Thursday, January 14, 2021 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Surf's Up...

Looked like 6 ~ 8 ft.

Not too much wind & warm (low 70s at the beach at low 80s at home).

 

Bandsaw Surface Corrosion -- Clean, Steel Wool & Wax...

First cleaned the surface rust on about 2/3 of the top.

Then, used steel wool to remove most of the corrosion.

Used a wax to protect and to make the surface slippery so that the wood will glide across the surface.

After the wax, it's buffed to make smooth and slippery.

Did the 2/3 that I'll be using to cut the legs to match the shape of the bottom of the bench.

Will do the other 1/3 later...

 A couple of days later, did the rest of the top.

First used some cleaner to wipe down the rest of the top.

Started using steel wool to remove the rust.

After a lot of elbow grease with the steel wool...

Applied wax on the top and let it dry for a few minutes.

Rubbed down the wax.

It's very slippery after it's done.

The wax should keep it from rusting for awhile...

Dining table bench - part 23 -- Legs - Put together the other leg...

The first leg is done.

This one is wider than the other leg, because the board (seat) is wider on one end versus the other...

Glued up the other leg...

 

Friday, January 15, 2021 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Hot day...

It's a warm day.

Lots of people at the beach and on the bike path...

This is a house on the next block from me.

The sign says "North Pole."

Looks a little odd on such a warm day in mid-January...

 

Cleaning the Chain & Old Worn Dura-Ace Cassette - Part 5 - Cassette cleaning done...

13 teeth...

12 teeth...

11 teeth...

All 10 gears...

 

The Classic Twin-Cam Engine -- Part 11

 

Dining table bench - part 22 -- Legs - Put together one of the two legs assemblies...

Cutting all the biscuit slots...

Because of the 5 degree angle on the legs, the ends had to be clamped at 5 degrees so that the end of the legs are flush with the work bench.

Then, I can cut the biscuit slots to match the horizontal pieces of the legs...

This process was a bit finicky but it was the fastest way of cutting the slots without creating a special jig.

Reference lines were drawn on all the locations where the slots were cut...

First did a dry fit of the pieces with the biscuits to confirm that things lined up OK.

Then, glue was applied and one of the two leg assemblies was put together...

Clamped up the one leg assembly.

The wooden mallet (with a leather face) was used to "adjust" the fit between the pieces after clamping (there's enough "play" in the biscuits to adjust the pieces, before the glue sets...).

Will let it sit overnight to dry.

 

Christmas arrivals -- 1/64 scale - 1991 Acura Integra LS, 1976 Honda Civic CVCC & 1971 MGB GT

The quality of this Tomica is pretty amazing.

This is exactly the car that was CM's first new car, purchased in 1991.  Even the color and trim spec. is correct.

The only obvious difference is the RHD interior (in the wrong color...) and the wheels.

It was a good car...

 

I took a poor/blurry picture.

But, actually it looks like it's moving and looks better than a static picture.

The model is pretty crude so the blurring actually helps!