STEP 3: ASSEMBLING THE LEFT SIDE FRAME
1: LAY THE LEFT SIDE CORNER POSTS ON THE GROUND IN THEIR PROPER ORIENTATION.
2: LAY THE 2 X 6 X 108" OUTRIGGER ON TOP OF THE LEFT SIDE CORNER POSTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
CORNER POSTS. THE HOLES IN THE OUTRIGGER MUST BE OFFSET DOWN.
3: USE 5/16 X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS TO ATTACH THE TOP HOLES OF THE OUTRIGGER TO THE
T-NUTS INSTALLED ON THE CORNER POSTS. THE BOTTOM HOLES WILL BE USED LATER.
4: LAY THE 2 X 6 X 47-1/2" BOTTOM PANEL BOARD ON TOP OF THE LEFT SIDE CORNER POSTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
CORNER POSTS. THE HOLES IN THE BOTTOM PANEL BOARD MUST BE OFFSET DOWN.
5: USE 5/16 X 4-1/2" HEX BOLTS AND 5/16" WASHERS TO ATTACH THE BOTTOM HOLES OF THE BOTTOM PANEL
BOARD TO THE T-NUTS INSTALLED ON THE CORNER POSTS. THE TOP HOLES WILL BE USED LATER.
6: LAY THE 4 X 4 X 47-1/2" SWING BEAM SUPPORT ON TOP OF THE LEFT SIDE CORNER POSTS. THE THREE
COUNTERSUNK HOLES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SWING BEAM SUPPORT MUST FACE DOWNWARD.
7: FIND TWO TORQUE WASHERS. PLACE A 6-1/2" CARRIAGE BOLT THROUGH THE TORQUE WASHER, MAKING SURE
THAT THE TEETH ARE FACING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE THREADS OF THE CARRIAGE BOLT. PLACE THE TORQUE
WASHER/CARRIAGE BOLT ASSEMBLY INTO THE CORNER POST HOLES SO THAT THE HEAD OF THE CARRIAGE BOLT
FACES WHAT WILL BE THE INSIDE OF THE FORT. USE A HAMMER TO SET THE TORQUE WASHER INTO THE CORNER POST.
8: ATTACH THE SWING BEAM SUPPORT AS SHOWN
IN DETAIL A.
THE THREE COUNTER-
SUNK HOLES ON THE
SWING BEAM
SUPPORT WILL FACE
DOWN WHEN
PROPERLY INSTALLED.
2 X 6 X 47-1/2"
HEX BOLT
OUTRIGGER
FRONT OF FORT
4 X 4 X 47-1/2"
5/16"WASHER
(OFFSET DOWN)
(OFFSET DOWN)
SWING BEAM SUPPORT
BOTTOM PANEL BOARD
2 X 6 X 108"
5/16" X 4-1/2"
A
BOLT
3/8" LOCK NUT
SCALE 1 : 8
3/8" WASHER
DETAIL A
WASHER
CARRIAGE
3/8" X 6-1/2"
TORQUE
3/8" BOLT CAP
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