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...

 

Dining table bench - part 15 -- This is how it could kinda look...

Just placed the pieces in place to get an idea of how it might look.

These pieces are too tall and would have to be cut down.

Also, to make a connection at the bottom of the legs, the pieces would need to be cut straight at the joints (to make the joining easier).

Also, the legs are a little bit too close together for stability (could be too "tippy" if the legs are so close together).

The legs might need to be splayed out at a small angle to increase the width of the base where it would rest on the floor...

 

The Classic Twin-Cam Engine -- Part 3

 

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 -- Manhattan Beach Pier

Overcast and cool day... (high 50's F)

The sun is trying to peek out...

The Toyota Avalon with the broken quarter window is parked at the pier parking lot almost every day that I'm there.

The window is "begging" to be fixed...

 

2020 Bicycle Miles...

Thanks to COVID, I rode my bike more in 2020 than ever before.

I've ridden about 4,200 miles (using the Cyclemeter App).

In the first three months of 2020, I did a lot of spinning at the gym at work.  I'm estimating about 800 miles on the stationary bike.

So the total for 2020 is around 5,000 miles.

It's the most I've ever ridden in a year.

Much more than the number of miles I drove in 2020...

I would guess that in previous years, I averaged about 2 to 3,000 miles per year...

 

Dining table bench - part 14 -- Found some material that I already had to make legs out of...

These are scraps I bought at a swap meet...

They might be mahogany...

The legs need to be closer together.

I can use the curved piece at the bottom to make a bridge between the legs at the bottom...

 

The Classic Twin-Cam Engine -- Part 2

 

Monday, January 4, 2021 -- Manhattan Beach Pier

The sun is peaking through the clouds in spots and lighting up the ocean in spots...

Pretty windy...  Mostly blowing inland...

Most of the frame on the Cannondale is aluminum.

There's several spots on the frame where I see bubbling under the paint...

 

Moved the MGB across the street for street cleaning...

The new starter I installed sounds completely different from the one that I took out.

Due to federal regulations (early 1970s) dictating a minimum height for headlamps, MG raised the front end of the MGB to meet the requirement.

But, the front is too high & looks awkward.

I have some MGB front springs from before the federal regulation.

I'll install them (some day) to lower the front to what it was originally designed to be...

 

Dining table bench - part 13 -- Sanding the other end of the board, front edge & chamfering...

Need to sand the other end of the board (table saw marks).

After sanding...

There's a few blemished in this area of the board.

I can't sand all the way down (too much of a dip) but I can sand it down a little bit...

Started sanding the "front" edge of the board...

Chamfered the edges...