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Cont ent s : T ool Li s t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ma t er i a l Li s t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cut Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Set up&Ca bi netF a br i c a on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Met r i cT ec hni c a l Dr a wi ngs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

T abl eofFi gur es : Fi gur e1-Ma t er i a l Suppor t ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fi gur e2-Cutoffj i gr ea dyt ogo. Setdept hc or r ec t l y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Fi gur e3-Cutoffj i gi na c on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Fi gur e4-T r ui ni ngEdges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Fi gur e5-Runonl yma na ga bl epi ec est hr oughs a w. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Fi gur e6-F a bbeda ndr ea dyt ogo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 gur e7-Dr yfits howi ngf a c ef r a me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Fi Fi gur e8-Woodf r ontf r a me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Fi gur e9-Dr yfitwi t ha l l s c r ewsi ns t a l l ed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Fi gur e10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Fi gur e11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Fi gur e12-Spr ea dgl ueevenl ywi t hpu ykni f e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Fi gur e1-Ma t er i a l Suppor t ed.

 Sol et ' sgets t a r t ed. Setupyous t r ongs a whor s esupohl et ' ss a y 45' a pa r t . Dependsont hel engt hof2x 4syouus e. AsI s a i di fyouus e 12' st henwhenyouc utyours heeti nha l f , youc a npus honeha l ft o t hel e a ndwor kont her i ghts i de. A ert hefir s ts heeti sc utup, s l i de t heot herpi ec ei nf r ontofyoua ndc on nue. Li mi tl ii ng( wor k s ma r t ) . Spa c e2x 4' sequa l di s t a nc esa pa r tont hehor s es , a st o s uppor ta nen r es heeta c r os si t swi dt h. ( Al wa ysma k es ur eyouha ve 2x ' sonei t hers i deoft hec ut ) . Nowt oena i l wi t honeofyour15/ 8" dr ywa l l s c r ewst hr ought heedgeoft he2x 4i nt ot hes a whor s e. ( Sc r ewst hr ought opf a c e, s a wbl a desa nds c r ewsdon' tmi x ) Dobot h edges , onbot hs a whor s es , oft het woout er2x 4s . Youwa ntt he mi ddl e2t ofloa ts oyouc a npos iont hemonei t hers i deoft her i p c ut s . WhenI s a yr i pi tmea nst oc utt hel engt hofaboa r dorpl ywood, a ndwel l c r os sc uti sex a c t l ywha ti ts a ysi ti s . I tc ut sa c r os st hewi dt h r d. ofaboa

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Fi gur e2-Cutoffj i gr ea dyt ogo. Setdept hc or r ec t l y .

 Sot a k eadeepbr ea t h, a ndr ea l i z et ha tt hes edi mens i onsa r e i mpor t a nt . Fi r s tofa l l t hi sc a bi neti sdes i gnedba s edonas etof c a l c ul a onswi t hs i z e, a r r a ngement , a nddens i t ya l l t a k eni nt o a c c ount . Soyoua r ebui l di nga nengi neer eden t y . Nos ubs t u ons ofma t er i a l . Sec ondl y , t hes edi mens i onsha vebeent r i edout , a nda r e a c c ur a t et o1/ 16t horl es s . I ti si mpor t a ntt ok eepc or r es pondi ng wi dt hsa ndhei ght st hes a me, ora s s embl ywi l l beani ght ma r e. As s embl ywi l l c ons i s toft wopa r t s . Dr yfit , a ndgl ueup.  So, pul l outyourc utl i s t , a ndyourpl ywooddi a gr a ms howi nghow t ol a youtea c hs heett oma x i mi z epr oduc vi t ya ndmi ni mi z ewa s t e. Youwi l l ha vea bouta1/ 3ofas heetof3/ 4"MDFl e over , however muc hl es s1/ 2" .  Sett hepi ec eof3/ 4"MDFont hehor s es . ( Chec kf a c t or yedges c a r ef ul l ya tt hehomec ent er . Nodi gs , di ngspuffs ) ma k es ur ei ti sfla t . I fyoua r es t or i ngi tun l yous t a r tt hepr oj ec t , s t or ei ti ns uc hawa y t ha ti twi l l r ema i nfla t . Her ei sl a youta ndc utbyc ut . l f r omt her i ghta ndmea s ur e46"a ndma r ki twi t hyour  Pul penc i l . ( t heedgec l os es tt oyou, a ndf ur t hes tf r omyou. T a k eyour dr ywa l l s qua r el i neupt hema r ksa nds c r i bet hel i ne. I ts houl dbe s qua r e, ( dr ywa l l s qua r esa r eoffbyabi ts ome mes ) . Soa l wa ysdoubl e c hec kwi dt hsbef or eyouc utt oens ur epa r a l l el t ot heoppos i ngedge. Setyourc utoffj i gont hel i ne, c l a mp( ma k es ur es a wbl a dei ss qua r e t oba s epl a t e) . Setyourdept hofc utt o15/ 8" , a ndr i pyourfir s tpi ec e a t46" .  Thi spi ec ewi l l beyourBa c k#1, l e a ndr i ghts i des . Not e : I t ' si mpor t antNOTt ol ayoutal l t hec utl i ne satonc eone ac hhal f . Y ourpi e c e swi l l bepr og r e s s i v e l yoffbyt het hi c k ne s sof t hes awbl ade . So y ouwi l l c ut , l ay outt hene x tl i ne , f oras i de , c ut , andl ay outf ort hel as t

