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Step 4: Fort Assembly
Part 1
It is important to assemble the Fort Assembly on a flat, smooth surface.
A:
Place Swing Wall from Step 3 between 2 Front/Back Walls from Step 1, noticing the wall orientations. The
tops and bottoms of the walls should be flush. Make sure the walls are square then using the pilot holes as a
guide pre-drill with a 3/16” drill bit and fasten the left Front/Back Wall to the Swing Wall and Swing Wall to the
right Front/Back Wall with 4 (WL5) 1/4 x 2-1/2” Wafer Lags per side. (fig. 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
Fig. 4.2
Fig. 4.1
Flush
Hardware
8x
1/4 x 2-1/2” Wafer Lag
WL5
Flush
Notice left Side
Wall overlaps
Swing Wall
WL5
WL5
Notice Swing Wall
overlaps Front/Back
Front/
Back Wall
Front/
Back Wall
Swing Wall
Front/Back
Wall
Swing Wall
Front/Back Wall
Flush
Flush
Top View
WL5
Fig. 4.3
x 4 per
side
Notice grooves
face inwards
Notice counter sunk
holes on the outside
Left
Right
Left
Right