
That cleaned up very nice. Well done. You are like the proverbial kid in a candy store about that light. LOL Many of us have such passions over tools, objects, etc. Dave.
John, that "electrical hazards" pamphlet is about the same size as the original national electrical code book from the late 1800's. Now the code book is full size and over an inch thick. The light and cover are explosion proof for hazardous locations (Class 1,2 or 3) where you don't want any vapor/air getting into the electrical system. That is also the reason why the threads are so long and the mating surface to the box is so wide. 5 full turns for anything threaded is sufficient to keep vapors out. George
Indicator light turned out great. Your advice about using the mildest cleaner you need to do the cleanup before moving on to stronger stuff is very important for aged paints and finishes. Interesting fact about the plastic link used to avoid shocks before ground fault I nterrupter circuits. Always learn something new here.
My old office had an entire control panel that was 10'x15' panel full of these switches, buttons, and lights. It controlled a few hundred conveyor belts and looked like something out of the cold war. I wish I could of kept the panel when they replaced it with computers
Another great video...congrats on hitting 34K subscribers...good to see your techniques on getting the name plate looking new again.as I'm restoring a walker turner table saw...I do think you should get out a bit more because the indicator light got you a bit too excited...😂...🖖
Haha, just found your channel somehow and right away knew I'd by subscribing. I must have that same twisted DNA. This is 100% my kind of thing. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job on the indicator light, I get the excitement from the indicator light, I have things I get excited about and most people look at me like I have 4 heads all screwed on backwards, I say, “they aren’t wired all the way to the top floor”,just sayin! Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching as always
That indicator light was gorgeous.. and the cleanup turned out beautiful... Ive got a yearning, after watching another video, for a large temperature gauge.. Where would S.C. go to look for one... S.C. thx for sharing your cool collection with us.. Take care my friend...
I do like the old indicator light! It came out great, and that LED really makes it effective. As the old saying goes, they don't make 'em like that anymore. John, something I think about often as I look at old tools, especially electrical stuff that was made to last, what will the rebuilders/restorers of the near future be able to work on as a hobby? Certainly not this throw away stuff that is made today. These companies make stuff with a planned obsolescence so they can't be repaired. That way you have to buy another one for full price instead of being able to buy a small part and make the old one work. It's scandalous!
HEY SCOUTCRAFTER!!! Would you consider adopting me as your son, so I can inherit all this really COOL stuff! I would try hard to be a good son! In 25 years when you are really old and in a wheel chair........I would push you around the tractor shows and flea markets in your wheel chair! WE would have some fun! We have the same unique strange USMC humor and collect the same things!
Are you finally getting paid on RUclips because I see ads now? At first I thought the adult diapers were an odd subject for you lol. But it was just an ad. Keep up the good work!
I get it. I have dozens of sets of Toyota, Nissan, Honda, etc., hand tools like the one you cleaned up. Anyone interested please hit me up and we can work a deal.
Really, with all the plastic stuff around us, we see the new generation tossing away things. Actually these weren't made to last some years but generations.
How funny...this last Wednesday we lost the preferred primary feed to the College I work at. The lineman recommended we add a light exactly like yours to indicate when the backup feed is in use. I actually got video of the preferred feed shorting out. Cheers ruclips.net/user/shortsm2cCGXLgBuE?si=g5Rap-d-DvDpdYIB
What kind of maniac would not enjoy and appreciate that Appleton indicator light?? Another excellent restoration of a product when things were built right.
I have to admit, when you turned the light on, there was an overwhelming hit of satisfaction in my mind ... 😂
John!!! The indicator light was just incredible!!! I’ve been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 53 years and I have an indicator light for my fog light switch that came from an old Bell Systems control panel. In the late 1950’s my dad brought some home while upgrading control panels. The “industrial” feel of the bezel and “red gem” still looks great. Whenever I use the fog lights that glow on the switch reminds me of my dad. They called him “Doc” because he could fix anything! I have the same “twisted DNA”!! Thanks for another great video!! The Old Army Scout…
Fantastic job on the indicator light fixture! I think the holy grail of lights are the ones that are found on old fire engines. Those old chrome emergency lights with the huge ruby red glass lenses are just a thing of beauty!!
