Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The newer Gerstner Tool Chest -- part 6 and Last - vacuuming the inside & Danish oil application

The backs of all the drawers are numbered by hand.


Some neat hand writing...


Model O-52.  Made in 1989.  I'm guessing B-119 is kind of like a serial number...


All the drawers before applying Danish oil.


The front lid's inner side wood will also get the Danish oil treatment.


There's a piece of felt like material at the back of the case where the smaller drawers go in.  I'm guessing to act as a cushion and a stop.
You can also see that there's a small glue bock to structurally reinforce the joint between the back of the case and the base of the top storage.


The spring loaded ball in this picture is to hold the front lid in the closed position (even without the locking pins engaged).


Debris inside the case...  Not too bad.  Just vacuumed it all out.


After vacuuming.
You can also see the round felt pad for the front lid to rest on when it's open and fully slid back in the stored position.


After applying the Danish oil.  Will let it sit about 30 minutes then wipe them down before putting them back in the case.


Applied the oil to the front lid inner surfaces...


Also applied oil to the fixes structure inside the case that's visible from the front, including the sides of the case that's visible.


After wiping everything down, reinstalled all the drawers.
In a day or two, the oil will be pretty much dry to the touch.
At some point, I may replace the green felt in the front lid but for now it's perfectly serviceable.
Done for now...



 

Thursday, November 12, 2020 -- A little bit overcast but not too cold...

It's windy today (a little more than usual).
Makes the riding harder...
I forgot to take water with me today.
Luckily, they were giving out Kombucha at the pier again.
They only had the Apple/Turmeric/Carrot/Spices version.
It tastes a little bit like medicine...
I needed the fluids so it worked out.


They put out Christmas trees along the pier.
Seems a little too much...


Glass jar.


Low fog/moisture over the ocean, looking at the Palos Verdes Peninsula...

 

July 1993 Issue -- Road & Track Magazine


A Nissan ad with a BMW 2002 in it...


The "show" version of the Boxster is a very good looking car.
The production version lost much of the specialness of the show car and the quality of the first production Boxsters was poor...


Will read this one too...


All 911 Turbo are special...


Comparisons to the Corvette ZR-1 & Lotus Esprit Turbo.
The 2020 Civic Type R is faster than both to 60...


A lot of cars available today are faster to 60... Pretty amazing.


Nice article...



The car that Fangio is sitting in is one of the greatest of all time (It was built as both an open wheel and fully enclosed version.  Just going by memory, I think it was called the W196 and is from right around the early 1950s...  The fully enclosed version is shown in this picture.  It was pretty unusual to have a fully enclosed-bodied F1 single seater race car.  It's one of the most beautiful race cars of all time...).