Assembling Body - Grizzly H8066 Owner's Manual

7.
Drill a hole into the f-hole ends, then cut them
out carefully with a scroll saw or jig saw, mak-
ing sure you stay inside the lines, as shown in
Figure 7.
Tip: Drilling additional holes near the tight
corners of the f-holes can help you cut them
out more easily.
Figure 7. Cutting the f-holes.
8.
Use a fine metal file or rolled up piece of fine
grit sandpaper to smooth the inside edge of
the f-holes. Do not remove too much mate-
rial, because you will smooth the f-hole aper-
tures after the body is assembled. (See Page
23 for f-hole adjustments.)

Assembling Body

Components and Hardware Needed:
Top ................................................................... 1
Backboard ......................................................... 1
Rim ................................................................... 1
To assemble the top, rim, and backboard:
1. Place the backboard face down, then place
the rim over the backboard so the notches in
the rim fit over the ends of the tone bar.
2. Mark the outside edge of the rim onto the
backboard. Make sure the waste cut area is
even around the edge of the backboard.
3.
Remove the rim.
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4.
Use a bandsaw or jig saw to cut the edge
of the backboard close to the rim outline as
shown in Figure 8.
Note: Be careful to cut up to but not past the
outline.
Outline
Figure 8. Cutting backboard to rim outline.
5.
Drill positioning holes
of the headblock and tailblock on both sides
for positioning brad nails (Figure 9).
Note: The brads will help keep the top and
backboard from moving after they are glued.
Make the hole diameters slightly smaller than
the brads.
Qty
Figure 9. Drilling positioning holes.
/ " deep into the center
1
2
Tailblock
Headblock
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