Sunday, January 17, 2021

Dining table bench - part 16 -- Straight legs...

I like the curved legs concept but S doesn't want the curved wood for the legs.
I have some other "scrap" wood that I can try to use to make some straight legs for the bench.

Decided to use  the largest piece.
Will cut it down to make four legs.


The piece is about 3.5" x 10".
Will cut out four 2" thick pieces for the legs.

The 3.5" thickness is too much for the table saw blade (it's capacity is about 3 inches).
So, had to make the cut from both sides of the piece.


The uncut sides of the pieces are a bit rough.
Will make a skim cut on both sides to clean it up...


After the skim cut.
The four leg blanks are ready.
The pieces should be pretty close to being square...


Makes a big mess.
I have a vacuum hose connected to the dust chute area at the bottom of the table saw but it can only catch so much...


Sawdust everywhere...
Will have to vacuum later (when all the cutting is basically done).
Still need to make some cross cuts...



 

The Classic Twin-Cam Engine -- Part 4











 

Cleaning the Chain & Old Worn Dura-Ace Cassette

Took out the chain and cassette that's been soaking in a cleaner for several days.


Started hand cleaning the cassette parts.
The cleaning fluid took off quite a bit of the dirt/grease but there's still some left on the parts.
Will use an old toothbrush and some elbow grease to get off the rest of the dirt/grease...

 

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 -- Manhattan Beach Pier

Socked-in at the beach.
My glasses got wet & couldn't see through them.
Looked over them to see where I was going...



Sun trying to come through...

At the very right edge of the picture is the Toyota Avalon with the broken quarter window that's there almost every day...

The arrow is pointing to a guy in a hammock swinging to some good music...