This week-end I found an old rusty lantern in my parents house, ALG "Luciole" type (don't know how old it is). It seemed a great steampunk decoration for the stand, so I wanted to renovate it. Here is the step-by-step transformation đ
So here is the lamp. Quite old, rusty, not usable as it. Some parts are missing.
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First, unmount all pieces, to clean pieces one by one.
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Here is some alcohol, an (old...) toothbrush, some Q-tips, and sand paper. Now let's rub!
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Should I paint the lamp? I tried a brown mate color, but I am not satisfied.
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I used this varnish with a copper color, it gives a great feeling I find.
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Let's use a big vintage bulb.
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Difficulty: how to hold the bulb? And the socket? It's too large for the lower tank, so I have to hold it from the top. It's not designed for it, so I have used some screws.
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I also found a iron metal ring, I have added some varnish and fixed it on the top, to hide and protect the electric wire.
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So here is the result![img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32130619/aabe78a3f7c252bbbe2de8c5684d3693c422aa09.jpg[/img]
And it looks great when turned on!
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Took me a weekend, but I do think it was worth it ;)
You'll see it if you come to one of the festival we're participating!
