Vintage Lantern Restoration...with a twist.

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[@Iliketomakestuff]

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[@Uncle_Buzz]

I would find a way to add bird sounds and other nature sounds.

[@darthvader232003]

I'd add a flame effect to make it more natural

[@jamesyan9436]

I'm loving all the out of focus shots in this video lol

[@tophlaw4274]

love the repurposing of old retro stuff to give them new life & not to mention the design aesthetics to keep things as stock as possible! I wish you had moved forward with your acrylic bending as I'd love to see that & it would make the lantern appear as though it still had the glass (also keeps the vellum & stuff inside protected from accidental incursions). as far as features are concerned: > phone app to allow BT control of lighting modes/animations; > more LEDs (aligned vertically around the central spire) so it'll be much brighter & actually useful outdoors ~segments can be turned off to conserve power aside from brightness controls; > capacitive sensors can be added so that touching a predetermined spot on the shell housing the electronics activates controls (lighting mode, strip on/off cycle, etc); > sound-reactive pulsing lights (easily accomplished with a sound module); cheers! & looking forward to your next project!

[@timwalrath4540]

I was thinking making it so the LEDs could flicker like a flame. Not sure if that’s possible but I think of like the fake candles which would be awesome for the lantern.

[@tjrockefeller4324]

To add to the effect, you could also add sound effects to sound like the original oil lamp. Would make a great white noise night light.

[@Salinaut]

This is absolutely possible. Bob has already basically built it for the functionality, though I'm not sure if the same software was used. There's an ESP-based LED system called WLED that allows you to program different modes, like holiday lighting effects, etc. A flickering fire preset would be remarkably easy to add, if it's not already standard. @iliketomakestuff it might be worth looking into, if you haven't already!

[@patrickwaldrich]

@@tjrockefeller4324 Absolutely! I was thinking the only thing I would miss is the noise!

[@jwharris417]

That intro scene Bob. You are a marvelous nerd. Thank you for sharing your fun with the world.

[@bjarkeistruppedersen8213]

The coolest part of rotary encoders is that they can turn forever, unlike potentiometers

[@s1ocky]

Esp can hook into home assistant pretty easy. It'd be handy to have the lighting hooked into the LEDs you put in those benches, or lighting in the porch. Bonus points if you use BT beaconing to let the physical location determine which (if any) it tries to control. Could also be useful for things like "Rain Imminent" alerts, what audible or light alerts, signals for things like "Dinner" (or a broadcast endpoint? I don't know about those....)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

These are awesome additions!

[@devilsknight]

No hate, but i had to laugh about the "Rain Imminent" alert!

[@randelcross]

I definitely would have replaced the glass and inserted the defuser in the glass. Super creative project and WAY over my head! Gave it a new life, happydays!

[@tocov]

I used to shine my trumpet SO MUCH when I was a teenager.

[@jackpaxton9391]

The cinematography in the beginning is award winning quality.

[@762x54rr]

as someone who collects vintage Coleman equipment this hurts my soul to see you destroy a nice vintage lantern but was a cool project!

[@seetheworldfrommyharley]

Agreed! But since the damage is done, add solar charging capability and some Bluetooth sub and satellite speaker options 😊

[@jeremys3174]

I was thinking the samething out of curiosity how would you say his was worth...... seemed like his would be for parts

[@bobforbes1231]

I agree, see my comment elsewhere

[@bobforbes1231]

@@jeremys3174 I sold one about a year ago for$100

[@jeremys3174]

@@bobforbes1231 sooo he'd have to buy a new 1 around 100

[@patrickwburnett]

What a GREAT intro!! That was fantastic

[@andrewmortimer3317]

This was my favorite electronics build on your channel so far! I love seeing vintage nostalgia combined with modern uses. I have an old Arvin 8584 radio that I want to convert to Bluetooth and I think your project gave me the impetus to start doing it.

[@reallunacy]

I think it would be cool if you took a good quality picture of where the name was painted on and made it into a file so you could cut it out on a vinyl cutter. As time goes on it may wear off so being able to recreate it with vinyl would be a nice touch that you may appreciate in a few years.

[@TeddyMonacelli]

This was one of my favorite videos from you guys in a while. Also you asked for what else it can do- everyone always appreciates USB charges, AC charges, and headphone ports.

[@MMedic23]

As an extra feature, albeit a small one, I would add a candle flicker mode to the LEDs to mimic an actual kerosene lamp light!

[@ericness9660]

I have an old railroad lantern in my basement. All I know about its history is that it has something to do with the former railroad that our farm used to ship milk on. I think I would like to do something like this project with it, and one feature I'll add is to have it make astromech droid sounds when I press its buttons.

