Assembly of your Kiwi Caskets Flat-pack Casket
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Thank you for purchasing a casket from Kiwi Caskets.
Materials and Equipment needed
for Assembly:
No 8 size square drive screwdriver (not supplied in pack)
PVA type glue
EXTERIOR
grade (not supplied in pack)
clean-up rag(s) (not supplied)
fine sand paper (optional, approx 100 to 150 grit, not supplied)
Notes:
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The number 8 size square driver screwdriver can either be a hand screwdriver or a power driven
screwdriver (there are lots of screws to do).
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Screws should only be driven in until the head is flush with the surface of the ply. Driving
screws too deep will weaken the joint.
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Adequate glue MUST be used in all joints:
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the glue provides the required construction strength
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the glue also provides a leakage seal so that no fluids etc. can escape while the casket is being
used.
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EXTERIOR grade glue MUST be used as interior grade glue will fail if it gets wet from any
leakage within the casket.
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PVA glue (white glue) is the easiest to use, and once set is normally the strongest bond. Usually
takes about 24 hours to cure. Is easy to wipe off any excess when wet and for most people is able
to be used without gloves.
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Other glue options such as Gorilla expanding glue can be used since some of their products cure
in as little as 10 minutes. However they are quite messy and extremely hard to clean off your
hands if you do not use gloves.
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Our workshop only uses fast acting Gorilla glue when needed for very urgent custom sized
orders.
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Our simple, strong design ply casket has been tested to over 280 kg without showing any signs of
failure. This is far more than the casket will need to ever be used for as any person over approx. 180
kg will need a larger sized casket anyway.
Materials supplied in flat-pack:
screws
wood and plywood components:
1 x base
1 x lid
2 x pre-assembled long sides with rope handles
2 x pre-assembled ends
Instructions Summary:
First assemble the ends and the sides to form the walls and then fit the base. Our workshop has found
that this is the easiest and quickest way to assemble our ply caskets.
Full Instructions below:
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