Hi John, what an amazing industrial light restoration. You for got to mention the Seaview and all its lights and instruments. That red paint came out amazing. I have a 1948’s 6” delta jointer with metal tags that are so dull, but your video gave me such good guidance and hope. I totally understand your excitement. We all have those special things that brighten up our day. It’s great that we get to share that with you. Telegraph keys is one of mine, among other numerous things. I don’t have that excitement for new things. But give me a tool or machine or other item from pre 1950’s when things were made to last a lifetime, and that’s something else. The wrench cleanup was cool and interesting to see the projector bulb and how the focused the light with the could and the reflector. So cool. Every on of those movies I adore. Frankenstein, Dracula. “ listen, the children of the night” quote. I’ve started to introduce my grand kids to early shows. My grandson Jack loves Mister Fine, Mister Howard, Mister Fine. They got such a kick out of Mr. Ed and Frances the Talking Mule. It warms my heart to see them enjoy these classics. Jack helps me in the shop, and has “The Refurb Thing” and I’m doing everything to encourage it. I bought a MiG welder from HFreight and started to tell him about welding. Once I do my power upgrade, we’ll burn some metal together. He was eyeing the welding helmet with the 1950’s style frames. Kids today are so disadvantaged, along with some parents, and don’t have a clue. My grandkids sure won’t be. My youngest granddaughter was learning hope to stain back yard fence parts. Her and Jack spent 6 hours with me in the shop. I had my tunes on. We talked about the music, some of the back stories, and they are starting to recognize some of the artists and songs (American Pie, Beach Boys….)
Life is so good. I’m very blessed.
Best Regards,
John
Good times John!!!
I like the old manuals and pamphlets.
I think schools should be teaching all of these things to students. The younger generation will not be able to do anything without this knowledge.
As always another great show. Have a Great Weekend.
Great restoration of a product from a 121 year old company. You can picture Albert Appleton selling his Unilet boxes in 1903 Chicago by horse and wagon.
I am so happy to see stuff like old manuals, pamphlets and what not from the past, stuff that one would not know about or care to read. toggle switches, vintage electrical fixtures and indicator/pilot lights are one of my fav things, especially ones with colored glass lenses, they look so beautiful.
The indicator lamp came out great. Plus, it's red.
That light is so awesome Scout and you did the best job in restoring it. I love the old industrial stuff too. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
I LOVE the indicator light. The older I get the more I appreciate materials like metal, glass and wood. So much plastic stuff out there now. Have a great weekend, John.
Nothing stuns me more than the current interior design fashion for "Post Industrial", even here in New Zealand folks are buying up the old 1960s era metal factory lamps & shade through to the same era draftsman's chair (metal & wood) to even old typist's chairs all having that gritty metal style to decorate their homes or even work spaces! Not so long ago this stuff was being thrown to landfill! The indicator lamp to me is just such an example and would be very popular in the current market !
Thanks John, great episode as always !
I totally get the enthusiasm for the indicator light, my best friend. and I were obsessed with sourcing and re-using any electrical items we could find, we used to break up old TVs and radios and collect automotive switchgear and speakers, we would grab any speaker going and rig it up via a switch box to any source we could, it was all so exciting back then !
I love the old pamphlets too, there is a lack of public information communication these days, perhaps people don't think they need it, but in reality people have never been more removed from understanding what they use in their day to day !
I was in 4H in rural North Dakota - one of the best ways to prep young people for a good future. Love that 4H electrical book. Beautiful light restoration ScoutCrafter! Love your channel!
4h had fantastic programs. Mostly rural areas. 😃👍
Thank you for finishing your videos with our flag🇺🇸
😃👍🇺🇸
I was hoping you were going to show that in the dark. Beautiful!! Yeah inside the Bat Cave, inside the sub in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space and many others had those lights and switches on the control panels. Really cool stuff! Thanks John!
I love the batcave and all its gadgets. Still watch reruns of Batman!👍🇺🇸
The 66 batcave was amazing. The turntable for the Batmobile was so cool! 😃👍
Beautiful restoration. I love industrial equipment. Thanks for a great show
"It's the best thing ever!" I know that feeling! Good show - thanks!
Another great video ScoutCrafter. 👍🏻 The Appleton Indicator light turned out amazing! I must be one of those people with the twisted DNA because that’s right up my alley. 😅 Electrical knife switches, indicator lights, protected toggle switches all excite me! Thank you to Joe & Cassia for sending in those items for us all to enjoy.
Love your passion for these projects. I find them quite satisfying at the before and after stage.
I know what you mean!😄 This Indicator Light came out gorgeus... the red light looks stunning.