[@BenjaminMellor]

I think it would be great if you made a video on it.

[@masterofnone]

I was watching Indiana Jones and stopped to watch the early drop of ILTMS video. And what do I see.

[@forby_]

haha!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Perfect timing!

[@Camperfanatic01]

Yikes, I’m a lantern nerd…. I like the outcome but wish it was done on a lantern that was no longer useable. It easily could have been cleaned and used as was intended for very little money. I get why you did what you did though. Also fyi, it used white gas or Coleman gas not kerosene.

[@DarinMcGrew]

Yeah, that was my first thought: the original lantern was a white gas lantern, not a kerosene lantern. It was clearly set up for a mantle (white gas), not a wick (kerosene).

[@STWHA_]

We need a longer intro! So good! We needed a trap and the escape!

[@alankeith7866]

If you are using it just for ambient lighting, you should have a candle flicker in it to simulate the flame.

[@AndyCallaway]

Lol. "Shining my trumpet"... Is that a euphemism? 😄

[@guybarros]

ultrasonic bug repelent would be really cool for those days where the fire isnt going but you still want to stay outside without the bugs eating you alive.

[@masonl87]

"I used this to shine my trumpet when I was growing up..." Is that what they called it back then? TMI, Bob!!!

[@rods87175]

As others have said, it's a white gas lantern. I still own one. Super fragile mantles! Awesome update to the original!!!

[@rrddaatube]

I love this project, I've got some of my grandfather's tools and I love thinking about him every time I use them. Bringing other old things back to life is a great idea.

[@automaticprojects]

Terrific project. One of my favorites in almost a decade of watching. Rotary encoders are one of my favorite inputs for microcontroller projects.

[@moti.g]

Given that you've got a somewhat opaque diffuser, you could 3d print a center column to hold that LED strip in place at a consistent distance. As for the arduino - I'm not sure. Maybe a GPS module and use it as sort of a location beacon? Would probably be easier to just add an Airtag inside. Maybe add a pinhole camera and use it to try and capture some wildlife video remotely? Or add a capacitive touch detector and make it "speak" Jenie's lines from Aladdin when someone rubs it :D

[@adamglendye]

Awesome intro and amazing project! Never forgetting the past in your projects while taking those items into the future!

[@66TwinReverb]

Program the LEDs to cycle and it will simulate a flame behind the translucent material. Great video and project!

[@MartFord]

That looks so cool. I'd probably add a little sub-woofer in the base pointing down, so when it's placed on a table you can get the bass passing into it.

[@paulevans9019]

It would be cool if you added a sound file of a real kerosene lantern burning. They have a very distinct sound.

[@compunurse]

Great video. Cool nostalgic project. Reminds me of the lantern from my childhood. It used "Coleman Fuel."

[@triplenickelniner]

I just bought some old white gas lanterns a while back at a yard sale. I fired one of them up the other day. Although mine was not in near as bad shape as that one. Keep making! Love the channel.

[@shad0wrealms116]

A single tear falls for the antique lantern but the project was great. Awesome vid.

[@trueadrn]

a timer for lights, auto shut-off. my boys would leave it on all night.

[@itaquito6308]

By pressing a button it starts telling scary camping stories. Maybe even make the lights react in real time with the story!

[@kirillion848]

Making it into a lava lamp wouldve been cool as well

[@outkastagc]

Great intro guys, would love to see more of it!

[@robdean54]

THanks for making this! I LOVE lamping stuff. I may have to add this to my lampit rotation. great work as always!

[@hmote]

Such a great project. I'd love to see more up-cycling videos like this. I was sad to see the lantern cut up but you did it justice. 👍

[@matthysloedolff]

This project is amazing! I enjoyed watching this video from start to finish. I was excited when I heard you talk about it on Making It. It's such a great idea to convert something old into something modern, giving it second life. Also, the intro was done really really well.

[@Aragorn450]

One thing to note for people making something like this themselves is that not all USB power bricks will allow charging and power stuff too. So you'll want to make sure it can do that before trying this. Or just know that you can't keep it plugged in all the time.

[@Sonal_Mobile]

Awesome project! Kentucky Bob and the Diodes of Light

[@DimONMINIpeople]

Check for weather/storm warnings, say every hour, and if there is a storm coming, blink red, and if it gets very close, play a siren.

[@cjnesi]

This is an awesome project giving new life to the original! ❤ it!

[@MurrayBarton]

Nice project. I have a couple of old lanterns of my dads and my grandads which I had been wondering how to approach. You have given me some great ideas, thank-you.

