Real Good Toys Victorian Painted Lady Instructions Manual page 28

Instructions for kit #JM-4600
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55. Balcony Rail Assembly
A. 1. Paint (the first coat) and sand the Rails before assembly.
Wipe any paint out of the grooves, and do not paint the Rail ends at all.
Paint and sand the Dowels.
2. Cut 20 Dowels 1
diagram, lined up on the end. Press down with a
utility knife on the other end of the dowel-length
and roll the Dowel so the knife makes a cut all the
1 3 / " Dowel
4
way around. Snap off the Dowel at that cut.
Cut 20 Dowels
this length
(see the photo on the next page)
B. Assemble the Railing:
1. Set one Balcony Rail on the drawing, lined up on each end. Put
a dab of glue and a Dowel in the Rail's groove for each Dowel in
the drawing. Adjust the Dowels to match the drawing; be sure all
the Dowels are even, straight, and square. Let the glue dry for a
few minutes.
2. Lift the Dowels with a piece of stripwood; dab a little glue onto
each Dowel's end. Hold the second Balcony Rail over the Dowel's
ends at an angle.
Push down and scoop the Dowels' ends into the groove.
3. Squeeze the Rails together so the Dowels are fully in the grooves.
4. Hold the Railing set on the drawing; make the Rail ends exactly
line up. Adjust the Dowels - - straight and square. Tape together
Dividers to form a square inside corner, and lay the Railing in
the corner as the glue dries
C. Paint (second-coat) the Railing
A Railing Assembly demo is available
online at www.dhbuilder.com
Balcony Rail (6) page 28
3 / ". Lay a dowel on the
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Note: This diagram does not
print to scale on many printers.
Compare the length of the
printed diagram to your Rail.
If it is not very close, talk to
your web manager or adjust
the 'scaling' for printing a PDF
file in your printer settings
Dividers taped together