Woodhaven 8715 User manual

BEFORE BEGINNING
 Identifyandverifythatyouhaveallthepartslisted.
Readthrutheinstructionsatleastonce,familiarizing
yourselfwiththepartsandprocessbeforeproceeding.
 TheDeluxeStairGaugesaredesignedtofitonframing
squaresthathaveboth2"and1-1/2"widelegsthatarenomore
than.095"thick.Thebrassboltswillnotharmthesurfaceof
asteelsquare,buttheycandamageanaluminumsquare.The
DeluxeStairGaugeswillworkonstairanglesaslowas26º
(approximate rise of 6" and run of 12-1/4", for example).
ASSEMBLY
 TherearetwoDeluxeStairGaugeassemblies.Loosen
theknob/brassscrewlocatedintheapproximatecenterof
eachgauge.SlidethelargerDeluxeStairGauge(8715B1)
onthe2"widelegofyourframingsquareandthesmaller
one(8715B2) onthe1-1/2"widelegasshown.See fig. 1
 Forbestaccuracy,ALWAYSmakesurethetopinside
edgeoftheDeluxeStairGauge(located inside the opening
of the Deluxe Stair Gauge and nearest the slotted end)
ispressedagainsttheoutside edgeoftheframingsquare
thatyou'llbemarkingagainst.See arrows in fig. 1
 LoosentheknoboneachDeluxeStairGaugethat
tightensitinpositiononthesquare.Readingalongthe
insidefacingedgeofeachDeluxeStairGauge,usethe
rulermarkingsontheoutside edgeofyoursquaretosetthe
RISEwiththesmallDeluxeStairgaugeandtheRUNwith
thelargeDeluxeStairGauge.PositioneachDeluxeStair
Gaugewheredesired,thenretightentheknobs.See fig. 1
 Ifyouwant,youcanusetheDeluxeStairGauges
withoutattachingthe24"OneTrack.Ifyou'renotusingthe
OneTrack,youcanalsoremovetheOneTrackattachment
hardwaremountedineachslotoftheDeluxeStairGauges.
USE
TheDeluxeStairGaugesworkbyindexingboth
insidefacingcorners(located underneath)againstthe
work.Thesecornersareinlinewiththetopinsidefacing
edgesoftheDeluxeStairGaugesthatyouusetoset
theirlocationswithontheframingsquare.See fig. 2
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Parts List:
Please identify and verify that you have all of the parts
listed below prior to assembly.
Part Description . . . . . . . . . . . Quantity
8715B1 2" Deluxe Stair Gauge w/hdw. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
8715B2 1-1/2" Deluxe Stair Gauge w/hdw.. . . . . . . . . 1
4224 24" One Track ..........................1
8715
Deluxe Stair Gauges
Owners Manual
Please Read Carefully!

Run
Run
Run
Run
Run
Rise
Rise
Rise
As you layout each RISE & RUN
along the framing square, mark a
portion of the adjacent RISE or RUN
using the top plate of the Deluxe Stair
Gauge. Next, slide the Deluxe Stair
Gauges/framing square along edge of
work to reposition for the next layout.
USING
TheDeluxeStairGaugetopplatesoverhang
theworkatarightangletothebladeofthe
square.TheseletyoumarktheadjacentRUNor
RISEforashortdistance(1 to 1-1/4"),which
allowsformoreaccuraterepositioningasyou
slidetheframingsquare/DeluxeStairGauges
alongtheworkedgetothenextposition.
 AsyoulayouteachRISE & RUNalong
theframingsquare,markaportionofthe
adjacentRISE or RUNusingthetopplateof
theDeluxeStairGauge.NextslidetheDeluxe
StairGauges/framingsquarealongedgeofwork
torepositionforthenextlayout. See fig. 4
USING ONE TRACK
TheOneTrackisusefultospandamaged
areasandwhenmarkingneartheendofaboard.
Italsoservesasafencetohelptomakeyourstair
layoutsmoreaccurate.TheOneTrackalsohelpstohold
theTwoDeluxeStairGaugesinposition,preventing
themfromgettingbumpedoutofadjustment.
 ToattachtheOneTracktothetwoDeluxeStair
Gauges,looseneachknoboftheknob/boltattachedin
theslotnearthetopofeachgauge.SlidetheT-slotof
the24"OneTrack(4224)ontotheheadoftheeach
bolt,leavingtheknobsslightlyloosefornow.
 PlacetheFramingSquare/DeluxeStairGaugesagainst
theedgeoftheworkpiece,makingsurethebottominside
cornerofeachDeluxeStairgaugeisrestingagainsttheedge
ofthework.PositiontheOneTrackwheredesiredalongand
againsttheedgeoftheworkasyouholdtheDeluxeStair
Gaugecornersagainsttheedgeofthework,thentighten
thetwoknobstosecuretheOneTrackinplace.See fig. 3
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