Catskill Craftsmen 51538 User Manual

Assembly Instructions

Model 51538

Mid-Sized Island w/Flat Panel Doors & Drop Leaf

GENERAL:

1. You have purchased model 51538.

2. Should you need assistance or need to replace a damaged or missing part simply give us a call M-F at

607-652-7321 from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm EST and we’ll send you the prepaid part via UPS usually that same

day! You may also email us [e-mail].

3. Read the assembly instructions and the enclosed brochure before beginning assembly. Assembly is
easy if you read and follow the instructions step by step. See our website for assembly tips and videos.

4. Tools required: Phillips screwdrivers, medium and small; medium at blade screwdriver and a hammer.

5. Drawer glides are sometimes pre-packed with screws, these are not used.

6. Directions (left/right, front/back) are given as facing the front of an assembled upright unit. A friend

is recommended to assist with assembly as this will ease the process. Some of the parts are large and

awkward to hold in place, an extra pair of hands will help.

Parts List Model 51538

Back Panel (1)

Glide Support (2)

P/N GLDSUP-51538

P/N BP-51538

Center Shelf (1)

P/N CS-51538

Side Panel (2)

P/N SP/HDL-51538

Top Front Brace (1)

P/N B-34 1/4 / 2 1/2/TF-51538

Bottom Front Brace (1)

P/N B-34 1/4 / 2 1/2/BOT-51538

Drop Leaf (1)

P/N DL-51538

Drawer Front (1)

Drawer Back (1)

Bottom Shelf (1)

P/N BS-51538

Table Top (1)

P/N TT-51538

P/N DF-51538

P/N DBK-51538

Drawer Bottom (1)

P/N DB-51538

Left Drawer Side (1)

P/N DS-51538L

Right Drawer Side (1)

Hardware 51538

Nickel Handle (6)

1 3/4” Phillips Flat Head Bolt (8)

(Use 8 Bronze screws
for spice rack)

1 1/4” Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (20)

(Used for drop
leaf hardware)

5/8” Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (20)

(used to attach spice

rack and towel bar)

1” Phillips Flat Head #8 Screw (4)

(Used to attach “L” bracket
and cabinet glides)

5/8” Phillips Flat Head #7 Screw (12)

(Used to attach drawer glides)

5/8” Phillips Flat Head #5 Screw (4)

(Used to attach
drawer handles)

7/8” Truss Head Machine Screw (12)

3/16” Flat Washer (8)

“L” Bracket (4)

10-24 Hex Nut (8)

5/8 Wooden Disk (8)

Polished Nickel Towel Bar (1)

Towel Bar Post (2)

P/N Drop Leaf Support (2)

Bastion Post (2)

Bastion Set Screw (2)

Bastion Barrel Nut (2)

Spice Rack Retaining Rods (2)

Drawer

Cabinet

Drawer Glide (1 Set )

(Door Pins)

1 1/2” Long 3/16” DIA. Steel Pin (8)

(Shelf Pins)

1” Long 3/16” DIA. Steel Pin (14)

(Brace Pins)

3/4” Long 3/16” DIA. Steel Pin (4)

Magnet Packs (4)

(Used on Magnet

Included in magnet pack)

5/8” Pan Head Screw (8)

(Used on Magnet Plate

Included in magnet pack)

1/2” Phillips Flat Head #4 Screw (4)

Magnet Plate (4)

Magnet (4)

Hinge (2)

Locking Wheel Casters (2)

Caster Socket (4)

Wheel Casters (2)

STEP 1

A. Tap/insert ONE 1 1/2” pin into

each end of all the 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 doors. Bumps
go toward the wood.
C. Attach door handles with 7/8”
truss head machine screws.

STEP 2

A. 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.

STEP 3

Assemble Spice Rack

Pilot holes in shelves

go toward back

Fasten Shelves with
1 1/4” Phillips Flat Head
#8 Screw (Bronze)

Insert retainer
rods into holes

STEP 4

A. Attach the Drawer Back to the Drawer Sides with four 1 1/4” #8 screws. There are left and right

sides. Make sure the slots that run the length of the Sides are aligned with the slot in the Drawer Back
to accept the Drawer Bottom.

B. Slide in Drawer Bottom, best side up, to inside of drawer.
C. Take the 2 bastion posts, align the threaded end of the posts with the post holes located near the

ends of the inside of the Drawer Front. Tighten posts down until the solid shaft of the posts hits the
wood. Back post out until the hole/screwdriver slot in end of post is parallel and in direct line with the
long edges of the Drawer Front.

D. Insert the barrel nuts into the nut access holes on the inside of the Drawer Sides with the threaded
ends of the nuts facing out. Take the Drawer Front and carefully insert the posts into the ends of

the Drawer Sides, through the sides of the nuts until seated. Push nut snug up against the wood in

the nut access hole toward the inside of Drawer Front. Hole should be slightly off-center toward the
Drawer Front. Insert the set screw and tighten down. The ends of the sides should be tight against the
inside Drawer Front.

E. Attach the drawer handles with 7/8” Truss head machine screws.

F. Attach the drawer glides (left and right) to the Drawer Sides using two 5/8” #5 screws per side.

Wheels go toward Drawer Back and are up. The end with no wheels should touch the Drawer Front.

1” Truss Head Screw

1 1/4” #8

5/8” #5

See next page to learn how the bastion fastening system works.

