Sailors' Old Windproof Lighter Restoration

[@ShanecaRene]

You deserve a 10..but I'm giving a 12..nice job sir 👌🏾

[@frick566]

Also known as a trench lighter..great restoration!

[@Martyfartini]

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]

What did u make it from?

[@ShanecaRene]

Dude that's pretty badass 👌🏾

[@tfatcher]

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!

[@robertking5701]

Nickel plating job was bad ass. Turned out very nice

[@dogprowilhelm7630]

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

[@robertmarks713]

Beautiful restoration! A perfect 10!

[@ReXtorer]

Thanks!

[@kendu52]

Excellent work, definitely a 10 on your accomplishment!

[@davidlewis9346]

The asmr is strong w this one.

[@TheJpmuzz]

10 for sure

[@VICKY_1.M]

Hi mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored good job well done

[@raziel3726]

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

[@coinstruck6079]

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.

[@jambo907]

Outstanding restoration.

[@marksmith296]

10. That was awesome

[@Twelvestonestacking]

Stunning!

[@abcstardust]

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

[@ragingpatriot772]

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

[@robertwhitehead3513]

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

[@ericbadia5]

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 KZbin SNskills and he has 1.2k subscribers! Beware and make sure you report him👍🏼👍🏼

[@wolf-r7q]

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

[@ericbadia5]

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

[@samuelfellows6923]

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

[@xAlexZifko]

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

[@michaeldaruwalla8717]

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

[@wendellsmith1349]

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

[@ReXtorer]

Thank you!

[@ObeyCamp]

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.

[@jumpingjacks5558]

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]

Well, except for having to replace an entire part.

[@timothymoore7156]

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.

[@davecane7965]

Awesome lighter restoration bro, never ceases to amaze me 👍

[@ReXtorer]

thanks!

[@rainy_wish_studios]

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

[@tracysimpson6556]

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

[@robertmanley7556]

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

[@ReXtorer]

Thanks!

[@joeshomeshop]

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

[@robertmiller7721]

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

[@foxwhiskey]

A pleasure to watch ! Great ! 10 / 10

[@fredrichardson9761]

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! 👍

[@joestrait6291]

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

[@No_Fuse8771]

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.

[@gregsanford3848]

10,beautiful skills

[@Seru-Pehuen]

Great restoratio! Definitly a 10!

[@oneshotme]

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

[@SamLucky-g3c]

10/10 looks good

[@chadwedul1787]

So. You made a new lighter.

[@alucardx93]

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 KZbin channel doing the same.

[@Deathknell50]

​@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]

@@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]

​@@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]

Haha. Yep.

[@VICKY_1.M]

Your work is Awesome 🎊🎊🎊

[@johnviewer2305]

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

[@joelboutier1736]

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

[@DisgustingJustinAD]

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.

[@TheAmericanX]

Awesome restore

[@MsBaron1970]

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

[@ReXtorer]

Дякую)

[@manuelvillanueva3753]

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

[@th.burggraf7814]

Very nice ! 👍🏻

[@rohitshukla9756]

Awesome restoration 😊 Keep up the good work

[@dpeter6396]

Beautiful !!!

[@michaelkeller5008]

nice - never seen such a lighter! :)

[@MASI_forging]

Amazing restoratinon 👏👏

[@henryganzer4685]

nice work 👍

[@judithyoungquist8409]

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

[@manecobeirao]

Very, very good !!! ( Brazil )

[@Badback60]

Great job….this is a solid 10

[@donvandenberg5301]

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.

[@luisgallardo2084]

hermoso trabajo felicitaciones ,saludos desde argentina

[@mrpropilot007]

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

[@Richard.357]

Nice. Definitely a 10 👍

[@papafrank7094]

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

[@Александр-м9ш8п]

Бесподобно! 👏 10 из 10

[@johnsullivan6560]

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!

[@markraymond3198]

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.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😊

[@onebigd313]

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

[@toboldygo5823]

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

[@drag0n911]

Definitely 10/10

[@josegustavopena3844]

cool job! 10/10

[@steev927]

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...

[@hughbryant1326]

10/10 from me.😊

[@kevinknight6302]

10 You sir are an artist

[@barrymantelli8011]

this lighter once belonged to Theseus.

[@SaxonRanger94]

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

[@heyreddin2.0s10]

10 well done sir

[@disgoyknows88]

The Kaiser would be happy.

[@stevenbailey373]

10 out of 10

[@AlinTomoroga]

10 for sure..

[@vadimc2144]

10/10, sir

[@atticstattic]

That was very crunchy

[@didierbesse2218]

10/10 ! 🤩🤩🤩

[@dshogan6174]

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

[@edgardojaviercanu4740]

Una belleza!

[@vinceianni4026]

Good job mister beautifully done

[@janicemoler403]

Another 10😮

[@JonathanBerrube]

Super 10/10

[@jefftaylor1186]

People really underestimate how important rope was.

[@natetruxillo-jw2xu]

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

[@zamSEG]

hello sir 9/10.

[@jankokohler5983]

100/10 ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@ukaszwalczak280]

Nice. 10

[@nigel900]

Outstanding! 👍🏻 Now light a Marlboro 👉🏻🚬

[@atomarc1991]

Solid 10

[@chrismackay8314]

So it makes char-cloth? No volatile fuel?

[@cemalyesil7201]

Harikasin be!!!

[@AaronSchwarz42]

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 :)

[@mikegLXIVMM]

Restored or remade?

[@lizziebydesign]

Those pliers at the beginning were like, "chomp, chomp, chomp."

[@RichardT2112]

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

[@W4iteFlame]

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

[@akafrosty6175]

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