Thursday, March 14, 2019

Tange bike - part 9 - (gooseneck, handlebar & fork condition)



Don't know if this gooseneck is even worth trying to save by filing & sanding...

Looks like the gooseneck was too small for the handlebar & someone forced them together, thus causing the damage to the handlebar (& gooseneck?).  Don't know if the bar is worth saving also...




Although dirty, I think the fork and bearing just need some cleaning & re-lubing.





Replaced the light fixture for the walk-in closet -- a small job that turned out to be a medium job

Bought a 4 ft LED fixture from Costco to replace the broken fluorescent unit.  The original fluorescent fixture is hard-wired in and has the light unit built into a wood molded frame and has a cover over the light (to diffuse and soften the light).  The replacement that I bought from Costco is meant to be stand-alone and plugged into an outlet.  So, a lot of adapting had to be done to fit a square peg into a round hole...







Ended up going back to the garage many times to get more and more tools...


What I though might be an hour job turned out to take three hours...  But, it got done.

Long Beach Car Swap Meet -- Rainbow -- February 10, 2019


Fein Sander/Cutter -- Bought used... Triangular Sanding Pad (before & after cleaning)