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Fi gur e5-Runonl yma na gea bl epi ec es t hr ought hes a w. Cl a mps a wdown.

T a k et heba c koutoft hi spi l ea ndma k es ur et hes i desa r eex a c t l y t hes a mewi dt h. Chec kt hea l l edgesf ors qua r ewi t hyour c ombi na ons qua r e. Apowers a wwi l l ha ves omer unout , however a voi dex t r emebevel s . ( I ti si mpor t a ntt oma k es ur eyours a wbl a dei n yours a wi ss qua r et ot heba s epl a t ebef or es t a rng) . Onc et hes ea r e a c c ept a bl es ett hema s i de.  Sett her ema i ni ng3/ 4" ( as ma l l pi ec e) offf a l l f r omt hefir s ts heet a s i de, a ndl a youta n183/ 16"r i p, a ndc ut . Thes ea r et het oppi ec es a nda r edel i ber a t el yover s i z eabi t . Youwi l l flus ht wos i deswhen i ns t a l l i ng, a nds a ndt heot hert wos i desflus ha erdr yfitwi t ht he 1/ 2"ont her ea swel l . Thes ea r et he3/ 4"t ops . Theywi l l getal a yerof 1/ 2"a swel l dur i nga s s embl y . hel a r gerpi ec eoft he3/ 4"MDFa s i dea ndc r os s c ut2-13  Sett 11/ 16"ont henewl yr i ppedpi ec e. Seta l l t hef a bbed3/ 4"ma t er i a l a s i de. Sett heofff a l l a s i deyoua r edonec u ng3/ 4" .  Nows et1/ 2"MDFont hehor s es . Res et( r educ e) t hedept hofyour s a wt oa l l owf ort her educ edt hi c knes soft hema t er i a l ) .

Fi gur e6-F a bbeda ndr ea dyt ogo.

