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Required Tools • Plastic mallet • 1/2" (13 mm) Open end wrench • Phillips head screwdriver or phillips head insert bit • 5/32" (4 mm) Hex insert bit or allen wrench (supplied) • Variable speed drill (to drive hex socket screws) •...
Parts List Item Qty Description Item Qty Description Item Qty Description End Panel Bottom Rail Panel 8 mm x 25 mm Wood Dowel Swivel Caster Brake 1/4-20 Hex Cap Nut 1/4-20 Cross Dowel Swivel Caster 1/4-20 x 1�57" Machine Screw 3/8-16 x 1-3/4"...
Assembly NOTICE This assembly procedure is shown using the 4-unit model, the procedure for the 3-unit model is similar. 1� Insert 8 x 25 mm wood dowels (19) into the larger holes in the bottom edge of both bottom rail panels (10)� (Detail A) Six dowels are used with the 4-unit model and four dowels are used with the 3-unit model�...
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Assembly (continued) 2� Assemble the two bottom support assemblies� a. Lay both bottom support panels (9) flat so the dowel holes are facing up. With a plastic mallet, pound an 1/4-20 insert nut (6) into the two center holes in both bottom support panels�...
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Assembly (continued) 3� Attach one rack extrusion to each of the bottom support assemblies� a� Place one rack extrusion (8) over each bottom support assembly and align the sets of the pre-drilled holes� The rack extrusion must not extend beyond the edge of the bottom support assembly� (Detail C) b�...
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Assembly (continued) 5� Attach the two bottom support assemblies to the end panels� Wood strips from the packaging can be used under the bottom support assemblies to raise them off of the floor for this step. a� Fit one 1/4-20 cross dowel (20) with the flat side facing to the inside and the slotted side facing to the outside into each end of both bottom support panels�...
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For small tubas, the upper support weldment should be placed lower so it will be under the bell of the shortest instrument� Some experimentation may be required to find the best placement. Typical tuba or sousaphone Smaller tubas Detail F...
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1/4-20 x �590 Machine screws (14) into the already installed 1/4-20 insert nuts on each side� (Detail G) The Wenger logo on the upper support weldment should face front� NOTICE To prevent scratching the end panels, two people should be used to position and attach the upper support weldment.
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Assembly (continued) 7� Plug the remaining unused upper holes in both end panels by placing a 1/4-20 x �590 machine screw (14) into the insert nuts� (Detail H) Detail H 8� Pre-assemble the casters, two swivel brake casters (2) and two swivel casters (3) each to a caster mount bracket (4) using four 5/16-18 x 5/8"...
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Assembly (continued) 9� Tip the storage rack onto the rear side� 10� Attach the caster assemblies� Swivel caster with brake Holes toward the inside Swivel caster a� Attach one swivel caster with brake to the front side of each end panel using one #8 x 5/8"...
Assembly (continued) 11� Attach the support bar (6) to the underside of the bottom support panels using four 1/4-20 x 1�57" machine screws (12) into the already installed insert nuts� (Detail L) Detail L 12� Assemble the cradles by sliding one 3/8-16 x 1-3/4" carriage bolt (21) into the square hole at the base of each cradle (5) as shown�...
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Assembly (continued) 13� Attach cradles (5) to the bottom of the storage rack� Two cradles are required for each instrument and should point away from each other in a "V" formation as shown� Attach each cradle using one 3/8 x 2" fender washer (15) and 3/8-16 wing nut (25)� (Detail N) Detail N 14�...
Operation This storage rack has been designed to store multiple sizes of tubas, sousaphones or a combination of the two� Instruments should be placed so they lean slightly backwards against the cradles on the upper support weldment� Instruments should be placed on the bottom supports� Adjust the cradles by loosening the wing nuts and sliding each cradle to hold the instrument snuggly�...
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