Catskill Craftsmen 43017 User Manual

CRAFTSMEN, INC.

Assembly Instructions

Model 43017

GENERAL:

1. You have purchased model 43017. Overall dimensions of an assembled unit is 30 x 16 1/2
x 34 1/2

2. Should you need assistance or need to replace a damaged or missing part, DO NOT
RETURN THE UNIT TO THE STORE where you purchased it, simply give us a call and well
send you the prepaid part via UPS usually that same day!

3. Read the assembly instructions and the enclosed brochure before beginning assembly.
Assembly is very easy if you read and follow the instructions step by step.

4. Tools required: Phillips screwdrivers, medium and small; medium flat blade screwdriver and
hammer.

CABINET PARTS

Cabinet Top (1)

TOP

Not Used

TOP

Middle Shelf (1)

(has edge banding)

Bottom Shelf (1)

Drawer Side Left (1)

Back Panel (1)

Right Door (1)

Left Door (1)

Drawer Front (1)

Side Panels (2)

Drawer Bottom (1)

Drawer Side Right (1)

Table Top Stick (2)

Drawer Dowel (1)

Drawer Back (1)

Bottom Brace (1)

Top Brace (1)

CABINET HARDWARE

Magnet Plate (2)

Magnet (2)

1 3/4 Phillips Flat Head Machine Screw (8)

1 1/4 Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (12)

7/8 Truss Head Machine Screw (8)

3/4 Long 3/16 Dia. Steel Pin (4)

1 Long 3/16 Dia. Steel Pin (8)

5/8 #6 Pan Head Screw (4)

1/2 Phillips Flat Head #4 Screw (2)

MAGNET PACK

3/16 Flat Washer (2)

5/8 Wooden Disk (8)

10-24 Hex Nut (8)

Caster Socket (4)

1 1/2 Long 3/16 Dia. Steel Pin (4)

Bastion Post (2)

Bastion Barrel Nut (2)

Bastion Set Screw (2)

Locking Wheel Caster (2)

Non Locking Wheel Caster (2)

STEP 1

4 Used in this step

Attach a table top stick to the
top of each side panel using
1 1/4 #8screws. The countersunk
holes (reamed out) in the
stick are positioned as in
illustration 1. Sticks should
be flush with top of panel.

ILLUSTRATION 1

1 1/4 Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (12)

STEP 2

A. Lay back panel flat on a smooth surface with holes up.
B. Attach side panels with 1 3/4 machine screws (bolts)
and hex nuts. After inserting bolts(s) thru the holes in the
side panels, thru the holes in the long edges of the back
panel, place a hex nut on the tip of your finger, align nut
with bolt and tighten.
C. Look ahead to step 4 which shows side panels
attached to back panel.

4 Used
in this step

1 3/4 Phillips Flat Head Bolt (8)

4 Used
in this step

10-24 Hex Nut (8)

STEP 3

STEPS 3 - 13 WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE
UNIT TOP UPSIDE DOWN ( INVERTED ), BUILDING
UPWARD TOWARD THE BOTTOM/CASTER END!
BE CAREFUL AS PART DESCRIPTIONS ARE BASED
ON AN UPRIGHT, COMPLETED UNIT!

Mark a Large (X) mark over each of the 4 pilot holes
in the bottom. Make marks about 1 1/2 long. These
marks will help you align the cabinet with the pilot
holes in step 4.

ILLUSTRATION 2

ILLUSTRATION 3

STEP 4

A. Turn the side/back assembly ( from step 2 ) upside down ( invert ) on top of the inverted table top.
B. Drop two 1 1/4 # 8 screws into the holes in each of the table top sticks.
C. Using the (X) marks from step 3 as a guide, insert the tips of the screws into the pilot holes in the
unit top and finger tighten. When all 4 screws are properly aligned, tighten down.
D. Tap two 1 pins into each side panel. These pins will hold the bottom shelf. See illustration 4

4 Used in this step

1 1/4 Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (12)

4 Used in this step

1 Long 3/16 Dia. Steel Pin (8)

PIN

Not Used

PIN

ILLUSTRATION 4

STEP 5

2 Drawer Sides, 1 Drawer Back, 1 Drawer Front, 1 Drawer Bottom

Attach Drawer Back to Drawer Sides using 1 1/4 #8 screws, then insert Drawer Bottom
into slots. Put bastion posts into Drawer Front & secure to Drawer Sides using barrel nuts &
set screws. Attach handles using pan head machine screws.

