100 Year Old Burmos Blowlamp Restoration | HenRefurb

In this video, I'm restoring a lovely 100 year old Burmos Pattern A Blowlamp that belonged to my late Grandfather. I've had it for at least 15 years and figured it was about time to fix it up! It has just sat in the old barn gathering dust and cobwebs.

00:05 Inspecting the Blowlamp.
00:21 Begin the dissasembly.
02:00 Parts washing.
02:25 Removing old cap seal.
02:33 Wire wheel brushing parts.
03:36 Polishing small parts in the lathe.
04:23 Buffing parts on the wheel.
05:51 Sanding the main body in the lathe.
06:05 Sanding and filing the main body by hand.
06:21 Sand blasting various parts.
06:50 Dual action sanding the main body.
07:04 Wet sanding the main body.
07:18 Something strange happens.
07:33 Polishing the main body.
07:59 Polishing various small parts.
08:13 Restoring the dome head screws.
08:59 Polishing the hex head screws.
09:09 Dual action sanding the nozzle.
09:23 Polishing the nozzle.
10:02 Dual action sanding the steel parts.
10:15 High Build primer spray painting.
10:27 Making the new leather seal.
11:24 Continue making the leather seal.
11:42 Reassembling components.
12:05 Quick pressure test.
12:11 Brasso polishing.
12:41 Wet sanding primer.
12:54 Black Paint spraying.
13:16 Final assembly.
13:51 Comparison. Before vs After.
14:13 Testing/Proving.

Main Tools used for this project;
Record No.34 Bench Vice
Record No.1 Bench Vice
Clarke CW1D Parts Washer
Performance Power 150mm Bench Grinder
LeBlond Regal 13" Engine Lathe (circa. 1940)
CompAir AutoPower 150L Air Compressor (From 1981)
Clarke SB30 Sand Blaster

Other General Tools;
Flat Blade Screwdrivers
Adjustable Spanners
Needle Tool
Flat Hand File
Spinning Wire Brush Wheel
Buffing Wheels
Pliers
Scissors
Gas Blowtorch
Dual Action Sander
Pillar Drill

Consumables;
Scotch Brite Pad
Wet And Dry Sand Paper

If you have any queries about this video, the tools I have or anything else, just ask in the comments section and I will do my best to answer then.

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