Manhattan Beach Pier -- September 25, 2020 (Friday)

Phil & Enzo - part 2

Manhattan Beach Pier -- September 24, 2020 (Thursday) -- three pairs...

My usual resting benches are occupied.

Three pairs of people...

After not riding for about two weeks, this week I've ridden four days straight.

I'm feeling a little tired and the average speed has been dropping slightly every day.

Good to see people out riding.  Seems about a third of the bikes I see are electric.

Couple of squirrels in the back yard...

Phil & Enzo - part 1

This is a very large format book of a a first hand perspective from the only American F1 world champion, Phil Hill, a native of Santa Monica, California.

Manhattan Beach Pier -- September 23, 2020 (Wednesday) -- nice but a little hazy...

Can't really see Palos Verdes Peninsula today...

Flag is flying at half-mast (in honor of RBG until she's interned...).

Two Gerstener Tool Chests

These two chests are not too old (about 20 to 40 years) and are in very good condition.

Manhattan Beach Pier -- September 22, 2020 (Tuesday) -- nice day at the pier (mid 70s)

Old & Rough Tool Case - part 3 - removing the front lid

The front lid has metal pins on either side that slide in slots.

In order to remove the lid, there's a technique to follow.

First, remove all the lower full width drawers. 

Then, slide the front lid all the way out.

Finally, tip the lid up about 60 degrees (actually, the lid will hit the bottom drawer's wooden slides on the side of the case).

Then, while keeping one side pulled all the way out, push the other side back so that the lid will be askew and the pin on the side that's being pushed back into the case moves back and inwards towards the middle of the case (it's basically trying to make a triangle).

Although I used the technique, the lid didn't want to come out.  I could see that the pin was very close to coming out but it still needed about a mm to clear.  I carefully used some extra force and the pin came out of the left side of the guide with some slight gouging of the side.  Nothing broke and the gouge is pretty minimal.  It can't be seen when the drawers are in place.

So, I'll count this one as a success.

The top of the lid is broken about at the tongue in groove joint.  I'll glue it back together, being careful not to get glue on the floating middle panel.

There's a portion of the lid that's also cracked but not separated.  I'll apply some glue here also.

Manhattan Beach Pier -- September 21, 2020 (Monday) -- nearly empty...

Fewer people than usual at lunch time...

The air quality is finally reasonable (below 100 AQI - Moderate)...

The picture below was taken by accident, while riding.  The phone is mounted on the handlebar and the camera is pointing down.  The shadow shows my position on the bike (not in the drops).