[@rkhi110]

I can’t spend more than five minutes in my yard during mosquito season without bug repellent. Adding one of those battery powered mosquito repellent from Lowe’s would be awesome.

[@bobby-c7731]

“Polishing my trumpet”. Uh huh. Was that done … this one time, at band camp?

[@thefakemaker]

The term “shine my trumpet” has now taken on a new meaning.

[@KevinHorecka]

How about a blue/white/red time of day gradient, synced to wake and bed time. Or maybe a "fire flicker" effect if you put in individually addressed LEDs.

[@joelsmith2985]

"Brasso" on your trumpet? Speaking as a band instrument repairman.....you're my kind of customer.....kaching! Intro was awesome!!!! Great Job!!!!!

[@hansamfotos]

Use the knob to adjust the intensity of the light as like how the kerosene one works. Add an ipcam for extra eye on the backyard. Hook it up to a solar panel.

[@dubya13207]

Wright’s Brass Polish is water-based and much less noxious…if you can find it! (The silver polish is much easier to find)

[@VonWalther2]

Great Project, love it and the execution. Though you had me yelling at my monitor the whole time, use your lathe! Keep up the great work.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

HAHA!

[@marksrs69]

Omg Bob!!! I felt the pain when the blade fell in!!!! Very cool project. It gives me a few ideas.

[@RaccoonHenry]

I hope you photographed and vectorized that beautiful lettering!!

[@jpalarchio]

Wow, this exceeded your description on the podcast. Incredible production; such a cool project and great reuse.

[@therocket81]

find a glass jar that is roughly the size of the lantern, and cut the bottom off, it would add a lot to the realism of the lantern. Adding a wireless charging coil and a wireless charging pad could be cool too! Or a magnetic USB connector!

[@jacobmiddlebrook5265]

They make glass for those still. Frosted, clear. Even a 50/50 between the two.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

ohh, really!? I'll look that up, thanks!

[@JkCanvas]

One of the best intro's I have seen in a really long time. Well done.

[@steveferguson1232]

What a great way to honor your grandfather giving that old lantern a new and modern life. Really cool

[@Mrlbowes]

Not sure how possible it is but you could add a way to record campfire stories or scary stories for fall time, on your phone and send it to the lantern. With a flickering lighting setting I think that would make an amazing camp night for kids.

[@AtrumNoxProductions]

A few folks have already said to have it flicker. I think having the lights interact with the sound would be cool. You could have it play scary sounds on occasion for stories by the firepit hahaha.

[@Bostonaholic]

That flip up bench vise is amazing!

[@bloodysilver5057]

Sound generator for driving the masketos away, make the lights flash with the music, and a flashing light and siren mode for when you are lost and need to be found.

[@barrysoper2257]

Very cool. My dad used a lamp like this when we camped as a kid. The fuel was naphtha. Had to pump it up. The stove had the same principle. The lamp was used inside the tent. Somehow we survived. 😅

[@GraysonZimmer]

Oh man! Super neat project and so much potential! Since you're hiding the insides with that diffusion, you can cut out the middle lantern mechanisms, install a RGB multi LED 360 non-diffused bulb in there for much brighter output. It seems kind of dim with those lights but it still works great as a mood light! You can also install a much bigger battery if you either take a battery pack apart and install the parts or go with a custom battery solution with 18650s for the higher drain light. I'm also SO curious what it would sound like if you cut holes to mount the speakers where they're just sitting now and use the tank as a speaker box. I know full well acoustics and box volume and all that is a big complicated thing for speakers but I would imagine it would probably sound better than open air speakers like that. Another stupid fun thought is to make a "fire like effect" on the LEDs but make it change hue (between yellow and orange) with the music! A modern touch on the classic "flickering flame" LEDs out there!

[@Chris_Sitko]

Great video, Bob! It would be cool if the lantern could have communication functionality like a walkie talkie, so if something is needed you can ask someone inside to bring it out!

[@mattrinne]

My daughter says her suggestion is to make the LEDs flicker like fire. 🔥 🤓 💻

[@johnnyb95678]

Very cool build and reuse of an old Coleman lantern. Too bad I gave mine away years ago.

[@sgsax]

Fun upcycling project and cool cinematic intro. Time for another dramatic video like the prop action short? 😁 I've got an old desk lamp on the bench which I'll upgrade with LEDs. It will be my second to do this. The first one I still use all the time. Thanks for sharing!

[@patrickbuckley9694]

Do the speakers rattle the unit at all? Just curious… Maybe add a feature to the controller for a “flame effect” for the LEDs to make it more lanterny.

