Real Good Toys New England Lighthouse User manual

(4)
(3)
LH-100 and JM122
Each Sold Separately
#6042R Assembled Door
Rails:
(16) Rail (J Style) 53/4
(96) dowel (1/8) 2
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LH100 Lighthouse and JM122 Keepers House
Each sold separately
See www.dhbuilder.com for photos of
this Lighthouse under construction
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Rails
Assemble the Rails
1. Paint (the rst coat) and sand the Rails before as-
sembly. Wipe any paint out of the grooves, and do
not paint the Rail ends at all.
Paint and sand the Dowels:
a. Dab paint onto a small-celled sponge, less paint is
better (a small-celled sponge looks like sponge rub-
ber. Our local dollar store sells small-celled sponges
with a scrubby back - cut in half, they are just right).
Put several Dowels on the sponge; rub a second
sponge across the top, rolling the Dowels across the
paint-sponge.
b. Spread the painted Dowels on waxed paper. Move
them around every few minutes as the paint dries
c. Paint all of the Dowels; let the paint dry
d. Lightly rub the dowels around with sandpaper (a
small handful at a time) to sand off the raised grain.
Second-coat the paint after
the Railings are assembled
2. Assemble the Railings:
a. Match Rails into pairs.
b. Set the rst Rail of each pair on the drawing, lined
up on each end. Put a dab of glue and a Dowel in the
Rail’s groove for each Dowel in the drawing. Adjust
the Dowels to match the drawing; be sure all the Dow-
els are even, straight, and square. Let the glue dry for
a few minutes.
c. Lift the Dowels with a piece of stripwood; dab a lit-
tle glue onto each Dowel’s end. Hold the second Rail
of the pair over the Dowel’s ends at an angle. Push
down and scoop the Dowels’ ends into the groove.
Squeeze the Rails together so the Dowels are fully in
the grooves. Hold the Railing set on the drawing;
make the Rail ends exactly line up. Final adjust the
Dowels - - straight and square. Tape together square
Foundation parts to form a square inside corner, and
lay the Railings in the corner as the glue dries to hold
them square
d. Repeat for the other Railings
3. Paint (second-coat) the Railings

to help nd the center.

www.dhbuilder.com has lighthouse
assembly photo galleries
Cross section of Entryway
from the side
Floor
Front
Step
41/4” Foundation
See: www.dhbuilder.com for
lighthouse assembly photo galleries

Alternate technique: build around 7” bowl and tighten
with 3 wraps of string pulled thru a loop in the end
Continue without stopping.
Pre-assembly of 4 wall
sections makes contrlol
of all the parts easier

3 ‘rounds of string pulled thru a loop
is easier to control than rubber bands
Let the glue dry.