Sailors' Old Windproof Lighter Restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

Комментарии • 207

  • @tfatcher
    @tfatcher 2 месяца назад +10

    Super restoration project! I was thoroughly intrigued by where this was going. But seeing the full functionality of the completed windproof lighter was extremely satisfying. Nice work!

  • @Martyfartini
    @Martyfartini 2 месяца назад +14

    I made the same thing when I was in prison in the eighties, only it was made from matchsticks. With matching tobacco tin. Had it for many years after release and always had a light when hod carrying on a windy scaffold. 👍

    • @xAlexZifko
      @xAlexZifko 2 месяца назад

      What did u make it from?

  • @frick566
    @frick566 2 месяца назад +22

    Also known as a trench lighter..great restoration!

  • @chadwedul1787
    @chadwedul1787 2 месяца назад +72

    So. You made a new lighter.

    • @alucardx93
      @alucardx93 2 месяца назад +8

      Yes he made a new lighter. But he had no choice. The metal was corroding due to multiple generations of exposure. Metal doesn't last forever under those conditions and you can only restore so much. But he did go off the speculations and recreated a history relic. I don't see your RUclips channel doing the same.

    • @Deathknell50
      @Deathknell50 2 месяца назад +14

      ​@alucardx93 Well, then the title should say re-creation rather than restoration. Before I read any comments, I had the same thought as the OP.

    • @alucardx93
      @alucardx93 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Deathknell50 you're being a little too picky for someone who doesn't have a channel that focuses on restoring vintage and relic parts that are literally over 100 years old. All I'm seeing is harsh criticism for something that none of y'all do yourself. You saw the same video I did. He DID try to restore it. And last time I checked, rust corrodes metal and makes it brittle. This rust was on there more than long enough to be able to break parts off with your bare hands. Let's see you do better.

    • @Deathknell50
      @Deathknell50 2 месяца назад +17

      ​@@alucardx93i think you're being too picky. It doesn't matter what I have or have not done on my channel. Fact of the matter is he wasn't able to restore the original so he built a new one. It's a re-creation.

    • @trtlcap1501
      @trtlcap1501 Месяц назад

      Haha. Yep.

  • @dogprowilhelm7630
    @dogprowilhelm7630 2 месяца назад +3

    11 out of 10, upgrading the flint holder to thicker walled brass is best for durability and great resto.❤

  • @ericbadia5
    @ericbadia5 2 месяца назад +38

    It is a 10 out of 10 my friend! Keep up the good work! By the way, there's a guy out there posting videos from your channel. The guy is called on RUclips SNskills and he has 1.2k subscribers! Beware and make sure you report him👍🏼👍🏼

    • @wolf-r7q
      @wolf-r7q 2 месяца назад +4

      maybe this is his second channel. that explains why he didn't thank you.

    • @ericbadia5
      @ericbadia5 2 месяца назад +12

      @@wolf-r7q maybe. But that secondary channel posts content from multiple other channels... I don't know. At least I let him know👍🏼

    • @samuelfellows6923
      @samuelfellows6923 2 месяца назад

      A money sucker = steals other videos and commits fraud with them 😠

    • @xAlexZifko
      @xAlexZifko 2 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for remaining vigilant to shit like that. Sucks to see

  • @ObeyCamp
    @ObeyCamp Месяц назад

    I don't consider things highly rated just all willy-nilly, but I would say this is a 10/10 restoration. The poor thing was just destroyed when you found it, whole nodes of rust just growing on it. Every piece and aspect had to be completely rehabilitated and restored, but the whole restoration came out gorgeous. With that custom wooden tube case and the nickle plating and everything, I wonder if it looked quite this good when it was brand new. Awesome work, man.
    I've actually never seen a lighter like this but I resisted the urge to look it up because I wanted to see how you finished it and demo'd the finished product, and what a cool lighter it is. A really interesting bit of history. Makes me wonder who lost it and why... Probably not a happy story, but I still wonder.

  • @coinstruck6079
    @coinstruck6079 2 месяца назад +4

    10, impressive taking a few rusty bits of metal and getting them back to working condition. I was intrigued when you starting making the wooden container.

  • @raziel3726
    @raziel3726 2 месяца назад +6

    Amazing Craftsmanship and Restoration 👍🏻👍🏽👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @DisgustingJustinAD
    @DisgustingJustinAD 2 месяца назад +1

    If someone were to hand off one of these to me & asked what it was, I'd have no idea it was made from Brass. I give the restoration a Bob Ross out of 10.

  • @robertmarks713
    @robertmarks713 2 месяца назад +3

    Beautiful restoration! A perfect 10!

  • @kendu52
    @kendu52 2 месяца назад +1

    Excellent work, definitely a 10 on your accomplishment!