 La yout46"ons heeta ndc r os s c ut46"ont he1/ 2"s heet . Sl i deoff f a l l outofwa y .  La yout161/ 2" ont hi spi ec ea ndr i pyourpi ec e161/ 2"x46" . Thi s i syouri nt er i orpa nel t ha tt hef oa mmount st o.  Sets heetyouj us tr i ppeda s i dea ndl a yout183/ 16"a ndr i pont he r ema i ni ngbi gpi ec e. Cr os s c utt hi spi ec et o481/ 2” . ( Ful l per i met er ba c kofc a bi net ) . a bl es a w. ( Now’ sagood met oha ves omehel p. ) Set  Getoutt f enc eupf ora21/ 4"r i p.  Ri p4pi ec est o21/ 4"x46"s eta s i de( a i rs pa c efil l er s ) .  Sets a wf or31/ 2"Ri p2pi ec est o31/ 2"x46" ( a bs or berfil l er s t r i ps ) .  Ri pt wopi ec esa t23/ 4"x46"( f r ontfil l er ) . t ht her ema i ni ng1/ 2" s etupf ora11/ 4r i p. ( F a c ef r a mef or  Wi gr i l l e, r i ps a mpl ec hec kt hi c knes swi t ht he1/ 2"a nd3/ 4"t oget her . ) Ri pt hr eepi ec esa tf ul l l engt h. Yi el di ngR/ La ndT/ Bofgr i l l ef a c e f r a me. et hes a met ec hni quesyoudi dwi t ht hec utoffj i gwhenc u ng  Us t hePegboa r d. Twopi ec esa t , 161/ 2"x46" . NOTE: Pegboa r dva r i es i nt hi c knes s . Thewi dt hl a i douther ei sf orPegboa r d3/ 16"t hi c k. Wi t ht hi c k erPegboa r da ndyouwi l l ha vet oa dj us tt hewi dt hofyour f r ontfil l ers t r i ps . Theymus tbeflus hwi t ht hec a bi netf r ontedges . Al s oyouwa ntyourPegboa r dt onotr unpa s tt het opoft hes i desa nd ba c k. I twi l l pr eventt het opsf r oms c r ewi ngonfla t . ) Soc hec kt hi s dur i nga s s embl y .

Fi gur e7-Dr yfits howi ngf a c ef r a meonf r ontedgesa nds c r ewpa er ns .

Fi gur e8–Woodf r ontf r a me.

 Al l s c r ewswi l l ha vepi l othol eswi t ht he1/ 8"bi t . Youwi l l dr i l l t hr ought hefir s tpi ec ea ndal il ei nt ot hes ec ond. Ca r ef ul a r ound f r ontedges , MDFl i k est os pl i t . Ca r ef ul nott ooverdr i vet hes c r ews . Whenabi tgoest hr oughMDFi tpuffsoutt heba c ks i de. Sc r a pet ha t puffwi t hac hi s el . I twi l l mes syouupdur i nga s s embl yi fyoudon' t . DETAI LS! ! Al l f a c es i dehol est obec ount er s unkt oa l l owf ort he s c r ewhea d. Nos c r ewhea dsa bovet hec a bi nets ur f a c e. Al l s c r ews s pa c ed6"a pa r toral il el es s , butnomor e. a k et heba c ka ndt wos i des . Putt heba c kbet weent het wo  Sot s i des . Ha ves omeonehol di twhi l eyouc l a mpi tt oget herwi t ht he pi pec l a mps . J us t ghtenough. Fl us hupt hes i deedgeswi t ht heba c k f a c e. T a k ef r a mi ngs qua r ea ndc hec kt heboxont heout s i de. The s i deswi l l ha veat endenc yt omovet owa r dsea c hot heront he unc l a mpededge. Soc utapi ec eofs c r a p2xors omet hi nga t161/ 2" t ous eas pa c erf ort hef r ont . Geti ta ss qua r ea syouc a n. I twi l l ma k ea di ffer enc e. Wi t hc l a mpsa tt het opa ndbo omoft heba c k, s etyour c ombi na ons qua r ea t3/ 8" ( c ent erf ort heba c kedges ) . Thes c r ews wi l l got hr ought hes i desa ndi nt ot heba c kedges . ( Youwa ntt obe dea dc ent erwhens c r ewi ngi nt ot heMDFedges ! ! ) . Onei nc hi non ea c hend, a nds pa c edr oughl y6i nc hesa pa r t( mor es c r ewi sok, l es s t ha nt hi si snot ) . Sees c r ewpa er npa ge. Onc ea l l yourhol esa r el a i d out , dr i l l t hr ought hes i dea ndat ouc hi nt ot heedgeoft heba c k. ers i nka nddr i ve2"dr ywa l l s c r ews . Repea tun l t heba c ka nd Count s i desa r ej oi ned. Remembert hi si sdr yfit . Nogl ueyet . ( Puffsonba c ks i dea r e el i mi na t edbec a us ei ti sc l a mpedt oget her ) .

Fi gur e9-Dr yfitwi t ha l l s c r ewsi ns t a l l ed.

