Lighting Display

Have a little Jap generator which needed a lighting display to go with it, so with not much on today thought i would make a start found some Mahogany in the shed and set to work had a rough idea of what i was going to do, pics below are of progress so far, generator will be mounted to the left of the light, it wll be raised off the ground but not sure if its going to be on wheels or just rests and also on the look out for a bakelite switch too, am also thinking of having a domed canopy over the top supported by reinforcing bars (like the twist effect) and the whole thing painted black but thats not set in stone yet.

looks good so far m8.does your jap run,still cant get my sorted just keeps flooding.

Yer mines a runner mate its teamed up with a little compressor at the moment, did you strip the carb and re make the gaskets and did you check the butterfly valve to make sure its working ok too

Diddy wrote:looks good so far m8.does your jap run,still cant get my sorted just keeps flooding.

is the float and needle / shut off valve working ok ....?

Nice bit of work Abes .... what are you taking to abbey hill with you ? lister A and Lister D and the pumps ?

matt

Hi Matt not sure mate put the D, pump and generator down as thought the A would not be ready plus if i just take them then they will all fit in the van and i wont have to worry about loading the trailer lol
Still looking for something along the lines of a grinder or mill for the A to run so if you hear of anything give us a shout

matt86_wd2 wrote:Nice bit of work Abes .... what are you taking to abbey hill with you ? lister A and Lister D and the pumps ?

matt

so far so good abes,nice to see some one can do some work in there shed...grrrrrrrr
will be on the phone tomorrow sorting a shed..cant wait...
keep up the excellent work,and don't forget to put the photos of the progress...
mike...

Hi mate cheers for that though not done in the shed made the most of the good weather and did it outside lol, and dont worry your new shed will be up and running soon.
Yer will put pics up as the job progresses at least managed to get it all wired up and working on that side of things, if i go down the wheel idea will need to source some small 5/6 inch ones which is why i was toying with the idea on just making some rests instead, have sourced the galvinised tin for the roof just need the reinforcing bars

mike d wrote:so far so good abes,nice to see some one can do some work in there shed...grrrrrrrr
will be on the phone tomorrow sorting a shed..cant wait...
keep up the excellent work,and don't forget to put the photos of the progress...
mike...

Looks good Abes, what sort of baker light switch you looking for,I have some rocker switches
Jonesey

had a go at the carb sevral times but still floods.i know ware thers a nice mill abes ill see if i can get some pics of it its a bamfor.i think its a number 4.looks to be in very good nick as well.

Hi mate looking for one that i can screw to the outside without inlaying it into the wood, only really need it so that i can adjust the power to the right level prior to switching power to the bulb, saves keep blowing them

JONESEY wrote:Looks good Abes, what sort of baker light switch you looking for,I have some rocker switches
Jonesey

Cheers mate much appriciated

Diddy wrote:had a go at the carb sevral times but still floods.i know ware thers a nice mill abes ill see if i can get some pics of it its a bamfor.i think its a number 4.looks to be in very good nick as well.

Abes wrote:Cheers mate much appriciated

Diddy wrote:had a go at the carb sevral times but still floods.i know ware thers a nice mill abes ill see if i can get some pics of it its a bamfor.i think its a number 4.looks to be in very good nick as well.

Abes you have a Pm mate

matt

Back at you mate

matt86_wd2 wrote:

Abes wrote:Cheers mate much appriciated

Diddy wrote:had a go at the carb sevral times but still floods.i know ware thers a nice mill abes ill see if i can get some pics of it its a bamfor.i think its a number 4.looks to be in very good nick as well.

Abes you have a Pm mate

matt

hi abes...ive got a small generator the same as yours,was wondering what sort of out put does it give you
mike...

You've only gone and nicked my idea! I have just bought some lamps i.e. vintage carbide lights, hurricane and Davy lamp etc... I am just fitting them up with discreet 12v led's and then intend to mount them on a small shelving unit.

Nice work Abes, good to see you looking ahead to make a nice display rather then just having the generator running and a lead light plugged into it.

I couldn't help notice the mag on the back of the bench, now I could give that a lovely home

Stu.

Hi mate mine gives out between 9 and 32 volts and have been told its good for upto 250 watts and 9 amps safely

mike d wrote:hi abes...ive got a small generator the same as yours,was wondering what sort of out put does it give you
mike...

LOL sorry mate but as the saying goes "you snooze you loose" was thinking about having more than one light but quite like the look of the setup at the moment so think i will keep it as is, look forward to seeing yours, any chance of seeing some pics of your lamps

DanBoy wrote:You've only gone and nicked my idea! I have just bought some lamps i.e. vintage carbide lights, hurricane and Davy lamp etc... I am just fitting them up with discreet 12v led's and then intend to mount them on a small shelving unit.

Thanks for the comments mate, ref the mag it was a bit of a snip when i bought it had it ear marked for my A or a spare for the D but not sure now, still havent tried it in anger yet so dont know if it needs any work

stationary stu wrote:Nice work Abes, good to see you looking ahead to make a nice display rather then just having the generator running and a lead light plugged into it.

I couldn't help notice the mag on the back of the bench, now I could give that a lovely home

Stu.

Abes wrote:Hi mate mine gives out between 9 and 32 volts and have been told its good for up to 250 watts and 9 amps safely

mike d wrote:hi abes...ive got a small generator the same as yours,was wondering what sort of out put does it give you
mike...

thanks for the info mate..
sounds like the thing to charge up 12volt batteries on my scooter...mmmmmm
mike..

[quote="Abes"]LOL sorry mate but as the saying goes "you snooze you loose" was thinking about having more than one light but quite like the look of the setup at the moment so think i will keep it as is, look forward to seeing yours, any chance of seeing some pics of your lamps

Just for you Abes. A sneak preview of some of my lights. Plus an old brass oil can which was split so I have removed a section and fitted a red/blue 12v flashing LED. Now don't let anyone else on the forum look at my pics because I don't want anyone else to use my ideas.

LOL no probs mate will keep it a secret just between you and me, very nice collection of lamps you have there mate, nice idea with the little oil can and i must say i do like the little silver lamp quite unusual

some nice old lights there dan...

I have a few ideas but can never find what I'm looking for to make the display. I was after some of the old type road works lamps (the flasing yellow ones not the old red ones) but they must have scrapped them all. I'll keep looking as I'm sure some will turn up at a rally one day.

Stu.