Steelcase Opus Conference Table User manual

Opus™ Conference Table
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Wall Anchor Brackets are required
if it's a stand alone unit.
NOTE:
Add dust cover to the top
of each unit at the end of
the installation.
NOTE:
It is required to have two (2) people
to install this base unit assembly.
5/16"
2 Foot
Scrap Board
Padded
Saw Horses
Wet
Sponge

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NOTE: 24" Base Assembly
shown.
1. Lay back assembly
onto two (2) padded saw
horses. Insert pins and
wood dowels into the
holes of the back
assembly as shown (1a).
Before installing the wood
dowel, wet the dowel with
a wet sponge to activate
the adhesive on the
surface of the dowel (1b).
NOTE: Make sure the
arrow located on each
cam is pointed toward the
hole that will accept the
pin.
1a
1b
WOOD
DOWEL
PADDED SAWHORSE
PIN CAM
BACK ASSEMBLY

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2. Align the canopy assembly to
the back assembly (2a).
Make sure holes on the canopy
assembly accept the pins and
dowels on the back assembly (2b).
Draw each cam lock, in a clockwise
direction, into the center of the cam
0º to 75º (no tightening occurs at
this point). The cam lock range for
tightening is 75º to 195º. Hand
tighten until a rigid tensioning is
achieved in both cam locks (2c).
Install a canopy strap between the
canopy assembly and the back
assembly with two (2) #8-15 x 5/8"
pan head wood screws as shown
(one side only) (2d).
Install eight (8) shelf support pins
onto the canopy assembly (2e).
2a
2e
CANOPY
ASSEMBLY
BACK
ASSEMBLY
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2b
2d
2c
CANOPY
ASSEMBLY
BACK
ASSEMBLY
CANOPY STRAP

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3. Peel paper backing
from pad (3a). Place pad
onto back of base
assembly as shown (3b).
Cut excess pad when
finished.
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3a
3b
PAPER
BACKING
PAD

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4. For second base
assembly, repeat steps 1
thru 3.
5. Place second base
assembly next to the
existing base assembly.
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6. Make sure the front
face of all base assemblies
are flush with each other
before clamping. Secure
the back assemblies of both
base assemblies together
using quick clamps as
shown.
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7. Drill two (2) 5/16"
diameter clearance holes
through the canopy
assemblies as shown.
8. Secure using bolts,
washers and nuts as
shown. Bolts may be
inserted from either side.
NUT
8
WASHER
WASHER
BOLT
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7
DRILL 5/16" DIAMETER
CLEARANCE HOLES
(2) PLACES
APPROX.
1-1/4"

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9. Drill four (4) 5/16"
diameter clearance holes,
per mating units, through
the back assemblies as
shown.
10. Secure using bolts,
washers and nuts as
shown. Bolt may be
inserted from either side.
11. Repeat steps 1
through 8 if more base units
are required.
12. Remove clamps and
add canopy dust covers
where appropriate.
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9
DRILL 5/16"
DIAMETER
CLEARANCE
HOLES
APPROX.
12"
APPROX.
20"
APPROX.
20"
APPROX.
20"
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13. Place pins and dowels
into the holes on the sides
as as shown.
14. Align the sides to stretchers (14a). Make sure holes on the stretchers
accept the pins and dowels on the sides (14b). Tighten the cam lock in a
clockwise direction. The cam lock range for tightening is 75º to 195º. Hand
tighten until a rigid tensioning is achieved (14c).
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14a
14a
14b 14c
STRETCHER
STRETCHER
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15. Align middle divider with stretchers
(15a) making sure divider is centered with
the middle holes on the stretchers (15b). To
make sure divider is centered, install wood
dowel through stretcher and into the middle
divider (15c). Once centered, install screw
into hole (15d). Repeat for bottom hole.
15a
15b
15c
15d
C
L
C
L
MIDDLE DIVIDER
MIDDLE
HOLES
MIDDLE
HOLES
STRETCHER
WOOD DOWEL
MIDDLE
DIVIDER
SCREW
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16. Before installing the wood
dowel, wet the dowel with a wet
sponge to activate the adhesive on
the surface of the dowel (16a). On
the underside of the desk top,
place one (1) dowel and one (1) pin
into holes as shown (16b).
17. Align the sides and middle
divider to the desk top (17a). Make
sure holes on the sides and middle
divider accept the pins and dowels
on the desk top (17b). Tighten the
cam lock in a clockwise direction.
The cam lock range for tightening
is 75º to 195º. Hand tighten until a
rigid tensioning is achieved (17c).
16a
17a
17b
17c
16b
16b
16b
DESK TOP
SIDE
PIN
WOOD
DOWEL
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18. Flip base assemblies over and
place on
the floor as shown.
19. Flip desk unit over as shown.
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18
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20. Lower desk unit onto base unit assemblies.
21. Center the desk on the base unit assembly (21a), making
sure the sides of the desk top are flush with the sides of the base
unit assemblies (21b) and the bottom of the desk unit is flush with
the bottom of the base unit assemblies (21c). Use quick clamps
on both ends of bottom stretcher to base unit assemblies (21d).
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21d
21a
21c
21b
SIDE OF BASE
UNIT ASSEMBLY
FLUSH
FRONT OF DESK TOP
THE BOTTOM OF THE DESK UNIT
IS FLUSH WITH THE BOTTOM OF
THE BASE UNIT ASSEMBLIES.
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22. Secure the desk to the base assemblies
by completing the predrilled clearance holes
and installing the #8 x 1-1/4" wood screws.
#8 x 1-1/4"
WOOD SCREW
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23. Remove quick clamps from stretcher
and flip unit upright as shown.
24. If this is a 'stand alone' unit, move the
desk assembly against the wall (24a) and
level (24b). If there are multiple units, gang to
adjacent units before moving against the wall
and leveling. See assembly direction
939500801 "Opus Base Unit Assembly" for
help ganging units together.
24a
24b
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