 Nowyouwi l l pr edr i l l t hes t r i pst ha twi l l s epa r a t et hei nt er i or c ompa r t ment s . Fi ndc ent erofea c hs t r i p’ swi dt h, s etc ombi na on s qua r et ot hi sdi s t a nc e. Thi swi l l s peedupma r ki ngc ent er sofea c h s t r i p. Mea s ur ei n1"f r omt heedgema r ks , a nda ga i ns pa c ehol es r oughl y6"a pa r tbet weent hes ema r ks . Dr i l l your1/ 8"t hr oughhol es . Count ers i nk. T ur nover , a ndpa r eofft hepuffswi t hyourc hi s el or t heywon' tl a yfla t . Youc a n" ga ng"t oget hers t r i psoft hes a mewi dt h, a nddr i l l t hr oughhol ess a vi ngs ome me. Remembert oc hec kf or t ea routont heba c ks i de. ( Thi sgoesf ora l l t hr oughhol es , i na l l c omponent s ) .  Nowl a yt hec a bi netoni t ss i dewi t ht hef r ontf a c i ngyou. Wewi l l nowma k et heba c ka i rs pa c e. T a k eonepr edr i l l ed21/ 4"s t r i p; pl a c e i ti nt hel oc a ona sperdr a wi ng. Sc r ewt ot hei ns i deoft hel e s i de.  Nex tt a k et wos t r i psofPegboa r dpl a c ei tnex tt ot hes t r i pyouj us t i ns t a l l ed. Thes ewi l l beus eda ss pa c er sf ort hePegboa r dpa nel . Us e yourpu ykni f ea sal il eex t r as pa c ef ort hePegboa r dt os l i dei n dur i ngdr yfit . Nex tt obes c r ewedt ot hes i dei st hes pa c erf ort he “ Ther ma fiber ”( s eedr a wi ng) . Onc et hi si sc ompl et ed, r emovet he s t r i ps , a ndpl a c et hema ga i ns tt heedgeoft hes t r i pyouj us ti ns t a l l ed, a ndr epea tpr oc es swi t ht henex ts t r i pt obes c r ewed. Nowus ea c oupl eof1/ 2"s t r i psofMDF( f ort het hi c knes soft hei nt er i orMDF pa nel a nds c r ewt hel a s ts t r i poft hi ss i det ot hec a r c a s s . Thi spi ec e s houl dbeflus ht ot hef r ontedgeoft hec a bi net . T ur nc a bi netovera ndr epea tt hi spr oc es s . Whenyoua r efini s hed, t hes es i dess houl dbemi r r ori ma gesofea c hot her . Nowt a k ea moment , a ndwi t hama gi cma r k erma k ewi t nes sma r ks , a ndnot eson t hes ec omponent st oor i entyouf orgl ueup. Donott r yt oa a c h t hes es t r i pswi t ht hes i desuna s s embl ed. Thewi l l notbei ndex ed pr oper l y .

T a k ea l l f ourt opsa ndc hec kt hemf ors qua r e. Mea s ur et he di a gona l sa ndc hec kwi t hf r a mi ngs qua r e. Thes eneedt oa l l bet he s a me. Forbot hends , t a k et het wopi ec esflus ht oea c hot her , a nd a l i gnt hef r onta nds i deedgesflus ht ot he" t op"f a c e, a nda l i gnone s i def a c e. Thet opa ndbo omc a psa r epur pos el yover s i z ed. Onc e youha veones i dea ndf r ontflus hed, aa c ht het opt ot hes i desa nd ba c kt opedges . Youwi l l beha ngi ngovert heba c ka ndones i de hopef ul l ybyas c a nt1/ 8" . Thes ewi l l bebel ts a nded( 80gr i t ) flus ht o t hec a r c a s s .  Sc r ewt oporbo omonwi t h3"s c r ewss l i deyourPegBoa r dpa nel s a ndMDFpa nel i n. Chec kfit . ( ma k ea dj us t ment si ft oot a l l ) . A a c hot herend, a ndc hec kst oma k es ur eot herl i dsa r el yi ngfla t .  Ba c kpi ec es houl dbeover s i z edt hes a mewa yt het opa ndbo om wer e. Fl us ht wos i des , aa c h, a nds a ndt her ema i ni ngs i desflus h.  Ma r kc a bi netwi t hwi t nes sma r ksa ndnot es . T a k enot esi fyouha ve t oonpa peri fyouha vet o. Conf us i ondur i nggl ueupi snotgood. Sub floorgl ues ki nsver yf a s ts oyoumus twor kqui c kl y . Not e : I ti sv i t al y oupaya e n ont omat e r i al t hi c k ne s s e s ! Sc r ewL engt hSc hedul e: -Ba c kt os i des=2" . -St r i pst os i des=1" . opa ndbo omt hr ought opa ndbo omedgesofc a r c a s s=3"1/ 2" . -T -MDFf ul l per i met erba c k=15/ 8"( t hr oughedgesofba c k) . -1"t hr ought hepa nel poronoft heba c k. Seedi a gr a m. ( 6”i nc hes s pa c i ng) .