Love it! One of the coolest indicator lamps I've seen. That's why I come back to watch, three times a week. Wayne out West (Colorado)
Very nice episode today. John and the indicator light came out very nice. I know some people don’t get it I do and would be excited to have that in my collection. Take care. See you on Monday.
John, I love old pamphlets and books. They used to show great illustrations and the descriptions were so spot on. Think how many times today you look at directions and scratch the noggin and think what the heck. I put in a new faucet my son bought from men@*ds and there was this little plastic piece left in a bag and I could not figure out where or what or how it went. He called the next day and said the faucet sprayer hose blew a part and he shut off the water. I went back and sat there and stared at the drawings and I tried calling them,no answer(The 800 # for faucet maker) finally I figured out the small piece locked the hose to the bottom of the faucet in the back where you couldnt ever see it. No where was it on any drawing. You should wire a button to the cool indicator light and teach your cats and possums to step on it to light it up to tell you its time to eat.
I was doing some steel work in a paint factory that had all that explosion proof wiring. Just so happened it was the same week the Ford Rouge River Plant had that Massive Explosion. They had us welding, grinding, cutting while the paint factory was still in operation.....There was some people really on edge around there I can tell you that.
Wonderful job on the light, Scout. It really came out nice. Great show! 😀👍
That indicator light is flippin’ awesome! It reminds me of how many worn and dirty industrial things like that I threw away into the garbage 30 years ago. Man, I wish I had saved all of that stuff.
John- you must have seen lots of that stuff having to be waterproof and stuff! 😃👍
That cleaned up very nice. Well done. You are like the proverbial kid in a candy store about that light. LOL Many of us have such passions over tools, objects, etc.
Dave.
John, that "electrical hazards" pamphlet is about the same size as the original national electrical code book from the late 1800's. Now the code book is full size and over an inch thick.
The light and cover are explosion proof for hazardous locations (Class 1,2 or 3) where you don't want any vapor/air getting into the electrical system. That is also the reason why the threads are so long and the mating surface to the box is so wide.
5 full turns for anything threaded is sufficient to keep vapors out.
George
Thanks George! 😃👍
The light sure pops! It would be intrestesting to see how you display an item like that in a proper way. Have a nice weekend!
The Indicator light looked so beautiful
Count me in on the ones that really love it! That thing is awesome. Thanks Scout. 🇺🇸
That light was amazing.......and then it lit up.....WOW that beautiful red, great job Scoutcrafter, I'd have one on my wall any day! 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧✌️
Indicator light turned out great. Your advice about using the mildest cleaner you need to do the cleanup before moving on to stronger stuff is very important for aged paints and finishes. Interesting fact about the plastic link used to avoid shocks before ground fault I nterrupter circuits. Always learn something new here.
That light turned out fantastic, as you would say.😂 that is a trophy to be proud of. Who would have thought?
Great job as usual! Now if you had a other one, they could be the eyes of a haloween decoration!
I really like that indicator light too and it really cleaned up nicely 👌
The indicator light looks awesome! It would make a really cool addition in someones garage or man cave.
Wow, I really enjoyed this restoration. I get it, I really get it.
Love that Proto key chain screwdriver. Great video John
That indicator light is super.
I'm thanking hitch cover brake light for my truck 😊
I guess I’m twisted too, you do such good work, it turned out great. As always thank you for your time and knowledge.
ScoutCrafter, that indicator light is very cool. Few things in that incidents are that well made. Good job!
Oh my god did you see that beautiful girl? No, I was too busy falling in love with this indicator light!
Hi John, I have that twisted DNA, I enjoyed the lamp restoration as much as you did.
Your right! That indicator light is pretty neat. Great job on getting it very presentable! Thanks again and see you Monday.
My old office had an entire control panel that was 10'x15' panel full of these switches, buttons, and lights. It controlled a few hundred conveyor belts and looked like something out of the cold war. I wish I could of kept the panel when they replaced it with computers
Another great video...congrats on hitting 34K subscribers...good to see your techniques on getting the name plate looking new again.as I'm restoring a walker turner table saw...I do think you should get out a bit more because the indicator light got you a bit too excited...😂...🖖
Haha, just found your channel somehow and right away knew I'd by subscribing. I must have that same twisted DNA. This is 100% my kind of thing. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome Tommy Boy! 😃👍
Always enjoy your excitement and love the project
Nice job on the indicator light, I get the excitement from the indicator light, I have things I get excited about and most people look at me like I have 4 heads all screwed on backwards, I say, “they aren’t wired all the way to the top floor”,just sayin! Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching as always
Another Friday! Sheesh! Have a great weekend!
