Real Good Toys Victorian Painted Lady Instructions Manual page 29

Instructions for kit #JM-4600
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56. Arch Rail Assembly: You may wish to remove this
page from the instructions... there are many steps that have
"let the glue dry" and you will want to skip ahead to other sec-
tions while you are waiting
A. 1. Paint (first coat) and sand the Arch Rails, the
wood, the 18" lengths of
2. Lay a Dowel on the Arched Railing diagram, lined up with
one end of a dowel on the diagram. 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 way around. Snap off the
Dowel at that cut. Make 4 Dowels of each length, and keep
them organized by length (it is easy to confuse the shorter
lengths)
3. Roll a little glue on the edge of one end of each Dowel, and
glue it into a Bead. Twist the Dowel as you push it into the
Bead to spread the glue.
B. 1. Put the Arch Rail on its side on the diagram, lined up on
the ends. Tape the Rail to the diagram so it won't move.
2. Start with the shortest Dowel/Bead sets. Dip the end of a
Dowel/Bead into a puddle of glue and push it into the Rail's
groove at the diagram's location for that rail-length. Line up
the Rail and Bead carefully with the diagram. Repeat for each
length to the longest. You now have half of one Rail filled
with Dowel/Beads. Adjust the parts to perfectly match the
diagram and let the glue dry for a few minutes, then turn the
diagram around and start from the middle again, filling the
other side. Adjust the parts and let the glue dry.
C. Cut two pieces of 3 /
16
as the Rail). Spread glue on the Stripwood and put it under
the Dowels, lined up with the Rail on the ends, and spaced
3 / " from the Rail. Add a little weight and let the glue dry.
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D. Repeat all the above for the second Arched Rail.
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Arched Rail (6) page 29
1 / " Dowel, and the 3 / " beads.
8 8
" Stripwood 10 1 / " (the same length
2
3 / " Strip-
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Note: This diagram will not print to
scale on many printers. Compare the
length of the printed diagram to your
Arch Rail. If it is not the same, tallk
to your computer wizard or adjust
the 'scaling' for printing a PDF file in
your printer settings