1918 brass lighter restoration I Dr. Hut of Handcraft

[@nineteenandfortyone]

Nice restoration! That lighter should last a long time between fuelings.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you!

[@rodneylane7640]

Thanks for posting this video. Of a list of about 30 or so restorers we used to watch regularly, you are the only one still posting. The lighter came out very well, well done.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you so much for your support, glad you liked the result!

[@johnbradford9235]

Beautiful finish on that piece Dr. Hut 👏👏👏. Deffo looks better without the feet 👉👉👉. 😎

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thanks mate!

[@NolaGal2601]

I love all of the old UNIQUE lighters once produced. They are so plain now. Even Zippos.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Glad you liked it!

[@NolaGal2601]

@@DrHutOfHandcraft the only scary part is the flame size. Lol I know that has nothing to do with you; just the way they were designed.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

@@NolaGal2601 Yep that’s actually a little scary haha

[@NolaGal2601]

@@DrHutOfHandcraft just protect the eyebrows!! Lolol

[@oneshotme]

I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you!

[@JS-oz3zf]

Always get the willies when people put their fingers near a lathe chuck like this 😱

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😅

[@supershiba8346]

Turned out great! 🎉🎉🎉

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you my friend 🙏🏼

[@juleslobo5644]

Die KNIPEX Frontgreifzange!!! Ich habe jetzt schon ca. 1.000 Restaurationsvideos gesehen, aber die, meines Erachtens, beste Zange der Welt habe ich bisher noch nie irgendwo gesehen.. Glückwunsch, Dr. Hut!

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😄 Ja ich habe die seit ein paar Monaten und würde nicht mehr darauf verzichten wollen, ist wirklich ein tolles Werkzeug!

[@BB_Chaptsick]

Nicely done sir. Between the thin metal and small parts, there wasn’t much material for you to work with. The little feet were kind of ugly. The lighter looks far better without them. Great job!

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you very much! I also didn’t like the feet, there were kind of weird and didn’t really fit the whole appearance. Glad you liked the video 🙂

[@vinceianni4026]

Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored good job

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you!

[@philipwalton4877]

Yesss! He’s back 💙👍

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

🥲🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@SturleyArt]

Great work sir. Love how you remade and recut that threaded piece.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you my friend!

[@PaddyPatPatrick]

Hello All, From The UK👋

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Hi

[@DanielGlagla]

Amazing Job my best friend! cant wait for the next restoration!

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

❤️❤️ Thank you! 🫶

[@MCsCreations]

Amazing, dude! Really beautiful work!!! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you mate, I appreciate it! Stay safe 🙏🏼

[@davethursfield9283]

Great job Doc. You are one of the best restorers out there. 😁

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you, much appreciated! 🙏🏼

[@john_barnett]

I dunno, I think it looked better with the circular legs and the more precisely right-angled looking cap. That multi-threaded piece was awesome though

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you for your comment!

[@foxwhiskey]

Three wheels at the bottom... My first intention was a tiny workshop-vac !😂

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😂😂

[@nahidnasiriyan1534]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

❤️

[@Bill-vp3tr]

A work of art!

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@Tatal.b]

Belo restauro, valeu a pena

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@niloofarsadr4649]

Herrlich ❤

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

🙏🏼🫶

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

Nice.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Thank you 😄

[@jacomoller5274]

You cpuld also make a cap to go over the top,

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

I could have but I decided not to because it originally only had the cap were the wick is

[@abdullahdewanay]

After restoring the brass shouldn’t we electroplate it with something or add some protection layer so it wont oxidize again?

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

You can do that, sure. But I wanted to have the brass look and it’s okay for me if it just ages with time. Under right conditions it also wont oxidize and look like before the restoration, it will just turn a little darker.

[@jamesriordan3494]

🙌

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😄

[@T_B]

I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!! 🤣🤣🤣 I had to rewind the wick removal and watch it twice to understand the "John" reference! 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏼‍♂️ Edit: finished watching -- that is a beautiful restoration! What fluid did you use? It looks like alcohol.

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😂😂 Thank you, glad you liked the video! It was just lighter fluid, the one I used is with gasoline.

[@oneshotme]

Looked like someone was wanting it to look like some type of vacuum with wheels on the bottom you didn't replace

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Maybe yes 😄

[@RealAaron317]

Forgot to clean the inside of the lighter

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Ehm no I actually cleaned the inside of the lighter on the lathe which is also shown in the video 😄

[@kaster5339]

Верни Пепелацу шасси!

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

Hm? 😄

[@TheSockMonkeyGuy]

A video from Dr. Hut makes everything a little lighter. (See what I did there? 😅)

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😂😂🫶 Thank you my friend 🙏🏼

[@NolaGal2601]

I see what you did there.

[@TheSockMonkeyGuy]

@@NolaGal2601 😁

[@homedaily6570]

I lice

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

😄🙏🏼

[@mehmetonalkarakaya]

2:46 i think this process useless

[@DrHutOfHandcraft]

What exactly? Removing the spark wheel? 😅