Vintage 1960'S Japanese TV LIGHTER 🔥 Restoration

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Here is a new video !!
This is a vintage TV lighter made by the Japanese company Waco around 1960.
It was in very bad shape, some parts were broken or missing and had to be re-made.
The chrome was really pitted and as I couldn't do new one, I just polished it. It could have been better tho...
Please watch till the end to see this 1960's Japanese TV lighter in action !
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Пікірлер: 889

@Jaqaroo 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god! That has to be the coolest lighter on KZfaq. Great renovation!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

🙌 Thank you !!

@baldisgamerornope Жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik I thought it is a real TV but its a lighter

@badrinath4164 Жыл бұрын

Okie

@elenicelemos4829 Жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik @

@aaaaaaa1644 Жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik ⅝😂❤

@steam1303 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else though it was a mini TV at first?

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people I guess 😉

@Nefertiti0403 5 ай бұрын

Yes 😂

@user-qj5qj5ux5c 2 жыл бұрын

these videos are perfect to watch before falling asleep 😴

@kuroyakyouji 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! 古い日本の物が現代の海外で修理されているのを見ていて、不思議で幸せな気持ちになりました。

@Geolog66 2 жыл бұрын

I love it! Funny that with today's technology, you could turn this into a working TV without much difficulty - while keeping the lighter!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

That would be just great !! 😃👍🏻

@CreatorCade 2 жыл бұрын

I was kinda surprised he didn’t do that but still it’s an amazing result.

@corporeidad 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a "working" TV

@pufango4059 2 жыл бұрын

Why ?

@Tenkaichibudokai22 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik Do it!

@messaribrahim5517 Жыл бұрын

Great and elaborate work, in their days, one picture was enough to create fun

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Times have changed 😉 Thanks for watching 🙌

@DANYMITERESTORATION 2 жыл бұрын

For a minute there I did not believe you that it was a lighter - never saw something like it but it was definitely deserving of restoration. Enjoyed it and the outcome is stunning!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Yay mate thank you very much !! 😃👍🏻 I was about to start smoking again 🤔😅

@DANYMITERESTORATION 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik ha that is 60s for you lol be well mate!

@kristinawentz8801 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most unique lighters ever. This is a true conversation piece.

@KhaozVoid Жыл бұрын

My grandpa had a walkie talkie looking one that this kind of reminds me of. But it wasn't nearly as detailed as this little TV. This is definetly cool as hell. Bonus if it actually worked when TV signals were still analog! 😆

@kelvincolemanAnimal 2 жыл бұрын

About ten years ago I started collecting lighter’s and I have one of these tv ones exactly the same but mine is gotten very rusty. But thanks to you and your fantastic skills I think I am going to have a go at restoring it. Thank you for showing me how it’s done. Excellent at wot you do love watching your channel 👍👍👍😊😊😊♥️

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Kelvin ! Glad you enjoyed, I hope you’ll restore yours 😌👍🏻

@jasonvandervalk3679 2 жыл бұрын

This would sure be a conversation piece today

@thomasshaftoe461 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting object you restored and hopefully you will restore something Christmasly.

@JamesDeese 2 жыл бұрын

This brings back the artful ways they made lighters when smoking was king or queen.

@fayellaf Жыл бұрын

Never in my life have a wanted something more than that lighter and the screwdriver!!!!

@projektkobra2247 2 жыл бұрын

TV and Lighter....together at last....Insane.

@Lauren-qu6zh 2 жыл бұрын

that duck is the best thing i've ever seen in my life

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Haha ! 🦆

@LarryCassar 2 жыл бұрын

Now that TV looks good and now you can watch your shows

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

😌🙌

@jamessclassicmovies4176 Жыл бұрын

notice how clean the insides are and how everything comes apart so easily. and how clean the springs are...

@Keymagination 2 жыл бұрын

The most original item to be restored! So cute and restoration is perfect!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

🙌Thank you so much !!! 🦆

@sfm_ferguson5033 Жыл бұрын

The most satisfying channel on KZfaq-

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you !! 😉🙏

@lilleypops1868 Жыл бұрын

OMG this was like reverse engineering and restoration all in one, the work this guy does is amazing, I find his videos mesmerising.