Also see our video on the Bastion Fastening System at www.catskillcraftsmen.com

1. The Bastion fastening system consists of a steel post (threaded on one end with a

TIPS ON HOW THE BASTION FASTENING SYSTEM WORKS

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.

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.

Illustration Bas. 1

Post needs to be screwed deeper.

WRONG!

RIGHT!

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

Allen Wrench Provided

See video on our website!

If you have any questions regarding assembly or missing or damaged

parts, call our customer support number:

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

STEP 5

PT

5/8” #7 Screw

A. Attach a Glide Support Stick to the top of each Side Panel using 1 1/4” #8 screws. The
countersunk holes (reamed out) in the stick are positioned as in illustration 5 so that the glide holes
are toward the lower edge. Sticks should be ush with top of panel.

B. Attach the cabinet glide of the Drawer Glides to the Glide Support Stick using 5/8” #7 at head
screws. Left glide to left Side Panel, right glide to right Side Panel. The glides look almost alike
however, the right glide (as you face the cart) has a rolled lip at the top of the glide that keeps the
drawer glide wheel in place. Line up the holes in the glides so that the end with the wheel comes ush

with the front edge of the Glide Support Stick. Only 2 pilot holes are used in the glide support sticks.

C. Attach the “L” brackets to the top of the glide supports using 5/8” #7 screws. Use the hole rather
than the slot. The slot will be used to attach the table top. The “L” brackets should be ush with the

top of the glide support sticks.

Note: Cabinet drawer glides usually have an imprint “CL” or “CR” inside near the wheel.
CR=Right / CL=Left

1 1/4” #8 Screw

TO

OP

5/8” #7 Screw

STEP 6

A. Lay Back Panel at on a smooth surface with holes up.
B. Attach Side Panels with 1 3/4” 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 nger,

align nut with bolt and tighten.
C. Look ahead to step 7 which shows side panels attached to back panel.

NOTE: Make sure you position the side panels according to Drawer Glides (left or right). The Back
Panel is 1 1/4” shorter than the Side Panels at the top.

STEP 7

A. Invert cabinet assembly
from step 6.

B. Take the Top Front Brace

(with magnet blocks), insert

the pins in the brace ends
into the slots on the inside
of the front legs of the Side

Panel and slide down until

the brace is aligned with the

set of holes in the Side Panel

as illustrated.
C. Secure brace with 1 3/4”

bolts and hex nuts as in
step 6

STEP 8

A. Install Doors by tting the pins in the top of the door into the holes in the Top Front Brace.
B. Place washers on the pins on the bottom of the doors, then t the Bottom Front Brace onto the

pins and secure the brace using 1 3/4” bolts and nuts as in illustration 8A.

C. Tap two 1” pins into the back

panel, two into the holes on the

inside of the Bottom Front Brace

and two into each Side Panel as in

illustration 8B. These will hold the
Bottom Shelf.

ILLUSTRATION 8A

1” Pins1” Pins

ILLUSTRATION 8B

STEP 9

A. Stick magnet to magnet plate on an outside door.

B. With adjacent door open, close the outside 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 door. The magnet will be in the correct position on the block. Mark the position with a pencil.
C. Secure magnet with the two round head screws in the magnet packet. Center screws in the slot in

the magnet . This will allow adjustment later, if needed.

D. Repeat these steps for all the doors.

No pilot holes

as soft wood.

STEP 10

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 of 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 front.

8 Used
in this step

5/8” Pan Head Screw

Magnet (4)

STEP 11

1” #8

Washer

1” #8

Upright unit. Decide which side to put the spice rack on then put the towel bar on the other side.At­tach side handle/towel bar using 1” Phillips Flat Head #8 screws. Place a washer over the screw to

keep screw heads from pulling through the side panels. Attach the spice rack in the same way using
the pilot holes in the top shelf. The holes in the bottom shelf are not used.

STEP 12

A. Angle the bottom shelf as
necessary to pass it through
the opening in the cabinet top
until it rests on the pins in­stalled in step 8.

STEP 13

A. Set the height for the
middle shelf by choosing one
of two sets of holes in the

Back & Side Panels. Then tap

1” pins into the 6 holes in the

Back & Side Panels.

B. Fit the middle shelf into the
cart and rest it on the pins.

STEP 14

Note: Middle Shelf
has edge banding out

A. Assemble top by placing the top and the drop leaf upside down on a smooth at surface. Install
hinges using 5/8 #8 screws. The longer part of the hinge goes on the drop leaf with the short part on
the cart top. Fasten the drop leaf supports using 5/8 #8 screws. See illustration 14B.

B. Make a large X mark over each of the 4 pilot holes in the bottom. Make marks about 1/2-1” long.
These marks will help you align the cabinet with the pilot holes in the bottom of the Top.

C. Place the Cart Top on the cabinet. Open the outside doors. Maneuver the Cart Top so that the X

marks/pilot holes in the bottom of the Top align with the holes in the “L” brackets. Secure top to “L”

brackets with 5/8” #7 screws.

ILLUSTRATION 14A

ILLUSTRATION 14B

STEP 15

A. Slide the Drawer into the front of the cart. Make sure drawer slides smoothly, then retighten all

bolts and nuts.
B. Tap in the 5/8 wooden plugs into the holes on the legs.
C. Illustration 15B shows completed 51538.

ILLUSTRATION 15A

ILLUSTRATION 15B

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