[@Mayhem-Mechanics]

coolest intro you've ever done, great job

[@derstrom8]

I would definitely give it a natural flame flicker

[@donaldpowell7762]

That is amazing! How about a dusk/dawn sensor?

[@GeneralFlagg]

Another awesome video Bob! If I were to try and add more functionality to the lantern, I'd try and put another switch behind the knob on the upper portion of the lamp to allow me to skip/scan thru the tracks that the speakers are playing.

[@ChristianBehnke]

I love the pump > encoder solution! 👍🏻

[@ogrefade]

I like the video. I think with the Fusion and 3d printing talents you would have made a bracket to hold the speakers for either the top of the lantern, or the middle where the holes are rather than have them fire directly up. Perhaps there wasn't room. I do really like how you in general repurposed the lantern. I thought for sure at first you were going to hinge the bottom of the kerosine tank leaving it metal, and then make some sort of cool magnetic latch. Overall two thumbs up, I would have liked more info on the Arduino aspect but I understand thats another line of your business. Thanks so much!

[@blizatrex]

Adding a party mode would be a fun addition.

[@davidistre7253]

The cinematography on that opening scene!

[@kennethgreer]

Very little mention of the speakers at the end. Cool project overall!

[@michaelhopper9945]

Loved seeing Anthony(?) on the camera, in the reflection of the tank, and the battery pack.😆😆 (about 8 minutes, I think?)

[@th3sinner]

fire effect leds would be gorgeous on this build

[@chriskerr8784]

Cant beat shining your trumpet !!!

[@brandonpeters988]

The beginning of the video was awesome! Great Job

[@matthewl.5059]

I love it, I have a few old lanterns too and I may just mod one myself. Thanks for the great idea. One thing that I would so differently, is using just white LED's that are supper bright. the reason that this lantern was popular was how bright they were. and by making he brightness controllable would be awesome

[@danwestern5174]

i'ce got an old one of those lanterns too. i might have to modify mine as well

[@MCsCreations]

Brilliant work, Bob! Really, REALLY well done! 😃 I've seen some like these which was made of brass! Imagine that! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@00schralf]

The intro is sooo cool 😂 and the lantern, too 👍 Cheers

[@AnthonyCotto]

If you're running wled on the Esp32, that easily integrates with home assistant if you want to have it automatically turn on and off with the time of day, or whatever else you can imagine. Neat project!

[@tuscarorawoodworks4713]

Coolness! It would be cool to see if you could project the current temperature onto the vellum. Or possibly the forecast.

[@mygaragebay]

I think adding a function that alerts you of rain or other weather nearby would be interesting to have near the fire pit. Like flashing blue to alert you that rain is coming soon and give you time to clean up and put the fire out. Have another color to alert you that someone is at your front door when the pizza arrives. Ha ha. Know your phone does this but nice to not have to look at it. Great build and love giving objects a second life.

[@HakuginSan]

I realize that others have suggested similar, but don't really include the "how" part. Something I would try is making the LED spiral tighter with the LEDs spaced to form a matrix. Then you could create preprogrammed patterns like Flame flicker or other effects. Combined with the built in speakers it could emulate the look and sound of the original oil flame. If MQTT is implemented the lantern could receive MQTT messages for control from Home Assistant, in a similar way to how Tasmota and ESPHome use MQTT to control "smart" lights. Using another commenters suggestion, using a weather add-on for Home Assistant to detect when the chance of precipitation exceeds a threshold it would send an MQTT message to the lantern to trigger a specific pattern to let you know there is a good chance it will rain. Of course this can also be applied to other lights and devices that can accept MQTT so that its not just a one off project. Love what you did with the lantern and it will definitely look good on the remodeled porch.

[@pmdinaz]

LOL that intro Bob and team! Those old lamps are still quite useful, fuel or batteries, they still take some work!

[@coolabahwoodworking]

A fridge with some beers would be great 😂 awesome video! Great project

[@PatrickLemay]

That was cool. Add a full fledged projector 😅

[@PearlJam2k6]

The two options i can think of, if Arduino accepts it, is a receiver (so you can listen to it as a radio) and space-permitting, a wifi router so you can still use your wifi even outside the house with good signal.

[@apsodric]

I freakin love these cinematic intros! ❤📽

[@Iliketomakestuff]

This was fun for us!

[@ddutton0]

Ranch beans 🫘, pinto beans 🫘, refried beans 🫘 Great reuse of an old lantern!

[@Ekumees]

i would add the possibility to make the leds flicker like a real flame

[@ChristopherCobra]

You can program the arduino to do flame flickering by using both the digial and analof outputs for some of the leds and getting clever with random pulseing on the digital output. I actually have the code around here someplace.