The advantage of having two is that side by side comparisons are easier!

Really pleased with how it’s cleaning up. Still got some more to do though.

#MakersHour #restoration #tinkering #fettling

They arrived today! I’ve only had a short look, but they are pretty much exactly what I was expecting!

#MakersHour #restoration #tinkering #fettling

I’ve randomly bought these on eBay.

They are Feuerhand Model 275 Baby Lanterns. They just caught my eye and think they look gorgeous.

Can’t wait to get hold of them to see if I can date them. The glass says ‘Made in W. Germany’ so sometime after 1949.

Three things have come to mind with them:

1. Sympathetic restoration i.e. a bit of a tidy up.
2. Full restoration including a respray.
3. Wire in an LED bulb to combine old with new.

Who knows?!

#MakersHour #restoration #tinkering #fettling

I also put this up today!

#woodwork #motorbike #tinkering #fettling

No intention of doing this today. That’s the way it goes sometimes.

Found some rusty areas on one of my crash bars, so ended up stripping it back to the metal ready for repainting.

#motorbike #motorcycle #tinkering #fettling

Oh noes, the Bromptoncrime spree is heading to suspension upgrades. "Bouncy bouncy long time?" could be giving way to a Joe Kuosac firm boy. #cycling #fettling

Raised in Angus, living on the #IsleOfIslay for the last few years. (#Scotland, #Hebrides)
#Forager for #TheBotanistGin at #Bruichladdich #whisky Distillery. A Director of #TheBotanistFoundation, supporting #Biodiversity and #Conservation.
#FOSS & #opensource fan and #linux geek. Interests in #botany, #horticulture, #folklore, #archaeology, #megaliths, #WeirdHistory, #fettling, #gardening, #sewing and plenty other stuff.

#introduction