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Mounting the Book

A Predrill a hole in the face and screw the eyehook into your

glue block. Attach the hinge to the bottom of the block as close

to the spine of the book as possible. Hold the book in place

and carefully tilt it back it to mark the screw locations of the

hinge on your shelf. Using a hammer and an awl, make a

starter hole for them.

B Attach the hinge to the shelf using the #8^5 / 8 " wood screws.

Tilt the book up and drill a hole through the back of the case

straight in line with the eyehook.

C Using a set of crimpers, crimp a loop of aircraft cable

around the quick link and attach the quick link to the eye hook.

Attach the small pulley to a^3 / 4 " block to give the cable a bit

of straight run before turning down. Pull the cable through the

back of the case and line up the small pulley with it. Attach

the pulley block to the back of the bookcase using PVA and

staples, making sure the staples are aligned with a shelf (so

they don't go through the back of the case). Determine where

you want the gate latch and mount the receiving portion to the

back of the case. Pull the cable taught and crimp a loop the

end of which is about 5"from the pulley. To this loop you will

attach the jack chain using another quick link. The chain is

then attached to the gate latch release lever. The gate strike is

then shimmed back off the casing of the opening until it is in

plane with the latch, giving a snug fit when the door is closed. BC

A

21 I mark 3/4" in on the bookcase

trim to help keep an even reveal

during install. Some of the trim is

attached to the bookcase and some

is attached to the frame.

to the wall (or in this instance the
casing of the opening). The trim
on the non-hinged, or strike side,
will be attached to the face frame
of the bookcase and act as a stop.
Allow^1 / 8 " of clearance initially so
that the door can swing freely from
the upper piece of trim as well as
the fl oor. You may fi nd you need to
plane or sand a little bit to fi ne-tune
this clearance.
Place your hinge side trim on
fi rst aligning it with the three quar-
ter reveal mark you made earlier
on the outside of your case's face.
Nail it only on the portion that
makes contact with the casing of

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