Opus Athabasca User manual

AthAbAscA EAsEL — ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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PARTS
(1) Center Slide Post Support
(2) Upper Cross Bar
(3) Ratchet Post & Rear Leg Unit
(4) Lower Cross Bar
(5) Side Legs
(6) Center Slide Post
(7) Top Canvas Holder
(8) Canvas Brush Tray
(9) U-shaped Bar
YOU WILL ALSO NEED:
Phillips Screwdrivers (+) 2 sizes
Slot (Flat Head) Screwdriver (–)
(I)x2 (G)x2 (H)x2 (D)x6 (E)x2 (F)x2
(C)x2
(B)x6
(A)x1
(3)
(5)
(2) (1)
(5)
(4)
(9)
(6)
(8)
(7)
HARDWARE
(A) Hex Wrench/Allen Key (1 pc)
(B) Bolt Adapters (6 pc, 2 on U-Shaped Bar)
(C) Metal guard (2 pc)
(D) Large Screws (6 pc)
(E) Medium Screws (2 pc)
(F) Small Screws (2 pc)
(G) Long Bolts (2 pc)
(H) Short Bolts (2 pc)
(I) Long Bolts with springs (2 pc, in U-Shaped Bar)

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Assembling e Support Frame:
Tip: We recommend assembling the easel entirely before tightening all of
your hardware.
Note: To make assembly easy, the wood parts have pre-drilled holes for
all the screws, bolts and bolt adapters.
1. Use the (E) 2 medium screws and the appropriate sized (+) Phillips
screwdriver to screw on the two arms of the (1) Center Slide Post
Support to the top protrusion of the (2) Upper Cross Bar.
2. Insert the tongue on top of the (3) Center Ratchet Post into the slot
on the bottom of the (2) Upper Cross Bar.
3. Lift the leg of the (3) Ratchet Post & Rear Leg Unit and use two of
the (D) large screws to screw the (4) Lower Cross Bar onto the bottom
front of the (3) Ratchet Post. Make sure the (4) Lower Cross Bar is facing
the right way, shorter edge towards the top.
Note: To make it easy to line up the holes, screw in the (D) 2 screws on
the (3) Center Ratchet Post only, until the screw points are just poking
out on the ratchet side (stair-like metal strip) and then place the (4)
Lower Cross bar underneath, screw holes side up and align the holes. You
should be able to feel when the points of the screws are in the holes of
the (4) Lower Cross Bar.
4. Attach the (5) Side Legs to the (2,4) Cross Bars.
Put the (2, 3, 4) Cross Bars and Center Ratchet Post
Unit back leg side down/ratchet strip side up. Insert
the tongues from the (4) Lower Cross Bar in the slots
near the bottom edges of the (5) Side Legs. Make
sure that the legs are in front of the (2) Upper Cross
Bar and that the holes on the face, near the edges of
the (2) Upper Cross Bar and near the top of the (5)
Side Legs face each other.
5. Get the (G) 2 Long Bolts, 2 of the (B)
Bolt Adapters, the (A) Hex Wrench and the slot
screwdriver. Put the (B) Bolt Adapters, slot out,
into the 2 large holes on the front of the (4) Lower
Cross Bar near the (5) Side Legs. Put your nger
1.
2.
3.
4. 4.
5.
5.
6. 6.

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underneath the holes to keep the (B) Adapter in place. Put the (G) Long Bolts into the aligning holes on the sides of
the (5) Side Legs. Use your (–) Slot Screwdriver to turn the (B) Adapters so that the slot lines up with the direction
of the (G) Bolts. Use the (A) Hex Wrench to screw in the Bolts into the Bolt adapters and loosely tighten.
6. Get the (H) 2 Short Bolts, 2 of the (B) Bolt Adapters, the (A) Hex Wrench and the slot screwdriver. To attach
the (2) Upper Cross Bar to the (5) Side Legs place the 2 (B) Bolt adapters into the holes on the inside edge of the (5)
Side Legs directly above the (2) Upper Cross Bar. e (H) 2 Short Bolts go in the back of the (2) Upper Cross Bar.
Proceed to tighten as in previous step.
Assembling the Canvas Support:
7. Unscrew the knob on the (7) Top Canvas Holder so that
the knob bolt is ush on the other side. Place a (C) Metal
Guard into the channel side of the (7) Top Canvas Holder. e
two tabs of the (C) Metal Guard t into the two holes above
and below the imbedded nut. Making sure the (C) Guard does
not fall out, feed the ared in channel of the (C) Guard onto
the ared out rail of the (7) Canvas Holder on the same side as
the (6) Center Slide Post. Tighten knob on the (7) Top Canvas
Holder to x in place and loosen to move up and down.
8. Insert the bottom of the (6) Center Slide Post into the
groove provided on the back of the (8) Canvas Brush Tray.
Make sure all the holes are aligned (you can use the method
described previously), including the two screw holes on the
bottom of the (8) Tray for the Ratchet Catch (½ of the catch
is already attached to the bottom of the (6) Center Slide Post.)
Use the last 4 (D) Large Screws to attach the (6) Post to the
back of the (8) Tray, and the (F) 2 Small Screws to attach the
Ratchet Catch to the bottom of the (8) Tray (Pg. 4 image).
8. Ratchet Catch
7.
7.

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Putting it all together:
9. Just like the for the (7) Top Canvas
Holder, place the last (C) Metal Guard
in the ared in channel of the (1) Center
Slide Post Support. en feed the ared in
channel onto the back side of the ared out
rail of the (6) Center Slide Post (opposite
side than the (7) Top Canvas Holder. Don’t
worry they will slide past each other.)
10. Lay the Easel on it’s front, careful that
the Canvas support does not twist but stays
in line with the (3) Ratchet Post. e (9)
U-Shaped Bar goes around the (3) Ratchet
Post and attaches to the back of the (8)
Canvas Brush Tray by the (I) 2 Long Bolts
with Springs (should already be in the (9)
U-Shaped Bar) and 2 (B) Bolt Adapters.
Make sure the
bevel on the
inside of the
(9) U-Shaped
Bar bevels up
and away from
the (3) Ratchet
Post (smaller
opening on the
bottom.) e
(B) Adapters
go into the
holes on the
bottom of the
(8) Canvas
Brush Tray.
e (I) Bolts go in the back of the (9) U-Shaped Bar and through the holes at the back
of the (8) Tray. You may need to push with the Hex Wrench to compress the springs
enough to be able to screw the (I) Bolts in. Make sure you make the same number of
turns on both the (I) Bolts so that you have the same amount of tension on each side.
You should be able to pull the (9) U-Shaped Bar away a little so that it springs back
against the (3) Ratchet Post when let go. is gives the Canvas Support some leeway for
when it is put in its forward position.
11. Tighten up the rest of the screws and bolts, stand your new easel up, extend the
back leg and get painting.
11.
9.
8.
10. 10.
10.
Bevel
(Pg. 3)