The newer Gerstner Tool Chest -- part 4 - almost done with the cleaning process of the inside

Finished cleaning the inside of the lid.

Also cleaned the felt some more.

Neither is perfect or looks new but is good enough to be presentable and won't attract too much attention to itself.

Now it needs to dry from the cleaning...

Also finished cleaning the major stains from the right hand side of the case drawers.

Still need to do a general cleaning of the drawer fronts and the knobs...

This drawer is too tight. and the front is somewhat dirty.

Will sand the sides of the drawer front and clean...

Lightly sanded the LH side of the drawer front using 180 grit sand paper.

Also lightly sanded the RH side of the drawer front using 180 grit sand paper.  Will apply some Danish oil to the unprotected wood later...

Cleaned the top and the front of the drawer.

After the sanding and cleaning, the drawer now opens and closes easily and the appearance is more even with the rest of the drawers...

Before cleaning the LH side small drawers...

After cleaning the top three drawers.  The unevenness of the finish will be made less noticeable when I apply Danish oil later...

The drawer front has dried and the unevenness of the finish is visible.  This will be taken care of with the Danish oil...

Nearly done cleaning (still need to do the three RH small drawer fronts and the full width drawer fronts.

Then, I'll apply the Danish oil and it will pretty much be done & put to use storing tools and small objects...

Even without the Danish oil, the drawer fronts are generally presentable...

 

Monday, November 9, 2020 -- Sand on the Bike Path...

It was very windy yesterday.

Today, much of the bike path along the beach had sand blown on it.

I rode through some sections of it but when I got to this small hill, the bike path was completely covered as far as I can see.

I turned around and rode through a parking lot that leads to the buildings at the top of the hill.

That's the entrance to the parking from the road above the beach (Dockweiler beach parking).

I took the car road along the top and back to Marina Del Rey.

Then took the bike path along Ballona Creek home...

After getting home, I left the bike, shoes & gloves out in the sun to dry.

The picture below is later when I was about the put everything away (the sun had nearly set...).

Can see the sand on the rear wheel....

Closeup of the sand...

Just cleaned the bike about a week ago.

Have to clean it again...

 

MGB Starter - came in the mail...

I ordered a replacement for the MGB from Northwest Import Parts.

I chose a new starter (not reman) with a planetary reduction gear to spin the electric motor and engine more efficiently.

The catalog called it "heavy duty."

What's interesting is that this starter has no labels or manufacturer's markings.  Pretty unusual.

 

December 1995 Issue -- Road & Track Magazine

About 25 years ago.

I didn't realize that WeatherTech has been advertising for so long.  They're bigger than ever...

Don't remember this concept car...

This concept version of the Honda S2000 looks pretty close to the production car.

I guess the Elise debuted in 1995...

I remember driving a eurospec version in/around 1997.

One of the best drives ever.

Still would like to have one...

It says the AMG E50 went to 60 MPH in 6.2 seconds.

I think a pretty run of the mill V6 Camry or Accord does the same now...

Four V12 cars...

Even in 1995, the Ferrari was super expensive ($226,000 as tested).

The other three are about 1/2 the price...

The 2020 Honda Civic Type R either matches or beats the numbers for 0-60 MPH (close), lateral acceleration (by a lot!) & braking distance (by a lot).

This looks like a good article.  Will read it...

Another interesting article that I'll read...

I guess (don't remember) ISPs were already going strong in 1995.

The ad touts "Now With World Wide Web Browser!"

I guess you got a floppy disk in the mail to load the AOL software?

I kinda had forgotten how clunky and difficult it was to set up the connection and get the ISP working properly.

I have a vague recollection of spending many hours working out bugs with the connection (DSL) and the LAN...

I'm glad those days are long gone.