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MAR/APR 2005
Volume 48/Issue 2


IN THIS ISSUE
Project Articles
The Sheltered Swing
Turn-Of-The-Century Medicine Cabinet
Puzzle Power

DEPARTMENTS
Ask Smitty
Owner’s Gallery
Letters from Owners

 
Academy Notes
Basic Joinery - The Mortise-And-Tenon
 
Service Pointers
MARK V Work Table and Carriage

Woodworking Technologies
Stepped Dowels

 
Safety
Safety Lessons I've Learned

What's New
Rip Scale Upgrade Kit, Cabinets, & Lift-Assist

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Find A Shopsmith Woodworking Academy Near You

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The Sheltered Swing

LIST OF MATERIALS -
(finished dimensions in inches)

The Swing

A Slats (13) 1/4 x 1-3/4 x 55-1/2
B Seat Supports (5) 3/4 x 2-1/4 x 14-1/2
C Front & Rear Rails (2) 3/4 x 2-1/4 x 60
D Arm Rests (2)

3/4 x 2-1/4 x 17-3/4

E Arm Rest Supports (4) 3/4 x 2 x 8-3/4
F Back Supports (5) 3/4 x 1-1/2 x 22

The Shelter Assembly
(See dimensions and materials requirements on Shelter Assembly drawing and alter as required to suit your needs.)

The Hardware
Swing

1/4" x 2-1/2" carriage bolts w/nuts & washers (6)
1-1/4" O.D. fender washers (4)
Chain (18 ft)
6d galvanized nails (1 lb)
3d galvanized nails (1/2 lb)

Shelter

3/8" x 6" eye bolts (2)
3/8" x 5" lag screws (8)
3/8" x 8" lag screws (2)
Metal drip edge  
Miscellaneous nails  

View Plans &
Assembly Drawings

Swing Layout 1
Swing Layout 2
Supports
Scalop Layout
Shelter Assembly
Rafter Layout


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