Step by step installation instructions, Limited warranty – Tennsco Industrial Workbench User Manual
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Step By Step Installation Instructions
(Proceed to next step on optional items not purchase)
Tools required: Slotted screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, and 7/16" & 3/8" wrenches or nut drivers (use 2 people for assembly)
1. Place legs (1) in upright position as shown in Figure 1.
Legs should be placed approximately 53" apart for 60"
units and 65" apart for 72" units.
2. Attach stringer (3) [provided with top] to bench legs
using center four holes in back legs. Fasten with eight
bolts, nuts, and washers.
3. Attach bench top (4) to frame assembly using the
applicable instructions.
Solid Maple Top; Compressed Wood on
Wood Top;
or
Plastic Laminate Top
(Figure 2):
3a. Place bench top on a smooth, non-marring
surface with top side facing down.
3b. Using sixteen #14 x
3
⁄
4
" hex head slotted
screws, attach legs to the under side of
bench top through pre-drilled holes.
Steel Top
(Figure 3):
3a. Place bench top on a smooth, non-marring
surface with top side facing down.
3b. Insert top end channel (5) in each end of
bench top and align bench top, leg, &
channel holes. (There are two extra top end
channels provided, for a total of four, for
installing an optional pedestal or drawer).
Secure with four
1
⁄
4
"-20 x
5
⁄
8
" bolts. Four
weld nuts are provided on each channel.
3c. Secure leg to top using
1
⁄
4
" -20 x
5
⁄
8
" bolts
inserted in second hole from each corner.
(Note: holes run along front facing [2 holes]
and back facing [2 holes].)
4.
OPTIONAL
Stackable Drawer Attachment (Figure 4):
Wood Tops:
(mounting brackets not used):
4a. Remove drawer (6) from housing (7).
4b. Secure lock hasp (8) onto two bolts
extending down from top of housing using
two
1
⁄
4
"-20 nuts.
4c. Position housing (7) under bench top in
desired location and drill holes as required
(recommendation:
1
⁄
2
" offset from front of
bench top). (Note: mounting brackets are
not used when installing on wood top.)
4d. Secure the housing to the bench top using
four #14-
3
⁄
4
" hex head slotted wood
screws.
4e. Once bench assembly is in an upright
position (see step 5), insert drawer into
housing.
Steel Top:
4a. Remove drawer (6) from housing (7).
4b. Secure lock hasp (8) onto two bolts
extending down from top of housing using
two
1
⁄
4
"-20 nuts.
4c. Secure one mounting bracket (5) to left
side of housing with two
1
⁄
4
"-20 bolts and
nuts. On 30" deep top, the bracket should
extend 10
1
⁄
2
" behind housing; on 36" deep
top, it should extend 16
1
⁄
2
" behind the
housing.
4d. Attach a second mounting bracket (5) to
welded nut
in rear of housing only
with one
1
⁄
4
"-20 bolt. Do not tighten yet, as having
the bracket loosely attached simplifies
mounting to the workbench top.
4e. To a t t a c h d ra w e r as s e mb ly t o t he
workbench top, insert back end of the left
drawer bracket diagonally into flange on
the rear underside of the top. Then, slide
the front of the bracket into the front flange
until the drawer assembly is aligned evenly
with the front of the workbench top.
4f. Insert the back end of the loosely attached
right drawer bracket into the flange on the
rear underside of the workbench top. Then,
slide the front of the bracket into the front
flange until bracket is aligned evenly with
front of workbench top.
4g. Align holes in mounting brackets and top in
desired location and secure using four
1
⁄
4
"-20 bolts and nuts.
4h. Attach front end of bracket to front of
housing using one
1
⁄
4
"-20 bolt and nut.
Secure the rear bolt and nut which was left
loose in step 4d.
4i. Once bench assembly is in upright position
(see step 5), insert drawer in housing.
Drawer To Drawer Assembly:
4a. Remove drawer from housing.
4b. Secure lock hasp (8) onto two bolts
extending down from top of housing using
two
1
⁄
4
"-20 nuts.