  • @ragingpatriot772
    @ragingpatriot772 2 месяца назад

    I really enjoyed watching this show. It is very relaxing. I also enjoyed seeing something new with the lighter. First time seeing one

  • @robertking5701
    @robertking5701 Месяц назад

    Nickel plating job was bad ass. Turned out very nice

  • @jumpingjacks5558
    @jumpingjacks5558 2 месяца назад

    Excellent job. You knew the inner workings of the lighter and you didn't have to sacrifice anything to restore it. I'll give you a 10

    • @atticstattic
      @atticstattic 2 месяца назад +2

      Well, except for having to replace an entire part.

  • @abcstardust
    @abcstardust 2 месяца назад

    10 of 10. Thank you for sharing this. I’ve never seen this kind of lighter.

  • @timothymoore7156
    @timothymoore7156 2 месяца назад

    That was one of the best videos I’ve seen in a little while. It was close to watching a marvel movie as opposed to a Netflix rom com.

  • @joeshomeshop
    @joeshomeshop 2 месяца назад

    Great job as usual! I especially liked the repro of the flint/striker tube and the nickel plating.

  • @davidlewis9346
    @davidlewis9346 2 месяца назад +3

    The asmr is strong w this one.

  • @wendellsmith1349
    @wendellsmith1349 2 месяца назад +1

    masterful restoration . that is a 10 for sure. I give you extra credit for demoing it at the end .

  • @rainy_wish_studios
    @rainy_wish_studios 2 месяца назад

    Tricky soldering! Very cool watching it liquify and fall in place! 👍🏻

  • @No_Fuse8771
    @No_Fuse8771 2 месяца назад

    An air pump and a home made sand baster using baking soda would work great for that. By hand works as well, just takes more time. I use baking soda and walnut shells for that myself using a bottle. You can find directions here on YT. Other media would work but I find sand to be a little harsh on some objects. Great work all the same. Thanks for sharing.

  • @robertmiller7721
    @robertmiller7721 2 месяца назад

    I wouldn’t even think of trying to clip anything off that lighter. Yet he knows where to clip, how much and perfectly every time. Amazing talent

  • @joestrait6291
    @joestrait6291 2 месяца назад

    Definitely a 10...I have one of these they work great 👍 and you gave me an idea about the case for it thank you !

  • @michaeldaruwalla8717
    @michaeldaruwalla8717 2 месяца назад

    A very delicate touch was required, and your restoration provided just that !

  • @robertmanley7556
    @robertmanley7556 2 месяца назад +1

    Very nice work !! I so much look forward to your videos !! I think this was amazing 10 for me for sure !!!!👍👍

  • @MsBaron1970
    @MsBaron1970 2 месяца назад +1

    🎉😮😮але,то є шикарна річ. Навіть не уявляв собі що таке було. Дякую за вашу працю. Все на 10.

  • @G.K_1.M
    @G.K_1.M 2 месяца назад +4

    Hi mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored good job well done

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 2 месяца назад

    It looks great and you did an excellent job restoring it as well as making a great looking case for it!!!!
    I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @fredrichardson9761
    @fredrichardson9761 2 месяца назад

    Wow, I really didn't think there was going to be any way to bring that lighter back - it's amazing how you were able to restore it! I also haven't ever seen anything like that, but I think I get it: this is really a convenient way to carry some tinder with a flint & steel that is easy to use. Very cool! 👍

  • @robertwhitehead3513
    @robertwhitehead3513 Месяц назад

    I've never seen a lighter like that. that's cool. great restoration!

  • @jambo907
    @jambo907 2 месяца назад +3

    Outstanding restoration.

  • @tracysimpson6556
    @tracysimpson6556 2 месяца назад

    Turned out great! 10! I've never seen anything like that lighter.

  • @davecane7965
    @davecane7965 2 месяца назад +1

    Awesome lighter restoration bro, never ceases to amaze me 👍

  • @SamLucky-g3c
    @SamLucky-g3c 7 дней назад

    10/10 looks good

  • @johnsullivan6560
    @johnsullivan6560 2 месяца назад

    Nicely done. I was wondering how you going to over all that rust? It was a nice effort but the new model can actually work!

  • @steev927
    @steev927 2 месяца назад

    Amazing restoration, I was missing the whole point of the case until the end when I saw how much wick was available, that thing would last ages! Not sure if it was just bright in the room but was that also a flameless lighter? Seems like something tactically useful in wartime...