@foxesruler Жыл бұрын

I am always amazed with people having these golden crafty hands. I wouldn't even know where to start restoring something like this.

@HandsonRestoring 2 жыл бұрын

Wow such an unique lighter !! and lovely restored 👌 😊 Thank you for sharing !

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!! 😃🙌

@jasonvandervalk3679 2 жыл бұрын

Anything old and unique sure catches my eye

@Givulinovich 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work. The duck turned it into a true gem. 💕♥️💕

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

😌👍🏻

@jamesfield5346 Жыл бұрын

That is one hell of an elaborate lighter... awesome

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy

@tempus_fugit7366 2 жыл бұрын

2 ingenious tricks in this restoration... Using heat shrink tubing to mask the wick from the primer and the mason jar sand tumbler. Absolute Genius! Excellent job!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot !!! The paint on the tank is galvanized coating ;) Glad you enjoyed !! 😃🙌

@AnDIY_Handmade_Restoration 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent restoration, this is the first time I've seen such a lighter.

@fadealmasre4510 2 жыл бұрын

@lonewretch 2 жыл бұрын

Impracticable, but great!! Japanese knew how to do things crazy.. lol

@elenashkeneva3403 Жыл бұрын

Боже мой! Я думала,это Телевизор!))) Маленький) а это зажигалка! Прекрасная работа! Благодарю Вас

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

😌👍🏻

@PeocTaT1 Жыл бұрын

Точно также.

@ShaifulislamMajumder 2 жыл бұрын

This is true restoration!! Most people just adjust new apparatuses...

@user-lq6jd8xl1t Жыл бұрын

와 작은 TV📺 또는 라디오 📻인줄 알았는 데 라이터!🪔 였네요~!😆 신기해요!

@electronicdestroyers8515 10 ай бұрын

Great. Now it’s my life mission to get my hands on this

@sunnyjoelandry3971 Жыл бұрын

My grandfather had one of these. Used to play the radio all the time when I was little back in the sixties.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Glad it brings back good memories 📻 📻 📻

@user-zl3ee8vp4q Жыл бұрын

You have a sense of humor when you bump into glassesㅋㅋㅋ

@MillwalltheCat 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent restoration. That has to be the coolest lighter known to humanity. I might even start smoking.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Haha !! thanks a lot ! 😃🙌

@michaelcampin1464 2 жыл бұрын

I restored a 1940s lighter for a friend who was an antique dealer it was a pilot holding a propeller but when you moved his head the flame appeared. The body was cracked so it took a fair bit of time to rebuild him. Luckily after restoration it sold for a reasonable amount in just a few days.

@aydinmccall9803 2 жыл бұрын

this is one of the coolest and most random things ever

@Tim-57 2 жыл бұрын

Talk about an unique lighter and a great outcome🙂

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot !!! Glad you enjoyed 😌 🙌

@Tim-57 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik Welcome🙂

@LoraAmar 2 жыл бұрын

Прелесть !!!!! Восторг просто смотреть за всем этим процессом !!!!?

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Спасибо ! контент, который вам нравится

@PeocTaT1 Жыл бұрын

@nancymills1884 2 жыл бұрын

I am amazed at the unique lighters that come from Japan. Always fascinating, and a wonderful restoration as well.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Nancy. Glad you enjoyed !!

@kateapple1 2 жыл бұрын

Some people watch shitty unboxing videos…(I legit will never understand that level of consumerism) but I watch these videos to relax. It’s weird. They’re oddly calming and interesting!

@ZAN29 Жыл бұрын

After you polished a nut, I realised that it is truly a nanorestoration, amazing job!

@laurajohnson5205 2 жыл бұрын

You've got magical hands my friend and I love your nickel solution filled duck too. 🦆

@LavaLahaie Жыл бұрын

Reception seems good as well 😮

@Rosemary-wm9gb 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta say that is the most interesting lighter I've seen 😲

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow thank you very much 😎

@andersonparks1390 2 жыл бұрын

"Wunderbar" , a nice imaginative tool (or toy), perfectly restored. I`m rapt!

