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Attaching the cover to the frame

With the cover resting on the spring, turn the unit over. Then, starting
with the front border, align the border center mark with the frame
center mark and staple the border at the center to the underside of the
wood frame with a couple of staples.
It should be noted that stapling the cover to the wood frame is done in
a series of steps, pulling down the cover front and back a little at a time
to get the correct fit. It is not done in one step, but more a process. This
first pass is just to get the cover on the spring in a loose fashion so it can
be worked to a correct fit. After stapling at the center, staple the front

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