  • @foxwhiskey
    @foxwhiskey 2 месяца назад

    A pleasure to watch ! Great !
    10 / 10

  • @markraymond3198
    @markraymond3198 28 дней назад

    I rate it at 9.5! Thats pretty awesome but I left.5 because I know you think it could look better even though to us it's perfect. Good job and God Bless from Alaska. It makes me wonder if lighters like that were used by, let's say the old west cowboys or the calvary? Lighters like that would have been sold in San Francisco I would imagine. Maybe it didn't catch on and they loved their matches.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😊

  • @G.K_1.M
    @G.K_1.M 2 месяца назад +4

    Your work is Awesome 🎊🎊🎊

  • @onebigd313
    @onebigd313 2 месяца назад

    I might be weird but the vacuum was my favorite part 👌

  • @manuelvillanueva3753
    @manuelvillanueva3753 2 месяца назад

    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A Five star rating...
    Excellent...

  • @judithyoungquist8409
    @judithyoungquist8409 2 месяца назад

    10!! 10!! 10!! Can’t say it enough!! ✌🏼

  • @luisgallardo2084
    @luisgallardo2084 2 месяца назад

    hermoso trabajo felicitaciones ,saludos desde argentina

  • @Seru-Pehuen
    @Seru-Pehuen 2 месяца назад

    Great restoratio! Definitly a 10!

  • @th.burggraf7814
    @th.burggraf7814 Месяц назад

    Very nice ! 👍🏻

  • @johnviewer2305
    @johnviewer2305 День назад

    I rate it a 12...restoration..rebuilt...or reman...nice job...

  • @joelboutier1736
    @joelboutier1736 2 месяца назад

    impressive. hard to believe u do all of that without a lathe!

  • @rohitshukla9756
    @rohitshukla9756 2 месяца назад

    Awesome restoration 😊
    Keep up the good work

  • @donvandenberg5301
    @donvandenberg5301 2 месяца назад

    I actually have a cheap version of this lighter and think its one of the coolest things i own. Now im gonna have to make a wooden case for it like this one has.

  • @dshogan6174
    @dshogan6174 2 месяца назад

    Awesome, but there was no flame. How do I you light things with those

  • @MASI_forging
    @MASI_forging 2 месяца назад +1

    Amazing restoratinon 👏👏

  • @gregsanford3848
    @gregsanford3848 2 месяца назад +1

    10,beautiful skills

  • @papafrank7094
    @papafrank7094 2 месяца назад

    10 out of 10. Beautiful work. Knowing when to save an when to replace. You know your art.

  • @Badback60
    @Badback60 2 месяца назад

    Great job….this is a solid 10

  • @toboldygo5823
    @toboldygo5823 2 месяца назад

    I rate the repair of this lighter at a 10 ✨👍🏻

  • @mrpropilot007
    @mrpropilot007 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful restore! 10 out of 10! Doesn't seem to work?

  • @SaxonRanger94
    @SaxonRanger94 Месяц назад

    The wick probably needs to be impregnated with some kind of oil or wax. Nice work! 👍🏻

  • @Richard.357
    @Richard.357 2 месяца назад

    Nice. Definitely a 10 👍

  • @dpeter6396
    @dpeter6396 2 месяца назад

    Beautiful !!!

  • @michaelkeller5008
    @michaelkeller5008 2 месяца назад +1

    nice - never seen such a lighter! :)

  • @drag0n911
    @drag0n911 2 месяца назад +1

    Definitely 10/10

  • @TheAmericanX
    @TheAmericanX 2 месяца назад

    Awesome restore

  • @marksmith296
    @marksmith296 Месяц назад

    10. That was awesome

  • @Александр-м9ш8п
    @Александр-м9ш8п 2 месяца назад

    Бесподобно! 👏 10 из 10

  • @manecobeirao
    @manecobeirao 2 месяца назад

    Very, very good !!! ( Brazil )

  • @didierbesse2218
    @didierbesse2218 2 месяца назад +1

    10/10 ! 🤩🤩🤩

  • @chrismackay8314
    @chrismackay8314 2 месяца назад

    So it makes char-cloth? No volatile fuel?

  • @hughbryant1326
    @hughbryant1326 2 месяца назад +1

    10/10 from me.😊

  • @henryganzer4685
    @henryganzer4685 2 месяца назад

    nice work 👍

  • @barrymantelli8011
    @barrymantelli8011 2 месяца назад +2

    this lighter once belonged to Theseus.