@evgeni2306 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome item and great work restorin it. Next step - put small display and some electronics and make it show some black&white japanese TV shows.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah that would be awesome !! 😃🙌

@katbeck1867 Жыл бұрын

Wow just came across your video. I have this in perfect condition sitting in my homemade Barbie dollhouse. Had no idea it was a lighter. Just thought it was for old slides! Lol

@KhaozVoid Жыл бұрын

Okay, I totally need a flexible screwdriver like that! Another kick ass job. Cool of you to take time to restore an old school conversation piece.

@TheFabrik 11 ай бұрын

Cool of you to take time for watching and commenting my videos. Thanks a lot !

@chuckcorris2392 8 ай бұрын

Cool dude that took a lot of patience…very nice

@garymucher4082 2 жыл бұрын

Unusual piece for sure. Nice to see it back to near new condition again. Never saw any light like that before. Thanks for the video project.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Gary 😃👍🏻

@rebapuck5061 Жыл бұрын

Looks like the first tv I ever bought. 1969 Sony, black and white, five inch screen. Still have it.

@AutumnButterfly 2 жыл бұрын

This is the coolest lighter I've ever seen.

@gazzgazeer 2 жыл бұрын

love it when Old Things are New again Ty

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !! 😌🙌

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !! 😌🙌

@albertmartinez6621 10 ай бұрын

WOW TS AMAZING HE HAS THE TOOLS TO DO A GREAT JOB

@christophergrimes12 2 жыл бұрын

Great restoration

@Flex030 2 жыл бұрын

That was one cool lighter

@Z-e-r-0 3 ай бұрын

not even 4 min in and already on my 5th ad. Doing great KZfaq

@TheFabrik 3 ай бұрын

Wow really ? 😳

@denickite 2 жыл бұрын

Fascjnatingand sweet how you fixed it! Growing up we had a piano lighter made in Japan. Early 50's because that was when we were there. Would love to see one of those again!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!! Glad you enjoyed 😌🙌

@frstwhsprs 2 жыл бұрын

Piano lighter? Damn, were Japanese people really into smoking so much they'd put lighters into anything?

@pogostix6097 2 жыл бұрын

Oh! I didn't realize how tiny it was from the thumbnail! I thought it was an old CRT TV with a built-in lighter somewhere... Which seemed kind of silly, but cars used to have built-in lighters, so it kind of made sense in a way? A TV-shaped lighter makes more sense hahaha. That's ok, I love restorations and tiny things, so this was a very good video.

@rb8607 Жыл бұрын

When did plastic and glass started getting rust.. surprisingly only outer cover got rust.. and inner components are not that rusty.. Great work...

@Damien.D 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive. Very nice looking object with cool gimmicks. All the macro shots helps to understand how it works.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Damien 😌🙏

@samanthadean1083 2 жыл бұрын

Just when I think I’ve seen every unique lighter there is, something like this shows up!!! Awesome job, sir!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Samantha !!! 😃🙌

@billiehydrick6417 2 жыл бұрын

I would like more information about your screw driver battery operating, would buy one like that ,,luv your videos thanks for sharing my friend 👌 😊 😀

@markskeels8132 2 жыл бұрын

I would be interested in this set as well

@themac6356 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like it says “Jakerty” as the brand and it seems to be an “adjusting torque electric screwdriver”. Hope this helps!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Done ! Take a look at the description ! Many thanks !!! 🙌

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

@@themac6356 Done ! Take a look at the description ! Many thanks !!! 🙌

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

@@markskeels8132 Done ! Take a look at the description ! Many thanks !!! 🙌

@carlosrodriguezborges2990 2 жыл бұрын

Nice repair TV

@Serch_truth. Жыл бұрын

Cool Brother! You are the best of the best! Talntishche! Your video is the best! So much patience in you! You are so skillful! Real master! Thanks a lot! I admire your work! you are a real master - Lancaster!

@user-dm1wr6hr1x 8 ай бұрын

I thought it was a TV, but this is something like a photo frame.

