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ASSEMBLY SUGGESTIONS FOR A SPLIT COLUMN
DRAW A LINE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PIPE TO BE
CUT. USE A CHALK LINE OR PENCIL LINE.
PIPE CAN BE CUT WITH A THIN, FINE BLADE ON
A CIRCULAR OR TABLE SAW. (Fig. 1)
CUT CAPS & BASES WITH A BANSAW, HACKSAW,
CIRCULAR OR TABLE SAW INTO HALVES. (Fig. 2)
IN ORDER TO JOIN THE TWO HALVES BACK TOGETHER YOU WILL NEED
TO CUT PIECES FROM THE PIPE ENDS OF THE SAME SIZE DIAMETER
PIPE THAT YOU ARE INSTALLING. (PIECE SIZE: APPROX. 6”wide
X 10”tall) OVERLAP ABOUT THREE INCHES OF EACH PIECE
BEHIND THE CUT EDGES OF HALF OF THE SPLIT COLUMN. (Fig.
3)
CLEAN THE LAP JOINT PIECES AND THE INSIDE
OF THE PIPE HALVES WITH PVC CLEANER ALONG THE GLUING AREAS.
USE PVC GLUE ON HALF OF THE WIDTH OF THE CUT
PIPE PIECES AND CLAMP INTO PLACE. BE SURE TO LEAVE THE UNGLUED
HALF PROJECTING OUTSiDE OF THE COLUMN SHAFT TO FORM THE LAP
JOINT. (LET GLUE CURE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PVC GLUE MANUFACTURER.)
(Fig. 3)
(NOTE: IF YOU HAVE AMPLE EXTRA PIPE, YOU CAN ALSO CUT LONGER
OR FULL LENGTH PIECES OF PIPE FOR THE LAP JOINTS)
WHEN THE LAP JOINT PIECES ARE DRY THE TWO
COLUMN HALVES CAN BE POSITIONED AROUND THE SUPPORT POST.
STAND IN PLACE BEFORE GLUING TO MAKE SURE THE TWO HALVES LINE
UP PROPERLY.
TAPE OR CLAMP THE 2 HALVES TOGETHER "DRY" (WITHOUT
GLUE) AND PRE DRILL HOLES ABOUT ONE INCH IN FROM THE LAP JOINT,AND
ABOUT SIX INCHES APART FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF PIPE.
THIS WILL HELP PULL THE COULMN ROUND AGAIN.
YOU MAY WANT TO PUT EXTRA SCREWS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IN ORDER
TO HOLD THE WO HALVES FIRMLY TOGETHER. NOTE; THE SCREWS CAN
BE REMOVED ONCE THE GLUE JOINTS ARE DRY. BY PUTTING THE COLUMN
SHAFT TOGETHER DRY BEFORE GLUING YOU ARE ABLE TO CHECK YOUR
ASSEMBLY ALIGNMENT.
AT THIS STAGE YOU MAY WISH TO INSTAL HALF
OF THE CAP AND BASE. (Fig. 7)
WHEN GLUING "L" BRACKETS TO THE CAPS & BASES
PLACE ONE HALF OF THE CAP OR BASE ON A FLAT SURFACE, AS SHOWN.
(Fig. 4 & 5) PLACE THE ”L”
BRACKET FLAT WITH THE PRE DRILLED HOLES FACING DOWN. LEAVE
HALF OF THE BRACKET EXPOSED TO OVERLAP AND ATTACH THE SECOND
HALF OF THE CAP OR BASE. MEASURE AND SET IN PLACE WITH GLUE
AND SCREWS THE HALF CAP AND BASE NEXT TO THE POST TO BE COVERED.
BE SURE TO MEASURE CAREFULLY, AS THE PIPE MUST EASILY SURROUND
THE POST TO BE COVERED.
CLEAN THE LAP JOINT AND THE INSIDE OF THE
COLUMN AREAS TO BE GLUED. COVER THE LAP JOINT SECTION WITH
GLUE MAKING SURE THAT ALL SURFACE AREAS HAVE ENOUGH GLUE ON
THEM FOR MAXIMUM ADHESION.
STAND THE TWO COLUMN HALVES INTO PLACE AND
ASSEMBLE QUICKLY WITH SCREWS. SECURE WITH METAL “L”
BRACKETS OR EQUIVALENT TOP AND BOTTOM. (Fig. 8)
POSITION THE SECOND HALF OF THE CAP OR BASE
AND GLUE TO THE PLASIC “L”BRACKETS AS WELL AS
ALONG THE CUT EDGES. TAPE IN PLACE UNTIL GLUE SETS. (Fig.
9)
WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED THAT THE GLUE HAS SET,
REMOVE SCREWS, SAND OFF THE PLASTIC FROM AROUND THE SCREW
HOLES, FILL WITH BONDO OR GLAZING PUTTY, SAND, PRIME THEN
PAINT. (Fig. 10)
NOTE. IF CAP AND BASE HALVES DO NOT LINE UP
PERFECTLY, USE A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD, NAILED OR SCREWED INTO
THE FLOOR OR CEILING TO PUSH THE FLARED PIECE INTO PLACE UNTIL
THE GLUE HAS CURED.
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