From edf5729a8504172096f02e9b64c172e71d7743cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Brian S. Stephan" Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:59:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] document a trick for getting panels out in this frictioned world Signed-off-by: Brian S. Stephan --- docs/assembly-and-tips.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/assembly-and-tips.md diff --git a/docs/assembly-and-tips.md b/docs/assembly-and-tips.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..930a830 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/assembly-and-tips.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Assembly and Tips + +Just some miscellaneous notes for any dear reader, or more likely, my own forgetful self. + +## Removing Inset Panels + +As of v4.1 (or in v3), the top and bottom inset panels both insert into the frame, inside the frame "lip", meaning that +when everything is put together, they create a flush surface (more or less). This can make them hard to get out, as you +can't grab anything to get any leverage, and especially with v4.1, the plastic posts to aid the friction fit make it +even harder to muscle out --- in fact, even if you could get an edge and start yanking, you'd probably just break some +of the plastic. + +You can instead use the reverse side and the hex standoffs to push a panel out, as so: + +1. Loosen, or completely remove, the hex bolts for the panel you would like to remove. +2. Flip the stick over, and remove the hex bolts on the opposite side. +3. Screw in longer bolts, or anything else that'll fit into the hole without going flush against the panel. +4. Push the long bolts in, thus pushing the standoffs, thus pushing the desired panel out from within. +5. You may have to even get a mallet and tap on a bolt, occasionally, as everything can be *pretty* tight.