Fi gur e10-Pa ya en ont oma t er i a l t hi c k nes s es .

 Cutaver yeven ponyous ubfloorgl uewi t hyouru l i t ykni f e. Di s a s s embl ec a bi net . Wi t hhel p, pl a c eat hi nbea dofgl ueont heba c k 46"l ongs i deedges . Or i ents i dest oba c k, a l i gns c r ewhol esa nd wi t nes sma r ks , c l a mpa nds c r ew.  Gl uea nds c r ewr ea r21/ 4"s t r i ps . Ri ghta ndL e s i desa ts a me me. La yc a bi netonba c k. Runabea dofgl uedownt heedgesoft he s t r i ps . La yi nfir s tPegboa r dpa nel flus ht obo oma ndt opedges . Dr a wabea ddownt hePegboa r dwher et henex ts pa c er swi l l go.  Gl ueupba c kof31/ 2"s pa c er sa l i gna nds c r ewi npl a c e. peedgesofi ns t a l l ed31/ 2"pi ec es . La yi n" Ther ma fiber "ba ,  Swi l a yi nPegBoa r d, a not hers wi peofgl ueonPegBoa r da ndc a bi net s i de, gl ueba c kofnex ts t r i psa nda a c h.  Gl ueedgesofi ns t a l l eds t r i pst oc a r c a s s , l a yi nMDFpa nel .  Nowt a k eamoment . Pl a c efina l s t r i psi n. Chec kf orflus ht of r ont f a c e. Ma k ea ppr opr i a t ea dj us t ment sonwi dt hbef or egl ui nga nd s c r ewi ngt hes es t r i psi nt ot hes i des . i entt opsa ndbo oms . Li ber a l l ygl uet het wos ur f a c est oget her  Or ( 1/ 2"a nd3/ 4"t opt henot herendwhen mef orot herc a p) . Pl a c e gl ueont opedgesofc a r c a s s , a nda a c h. Repea tf orbo om.  Thi nl ybutl i ber a l l y , putgl uea l l overt heba c koft hec a r c a s s . Ma k e s omec i r c l es ; t hi swi l l c r ea t es uc onbet weent het wopi ec es . Or i ent a nda a c h. ( Aspers c r ewl a yout ) .

Fi gur e11

 Gl uea nds c r ewt oget hert heGr i l l ef r a mea c c or di ngt ot he per i met eroft hef r ontf a c eoft hec a bi net . ( mi t er sorbudj oi nt sf or f r a meyourc hoi c e) St a pl egr i l l ec l ot ha sperl a youtondr a wi ng. A a c hf oa mt of r ontMDFpa r on. I ns t a l l c a s t er s . ( Op ma l i ns t a l l onc a s t er si st omors ec a s t erpl a t es i nt oMDF) . Spa c ec a s t er s3" -4"i nf r omt hec or ner s . e : MDFi sf r ag i l e . S k i nni ngt hi swi t hs ome1/ 4"pl y woodi sop mal or Not s omes or tof c ov e r i ng . Att hev e r yl e as tt woort hr e ec oat sof Pol y Ur e t hane . Donotus eac r y l i c . Thewat e ri nt heac r y l i cwi l l affe c tt he bi nde r si nt heMDF .

Fi gur e12-Spr ea dgl ueev enl ywi t hpu yk ni f e

T ec hni c al Dr awi ngs : I fyoupr ef erwor ki ngi nmet r i cs i z es , t hef ol l owi ngt ec hni c a l dr a wi ngs s houl da c ta syourgui de.

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