  • @heyreddin2.0s10
    @heyreddin2.0s10 2 месяца назад

    10 well done sir

  • @josegustavopena3844
    @josegustavopena3844 2 месяца назад

    cool job! 10/10

  • @natetruxillo-jw2xu
    @natetruxillo-jw2xu 2 месяца назад

    That was a 9.5. Only reason I didn't give it a 10, is because I disagree with the wood finishing. I loved the stain, especially the color (I hope you see this and would share with my the stain you used. While buffing it did made it look good, I would have opted to make it water proof or at least more water resistant so that salt water won't weather the finish so fast, especially with it being a sailors lighter

  • @TheJpmuzz
    @TheJpmuzz 2 месяца назад

    10 for sure

  • @kevinknight6302
    @kevinknight6302 2 месяца назад

    10 You sir are an artist

  • @stevenbailey373
    @stevenbailey373 2 месяца назад +1

    10 out of 10

  • @vadimc2144
    @vadimc2144 2 месяца назад

    10/10, sir

  • @paulstokes1831
    @paulstokes1831 2 месяца назад

    How is it a sailors lighter, in a German trench?

  • @Stargell-xd5ki
    @Stargell-xd5ki 2 месяца назад +2

    I’m curious if I sent a lighter to you on my expense if you would restore it? I’d pay for all for you to get it into near new condition. I often find antique lighters but they’re too rusty to use or need restoration.

  • @JonathanBerrube
    @JonathanBerrube 2 месяца назад +1

    Super 10/10

  • @jankokohler5983
    @jankokohler5983 2 месяца назад

    100/10 ❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @disgoyknows88
    @disgoyknows88 2 месяца назад +1

    The Kaiser would be happy.

  • @jasonsgroovemachine
    @jasonsgroovemachine 2 месяца назад

    Is it a restoration if you end up replacing most of it?

  • @mikegLXIVMM
    @mikegLXIVMM 2 месяца назад

    Restored or remade?

  • @edgardojaviercanu4740
    @edgardojaviercanu4740 2 месяца назад

    Una belleza!

  • @AG-ol2gb
    @AG-ol2gb 2 месяца назад +1

    Maybe this question has been answered before, but do you offer your services to the community? For example: If I were to send you an old tobacco cutter, would you restore it for a fee?

    • @ReXtorer
      @ReXtorer  2 месяца назад +1

      Hi! Now I can't, because there is a war in my country and I can't guarantee the work done on time. I am from Ukraine.

    • @AG-ol2gb
      @AG-ol2gb 2 месяца назад +1

      @@ReXtorer darn man, be safe.

  • @jonathansarley1499
    @jonathansarley1499 Месяц назад

    When it comes to cleaning brass bronze copper aluminum I threw away the wire brush unless it's rust White Dimonds polish no scratches it removes the layers of decades off in minutes elbow power 💪 comes out clean and doesn't hurt the metal clean with at least 70 percent alcohol after polish is corrosive works great less hard work cleans ruststain off brass easily 😮 Wow

  • @jefftaylor1186
    @jefftaylor1186 27 дней назад

    People really underestimate how important rope was.

  • @akafrosty6175
    @akafrosty6175 2 месяца назад +1

    Nice job, but I still don't understand how it works.

  • @janicemoler403
    @janicemoler403 2 месяца назад

    Another 10😮

  • @madmanmechanic8847
    @madmanmechanic8847 2 месяца назад +1

    I dont get it where does the lighter fluid go with out fluid it wont work ? I love the restoration but it wont light

    • @ReXtorer
      @ReXtorer  2 месяца назад +1

      it's a rope lighter. this is a type of lighter. The rope does not burn, but smolders without fuel.

    • @joeshomeshop
      @joeshomeshop 2 месяца назад

      @@ReXtorerkind of out of your niche, but if there’s a video out there that shows how soldiers would have used it in the field, a link to it would probably answer a lot of questions…or maybe just that one question. Great resto!

    • @ianallen2
      @ianallen2 2 месяца назад

      It is known as a tinder box. They were also made from a small block of wood. They were also used in prisons and the wicks were made from the strands from mop heads.

  • @AlinTomoroga
    @AlinTomoroga 25 дней назад

    10 for sure..

  • @W4iteFlame
    @W4iteFlame 2 месяца назад

    Try to make subtitles more visible. Like black outline for the white font or something

  • @GadreelAdvocat
    @GadreelAdvocat 2 месяца назад

    10/10.

  • @vinceianni4026
    @vinceianni4026 2 месяца назад +1

    Good job mister beautifully done

  • @nigel900
    @nigel900 2 месяца назад

    Outstanding! 👍🏻 Now light a Marlboro 👉🏻🚬

  • @RichardT2112
    @RichardT2112 2 месяца назад +2

    More of a “build from scratch” rather than a restoration, but great job nonetheless the less!

  • @cemalyesil7201
    @cemalyesil7201 2 месяца назад

    Harikasin be!!!

  • @AaronSchwarz42
    @AaronSchwarz42 2 месяца назад

    Rope needs some kind of flammable fat or oil to turn that red glowing ember into an actual flame. Naphtha, kerosine, white fuel, camping fuel, gasoline, wax, lubricants, anything made of hydrocarbons that can readily burn in air :)