Well I did enjoy it! Thanks for the video.
Oh yeah star track and voyage to the bottom of the Sea, a lot of lights and switches.
Nice! Brought me back to my pollution control monitoring board at the anodizing plant.
Buenas tardes amigo, creo que todos queríamos tener una baticueva 😂.
Saludos de Pablo desde Uruguay
Light switch came out beautiful.😊
This was helpful as I have some aluminum tools that need cleaned up. Thanks for sharing this.
I get it John! I love that kind of stuff also and always have. Beautiful job on a really nice indicator lamp.
Great job Devil Dog. I too love this stuff.
Great show John the indicator light looks fantastic great piece of history
The red light is on so cool god bless take care 🇺🇸🇳🇿🇮🇱🦅🗽🪖🤪47
Wow! I would have scratched the hell outta that panel. Nice job.
Love this project, great job mate !!!!
Now that was a great recovery, I would mount it in the shop and just use it as a light for my wife to see saying don't just yell I am working...
That indicator light was gorgeous.. and the cleanup turned out beautiful...
Ive got a yearning, after watching another video, for a large temperature gauge.. Where would S.C. go to look for one...
S.C. thx for sharing your cool collection with us.. Take care my friend...
I enjoyed the video and that indicator light is great!
Good stuff as usual!! 👍🏻😀🇺🇲
I do like the old indicator light! It came out great, and that LED really makes it effective. As the old saying goes, they don't make 'em like that anymore. John, something I think about often as I look at old tools, especially electrical stuff that was made to last, what will the rebuilders/restorers of the near future be able to work on as a hobby? Certainly not this throw away stuff that is made today. These companies make stuff with a planned obsolescence so they can't be repaired. That way you have to buy another one for full price instead of being able to buy a small part and make the old one work. It's scandalous!
Appleton aluminum foundry was close to my home. Located in South Milwaukee, Wisc.
I get it. I love all that industrial stuff.
Came out great I also think it cool as well
I have a Proto key ring screwdriver that I have had on my main key ring for over 40 years.
Find an FS box for the pilot light cover. A standard alum. weatherproof box will work, too, and much cheaper.
I have one of the herbrand key ring screwdriver i have been looking for one for so long
500W on the projector lamp. WOWZA!
Make a nice steampunk night lamp out of it ! 🙂
I get it. Awesome.
Wow just wow
That's awesome ❤
The indicator lamp is rated for a classified location, hazardous. Gases/vapors. That is why the leads are sealed.
Magnificent..
Cool you got yourself a steampunk HAL 9000.
That was a bit over the top, but holy cow that red glow!
"Snoop" abides, hope all the critters are getting ready for winter...
Tom- Soon they will stop shedding and get their winter coats. 😃👍
Twisted DNA. That might be the answer I’m looking for. I’ll ask my doctor.
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HEY SCOUTCRAFTER!!! Would you consider adopting me as your son, so I can inherit all this really COOL stuff! I would try hard to be a good son! In 25 years when you are really old and in a wheel chair........I would push you around the tractor shows and flea markets in your wheel chair! WE would have some fun! We have the same unique strange USMC humor and collect the same things!
😂👍
Are you finally getting paid on RUclips because I see ads now? At first I thought the adult diapers were an odd subject for you lol. But it was just an ad. Keep up the good work!
No! I’m still not monetized but they are running ads on all videos now! 😩
@@ScoutCrafter well cash in buddy and use that $$$ to restore some Snap O n toolboxes 👍
I get it
I get it. I have dozens of sets of Toyota, Nissan, Honda, etc., hand tools like the one you cleaned up. Anyone interested please hit me up and we can work a deal.
Did you just make yourself a scoutcrafter red nightlight?
I wonder how many people like me ran to eBay to see if they can find a proto key chain!
i was going to ask, lets see it in the dark,and then...........
Really, with all the plastic stuff around us, we see the new generation tossing away things. Actually these weren't made to last some years but generations.
How funny...this last Wednesday we lost the preferred primary feed to the College I work at. The lineman recommended we add a light exactly like yours to indicate when the backup feed is in use. I actually got video of the preferred feed shorting out. Cheers ruclips.net/user/shortsm2cCGXLgBuE?si=g5Rap-d-DvDpdYIB
Great episode! The indicator light is spectacular 🫡
When I saw the light I immediately thought of the movie, The China Syndrome 😮