Model Shipways Western Mountain Buckboard Wagon, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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Photo 5
Seat spring assembly.
Once all the round head bolts are in place glue the spring to the upper and lower wood 13.
brackets. Allow glue to dry and add four (4) small nuts to the four (4) central 3/8” long bolts
and then trim bolt shafts to proper length and file square. Touch up with paint.
Seat Spring Brackets – 2 assemblies needed a left and a right.
Remove two (2) seat spring brackets from WB-2 the 3/32” basswood sheet. Note: in looking 1.
at the side profile of the bracket the arc has a high end. The high end MUST orient to the
rear of the platform when assembled to top surface of the seat springs. This enables the
seat surface to tilt slightly forward. (see photo 5)
Center the flat edge of the seat spring bracket front to rear next to the holes in the seat 2.
base and mark the center of the hole locations. Use the drill jig to drill #55 holes through
the center of the brackets. Then mark the centerline of the bracket along the flat edge and
transfer the centerline marks to the arced edge. Then mark left and right of the centerline
5/32” for hole locations. These are two (2) hole locations on 5/16” center-to-center, the
same as the mating spring holes.
Carefully drill four (2) holes about 1/8” deep into the arced surfaces using the #55 drill bit. 3.
Apply glue to the arced surface of the bracket, insert two (2) 3/16” bolts and glue bracket to 4.
spring surface and let the glue set on a flat surface. (See Photo 5) IMPORTANT: The square
nuts on the springs must face inboard in final left and right assemblies. Repeat for second
spring/bracket assembly. Set both assemblies aside for later assembly.
Seat Assembly
Remove the seat base from WB-1 the 1/16” basswood sheet. Sand the seat base edges half 1.
round on all four (4) sides. Stain and spray with Clear Matte Finish and set aside.
Remove seat sides and back from WB-1 the 1/16” basswood sheet. Note: on the side parts
2.