See last page of instructions for tips on the Bastion fasting system.

4 used
in this step

1 1/4 Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (4)

2 used
in this step

7/8 Truss Head Machine Screw (8)

2 used
in this step

Bastion Posts (2)

2 used
in this step

Barral Nuts (2)

2 used
in this step

Set Screws (2)

ILLUSTRATION 5

STEP 6

Take drawer, insert the drawer
dowel thru the hole in the
drawer back, invert drawer
and place in cabinet cavity.
Insert/turn drawer dowel
into the 1/2 dia. hole in
the back panel.

STEP 7

Take the 2 front braces and tap/insert one 3/4 steel pin
into each end of both braces until seated. About 3/8
will stick out when seated. Ok if loose.

4 used in this step

3/4 Long 3/16 DIA. Steel Pin (4)

ILLUSTRATION 6

ILLUSTRATION 7

STEP 8

A. Take the top front brace ( with magnet block ), insert the pins in the brace
ends into the slots on the inside of the front legs and slide down until the
brace rests on the bottom of the drawer front. The pin holes for the door
pins will be up.

B. Twist drawer dowel into the 1/2 dia.
hole on the inside of the brace under
the magnet block.

C. BEFORE securing brace with
1 3/4 machine screws/hex nuts,
raise brace approximately 1/8
before tightening ( or use a
couple of dull kitchen knives
as spacers between the brace
and the top edge of the
drawer front. ) This will allow
the drawer to open easily
when unit is uprighted.

Hex Nut

Inside Brace

Nut Access Hole

ILLUSTRATION 8B

Side Panel Leg

Countersunk Hole in Leg
( disk goes in this hole to
hide bolt head! )

1 3/4 Phillips Flat Head Bolt (8)

ILLUSTRATION 8A

2 Used
in this step

10-24 Hex Nut (8)

2 Used
in this step

STEP 9

A. Tap/insert ONE 1 1/2 pin into each end of both doors. DONT OVERDRIVE PINS! Pins should
stick up about 1/2 when seated.

B. Attach the magnet plate (may be stuck to magnet! ) with the 1/2 #4 screw to the top of the
right door. Bumps go toward the wood.

C. Attach door handles with 7/8 truss head machine screws.

1 1/2 Long 3/16 DIA. Steel Pin (4)

4 used
in this step

7/8 Truss Head Machine Screw (8)

ILLUSTRATION 9

4 used in
this step

2 used in this step

1/2 Phillips Flat Head #4 Screw (2)

STEP 10

A. Install doors by inserting pins in
the door tops into the holes in
the long edge top front brace.
B. Place one washer on
each of the door pins in
the door bottoms.
C. Take the bottom front
brace, align pins in door
bottoms with holes along
top long edge of brace
( are washers on pins ? )
and secure brace with
1 3/4 Machine screw/hex nuts
as before.

2 Used
in this step

10-24 Hex Nut (8)

2 Used
in this step

Make sure you put
the washers on the
pins on the bottom
before you assemble

3/16 Flat Washer (2)

ILLUSTRATION 10

1 3/4 Phillips Flat Head
Machine Screw (8)

2 Used in this step

STEP 11

A. Stick magnet to magnet plate on right door.
B. With left door open, close the right door. The magnet should be positioned over the wooden block
on the bottom of the top front brace. Hold the magnet in place with your thumb, and open the right door.
The magnet will be in the correct position on the block.
C. Secure magnet with the two round head screws in the magnet packet. Center screws in the slots in
the magnet . This will allow adjustment later, if needed.
D. Repeat with left door.
NOTE: No pilot holes in block, as softwood!