@MrFixiit Жыл бұрын

Very nice job restoreing that cool lighter end result was very good.

@pubbets7290 2 жыл бұрын

The sand blasting is so satisfying to watch. I'd love a sand blasting compilation video 😀

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

I will probably do that someday 😃👍🏻

@mohamedzulkifly8966 2 жыл бұрын

Man... Its so brand new now!

@WendigoDevastator 2 жыл бұрын

Nice bro rare items piece 👌 👏 👍🏻and awesome restoration

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !!

@funtoytoyschannel5676 2 жыл бұрын

Nice restoration from your own

@bigfish8433 Жыл бұрын

Why is this so satisfying lol

@stigyanblue1442 Жыл бұрын

Even back then, Japanese stuff was cute!

@raghugirija Жыл бұрын

OMG that’s th coolest lighter I have seen

@horatiohornblower868 2 жыл бұрын

This would have been a nice opportunity for japanning all the black parts.

@speedupsdecanciones 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job

@patounet331 2 жыл бұрын

Il fallait le trouver ce briquet !!! Et le coin-coin est toujours là ! Encore une fois, belle restauration !

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Merci encore Pat !! 🦆👍🏻

@patounet331 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFabrik Tu mérites tous les compliments qui te sont faits !

@dirtyhairy8884 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful restoration, looks amazing!🤩👍👍

@frankroper3274 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@alancheatley4378 2 жыл бұрын

That is an unusual lighter, love this restoration

@kaorihirasawa3753 7 ай бұрын

AMAZING.., extremely well done.. the other restoration videos don’t even come close, and makes some of them look like a joke! Can you restore a beetle car and wagon! Would love to see it

@TheFabrik 7 ай бұрын

Thank you !!

@ddilink 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Lots of parts to put together makes it challenging.

@DocIdaho 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen anyone sandblast through a tea strainer before… genius for small parts!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Well yes it works fine 😉👍🏻

@garywright246 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow my dad had one of these for years ,and i have a photo of it on our mantlepiece from 50 years ago

@qadirismail8491 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing skill worth to watch

@rock3times Жыл бұрын

I thought the TV is real.. Anyhow, it is a product of love that you create. My hat is off for you...

@Austeration 2 жыл бұрын

Well that's not something you see everyday 👍 cool project. Turned out really cool. Great job

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you vey much ! Glad you enjoyed. Thanks a lot for watching and also commenting !

@wmalden 2 жыл бұрын

When I saw the thumbnail for this video, I thought at first this was a Sony TV from the 1960’s. My dad won a TV way back when that looked very much like this lighter. Obviously, the lighter is modeled after that Sony TV. Excellent restoration!

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much !! Well yes maybe the tittle isn’t that clear... I didn’t know what to write...

@scorch33 Жыл бұрын

Pretty elaborate for a lighter. Good job on the resto.

@TheFabrik Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 👍

@maruja8751 2 жыл бұрын

La rénovation de cet objet est magnifique !!! Bravo pour la création de pièces manquantes (ou de parties de pièces). On reste admiratif ! Un petit clin d'oeil au canard...

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Merci ! 🦆

@cposwn 2 жыл бұрын

That’s an awesome lighter. Well done on the restoration.

@TheFabrik 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot ! Glad you enjoyed 😌🙌

@Babette1986 2 жыл бұрын

This thing looks like it's been thru a tsunami or two, unearthed and given to this guy for restoration

@mr.hustlaelsuperior8293 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job and also is very relaxing to watch

@harripersaddaniel3321 Жыл бұрын

The best 👌 wow bro that is amazing 👏 more videos please

@felipecosta8563 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent restoration

@tavpierce1880 2 жыл бұрын

I own this very same lighter. It came from my grandmothers home. It no longer has an antenna but is is still otherwise functioning. I will continue to love it the way it is for now.

@ANKCreative 2 жыл бұрын

wow so vintage

@TheTehnigga Жыл бұрын

This lighter is endless

@TheGNexus Жыл бұрын

I watched this restoration to the end because I wanted to see it work. After the lighter had been restored, I still didn't know why such a thing existed. I then realized that I'd answered my own question.