World War 2 Bicycle Lamp Restoration

I had been looking for a small 1940s bike lamp for some time and missed
out on a few on an auction site. I managed to find this one in a small antique
shop in Mablethorpe Uk. It cost just £6, Bargain. This Bike Lamp was used
during the Blitz and came with a red tinted light diffuser and a hood to
shield the light from Aircraft. I had intially thought because it was small it
would be a nice easy restoration and easily completed within a week.
The Lamp had other ideas. Once I started stripping it down the first problem
showed itself as part of the top was missing, Look before you Leap springs to
mind. This presented a big challenge for me as I had no welding skills and
the metal is very thin making it an awkward repair. I had a choice at this stage
to either scrap it or find a way to repair it. I chose to repair it with a 2 part epoxy
designed to bond metal, This was not really how I would have liked to repair it
but I like the way it turned out. Another problem I encountered which I didn’t
think about at the time was the batteries are no longer made so I had to think
outside the box and adapt a Pj996 Lantern Battery which turned out ok.
I had originally chose to repaint it Brown but this colour would not have
been used on another project so would not have been cost effective. The Green
is a bit more versatile. I hope you like this video and appreciate the work involved,
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Duration
Working over 20 hours

Editing 8+ hours

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Points covered in this video
How to restore and old lamp
genuine antique restoration
Complete old tool restoration
Complete bike lamp restoration
How to make a battery
making a battery pack
the best way to restore it
the best rust removal
which tool restoration
how to restore a lamp
making a restoration video



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This is a hobby for me which I enjoy doing in my spare time. I am not a professional
restorer, Painter or fabricator and I know some of my techniques may not be upto
the standards of some professionals on here. Having said that if you think you know
a better way to complete these works I would be happy to listen,
I will learn from each project to bring you not only a nicer finished piece but also
a cleaner piece of editing.
Please leave your comments below and ill do my best to reply to them.

Kind Regards Unique Restorations


Disclaimer, I have used various tools and materials in my videos which i
have left links to the above. Some of the items may differ slightly to my own tools
as mine are a few years old now. These links will take you direct to the Amazon
website and the listing you selected. If you make a purchase Amazon will pay me a
very small percentage which will be invested to buy new equipment and new projects.