ILLUSTRATION 11

5/8 Pan Head Screw (4)

4 Used
in this step

Magnet (2)

STEP 13

A. Insert and tap caster sockets with
hammer until the teeth grab the wood.
DONT POUND SOCKET FLAT
OR CASTER SHAFT WILL
NOT ENTER.
B. Insert casters and seat by
pushing straight downward
with heel or your hand, or tap
into place with a hammer.
Dont be afraid to give them
a good downward whack on
the solid metal part of the
caster!
C. Locking wheels usually go
on back, but can go diagonally
or on the front if cart is moved
a lot.

ILLUSTRATION 13

STEP 14

A. Upright Unit. Take bottom
shelf ( no edge banding )
and place it on the set of
back pins. Close doors
and shelf will drop into
place.
B. Decide on position
of middle shelves, then
tap two 1 pins into each
side panel, making sure the
pins on both sides are in the
same relative position. To
remove a pin, use pliers or
claw hammer.
C. Place middle shelf, edge
banding out, on pins.
D. Tap wooden disks
into sides.

ILLUSTRATION 14

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Block Oil.

If you would like to purchase Butcher
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sufficient for two applications, simply send
$5.95 along with the completed coupon to
the address below.

Catskill Craftsmen, Inc.

CRAFTSMEN, INC.

15 West End Ave.

Stamford, NY 12167-1296

CRAFTSMEN, INC.

BUTCHER BLOCK OIL COUPON

Please send me _____# of bottle(s) of the
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TIPS ON HOW THE BASTION FASTENING SYSTEM WORKS

1. The Bastion fastening system consists of a steel post (threaded on one end with a hole
through the shaft on the other end); a Barrel Nut (cylindrical barrel-shaped with threaded open
end & holes through the sides); and a Set Screw (Phillips slot on one end, pointed on the
other)

2. To attach Posts: A) Dip threads of Post in vegetable oil. B) Align threaded end of Post with
hole in wood, tap on slotted end with hard hammer until threads enter, then tighten down using
a flat head screw driver or the provided allen wrench (See the Illus. Bas. 3 for alternate seating
methods). DO NOT TRY TO HAMMER THE POST ALL THE WAY IN AS IT WILL STRIP THE
POST HOLE. C) When solid shaft of Post hits wood, back out approximately ½ turn until the
hole in the posts is properly aligned as per step by step directions. For example: the holes in
the posts on the inside of the drawer front will be parallel with the long length of the drawer
front when properly seated.

Illustration Bas. 1

WRONG!

Post needs to be screwed deeper.

3. A) Place a Barrel Nut into the nut access hole, so that the threads in the nut face out. The
small notches on either side of the nut opening, indicate the location of the holes through the
sides of the nut. B) Insert the posts through the end of the braces (or drawer sides); through
the holes in the sides of the nut. When properly aligned, you will see the hole in the post inside
the barrel nut. Post hole should be slightly off-center toward the wood.

4. Insert the Set Screw into the threaded end of the nut and tighten down. The tip of the Set
Screw will seek the center of the hole in the Post as it is tightened down, forcing the Nut toward
the main shaft of the Post. This is what tightens the wooden parts together. Set screws should
thread easily  DONT CROSS THREAD! If Set Screw doesnt thread easily, check position
of the hole in Post.

5. If the wooden parts are not tight against each other, the Post needs to be screwed a half
turn at a time until wood joints are tight.

Illustration Bas. 2

Step 1

Step 2

Illustration Bas. 3

WRONG!

Post needs to be backed out.

CORRECT!

Set screw secures post properly.

If you have any questions regarding assembly or missing or damage

parts, call our customer support number:

607-652-7321 or 888-732-7321.

Customer Support hours are 8am-5pm Mon. - Fri. Eastern Time zone.