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Instructions for kit #DH77K
18. Post and Railing Assembly
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Painting and Assembly slideshows
A. Paint and sand the Rails and Dowels before
assembly. Wipe any paint out of the grooves, and do
not paint the Rail ends at all. Paint the first coat and
sand now, and paint the second coat after the railings
are assembled
B. Match rails into assembly pairs. Measure from
one end of the rails and mark the "Start" Dowel loca-
tion (see the table below). Mark the rest of the Dowel
locations at 5 /8" spacing:
# of rails
length
8 Sets
13
A
2
B
11
11 Sets
2
" @45°
1
C
2 Sets
4
/
4
5
7
D
2 Sets
7
2
E
11 Sets
C. Put a dab of glue in the groove by each mark
for one Rail only of each assembly pair. Push a
Dowel into the groove at each mark. Be sure all the
Dowels are even, straight, and square.
Let the glue dry.
D. Repeat step #C for the second Rail of the as-
sembly pair squeezing the Dowels in one at a time at
the marks. Hold the Railing set in a square or lined
up with the square edge of a piece of paper to make
the Rail ends exactly line up. Final adjust the Dowels
- - straight and square.
5
E. Assemble (24) 1
/
5
Flutepost & Ball, and (4) 1
8
(4) 1
/
Postcap, & Ball assemblies.
13
2
/
16
13
2
/
16
11
2
/
16
E
B
The next 3 pages are
a railing addendum
Start
dowels
15
/
"
/
32
"
4
16
13
3
/
"
/
"
4
16
2
9
/
"
6
16
9
8
/
"
7
/
"
16
9
/
"
4
/
32
"
16
Flutepost & Postcap,
8
5
Flutepost,
8
/
1
4
/
4
2
B
(4)
11
/
16
E
(24)
(4)
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