4c. Bolt housing together with 4
1
⁄
4
"-20 bolts
and nuts.
4d. Once bench assembly is in upright position
(see step 5), insert drawer in housing.
6.
OPTIONAL
Lower Shelf Attachment:
6a. Place lower shelf (2) across braces of legs.
Secure the two rear vertical holes using two
1
⁄
4
"-20 x
5
⁄
8
" bolts and nuts.
6b. Secure the remaining four holes with bolts
and nuts (two aligning holes on each leg.)
7.
OPTIONAL
Riser Attachment:
Standard Riser
(Figure 5):
7a. Secure riser shelf (12) to supports using
two bolts and nuts on each end.
7b. Secure riser supports (11), and optional
side rail attachment if purchased (see step
8a), to top end, using four bolts and nuts or
four #14 wood screws for wood tops.
Electronic Riser
(Figure 5):
7a. Secure riser supports (11), and optional
side rail attachment if purchased (see step
8a) to top end, using four bolts and nuts or
four #14 wood screws for wood tops.
7b. Install optional wiring kit into electronic riser
shelf (15) using instructions provided with
each wiring kit.
DO NOT CONNECT POWER TO UNIT
UNTIL ENTIRE UNIT IS ASSEMBLED.
NOTE: If wiring kit was not purchased,
proceed to step 8.
Riser to Riser:
7a. Secure riser supports to lower riser
supports with flange down, using four bolts
and nuts.
7b. Secure riser shelf to supports using two
bolts and nuts on each end.
8.
OPTIONAL
Side and Back Rail Attachment
8a. Bolt side rail (13), and optional riser
supports if purchased (see step 7a), to right
side of top end attachment with four bolts
and nuts. (For wood tops, use #14 wood
screws and drill holes as needed.) Be sure
rounded corners of side rail are toward front
of workbench.
8b. Repeat step 8a to install rail for left side.
8c. Place back rail (14) across back and
around the outside of the side rails. Secure
to bench top with five bolts, nuts and
washers. (For wood tops use five #14 wood
screws and drill holes as needed.) Use two
bolts, nuts and washers at each end to
fasten to side rails.
Hard Maple Laminate Benchtop
Maintenance:
Clean when necessary with warm water, soap or
detergent. Wipe dry immediately. Scouring powder, steel
wool or sandpaper can be used for stubborn stains and
mars. Allow a generous quantity of linseed oil or mineral
oil to penetrate all surfaces for five minutes before
removing all excess oil. Excessive dryness or humidity can
cause cracks or warping. Cracks should be filled with
wood filler, sanded smooth and re-oiled. Warping can be
LIMITED WARRANTY
Tennsco warrants goods purchased hereunder to be free of
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year
from the date of shipment, hereunder. This warranty shall not
apply in the event goods are damaged as a result of misuse,
abuse, neglect, accident, improper application, modification or
repair by persons not authorized by Seller, where goods are
damaged during shipment, or where the date stamps on the
goods have been defaced, modified or removed. UNLESS
CONSIDERED UNENFORCEABLE OR UNLAWFUL UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW:
a. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OR MERCHANT ABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY
EXCLUDED.
b. BUYERS REMEDY, IF ANY, FOR ANY DEFECTIVE GOODS
SHALL BE LIMITED TO A REFUND BY SELLER OR
REPLACEMENT OF THE GOODS AT SELLER’S OPTION,
AND SHALL IN NO EVENT INCLUDE DAMAGES OF ANY
KIND, WHETHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
OTHERWISE.
NO GOODS ACCEPTED FOR RETURN WITHOUT PRIOR
APPROVAL. Seller shall have the right to inspect any goods
claimed to be defective at Buyers place of business or require
Buyer to return the goods to Seller for inspection on Seller’s
premises. Transportation charges covering returned goods will
be borne by Seller only if such goods are proven to be defective,
are covered by this warranty and are returned within the warranty
period stated above.
TENNSCO CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 1888
DICKSON, TN 37056-1888
(615) 446-8000 (800) 251-8184