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Twist-of-the-Wrist Assembly Instructions

General Information and Overview

In addition to other uses, the Twist-of-the-Wrist assembly allows the operator to "roll up" the side of a cover (shown 

above) or the end panel door of a shelter. The assembly can also raise and lower curtains of different lengths. These 

instructions describe the basic Twist-of-the-Wrist components and how to assemble those components. 

IMPORTANT!

Additional purchase is required for many Twist-of-the-Wrist components shown on the following pages. Contact your 

sales representative if you have any questions regarding the purchase of parts, or the parts contained in any Twist-of-

the-Wrist hardware kit you may have ordered. 

These steps provide general information to help with the installation of the Twist-of-the-Wrist components.   

 

 

Twist-of-the-Wrist Components (Additional purchase is required.) 

 

Revision date: 08.06.12

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Summary of Contents for Twist-of-the-Wrist

Page 1: ... Wrist components and how to assemble those components IMPORTANT Additional purchase is required for many Twist of the Wrist components shown on the following pages Contact your sales representative if you have any questions regarding the purchase of parts or the parts contained in any Twist of the Wrist hardware kit you may have ordered These steps provide general information to help with the ins...

Page 2: ...conduit to the curtain or panel 4 Assemble and attach the Twist of the Wrist 5 Install the Anti Billow Rope system Additional purchase is required 6 Test the operation of the Twist of the Wrist 5 Continue with the procedure that follows to attach the curtain to the shelter or frame ATTACH CURTAIN May not apply to all applications Gather the parts Curtain additional purchase or customer supplied Te...

Page 3: ...nd where the Twist of the Wrist assembly will be positioned The conduit is trimmed to length after the gearbox assembly is installed 3 Continue with the Twist of the Wrist Assembly procedure TWIST OF THE WRIST ASSEMBLY Gather the parts Aluminum channel Drive handle Gearbox and gearbox drive Mounting plate Bearing and threaded rod 3 8 nuts and washers Shelter shown may be a different model Drawing ...

Page 4: ...e the upper end of the channel by drilling a 3 8 hole through the end rafter and attach as shown The lower end of the channel will float and is not attached NOTE Install a flat washer between the nut and the Top View Photo shows a different model and is used for illustration purposes only end panel 6 Select the bearing bracket and attach the bearings as needed In some instances the bearings may co...

Page 5: ... locknut attach the square shaft to a tubing adapter 12 Slide the square shaft through the Twist of the Wrist gearbox 13 Slide the Twist of the Wrist assembly onto the aluminum channel from the ground end This is the free end of the channel 14 Align the roll up conduit with the gearbox and trim roll up conduit to length as needed 15 Check clearance between channel and the structure that the channe...

Page 6: ...nstalling the anti billow rope INSTALL ANTI BILLOW ROPES ADDITIONAL PURCHASE REQUIRED Gather the parts Anti billow rope Tek screws or wood screws Fender washers Anti billow ropes secure the roll up curtain when it is in the down position The procedure that follows describes using Tek screws or wood screws and Fender washers to wrap the rope around The screws are installed into the frame or pony wa...

Page 7: ... billow rope and tie it to one of the upper screws at either end of the building or frame See the pattern and arrows above 6 Weave the rope between each screw and washer as shown and work to the other end Install the rope in short sections This helps secure the roll up panel should one rope break 7 Raise and lower the curtain to check the operation 12 Tie end of rope here to begin rope installatio...

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