SQUARING THE TENT FOOTPRINT LAYOUT
A | LENGTH OF TENT | D |
LOCATING | TENT |
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THE FOUR | OF |
PRIMARY | |
CORNERS | WIDTH |
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BC
DIRECTIONS FOR SQUARING THE TENT
DIAGONALS MEASURED TO CENTER OF STAKE HOLE.
1.USE A TAPE MEASURE TO MARK THE ENDS OF A LINE FOR ONE END (A TO B ABOVE) EQUAL TO THE EXACT WIDTH OF THE UNIT.
2.HOLD THE “0” END OF ONE TAPE AT POINT “A” AND THE “0” END OF ANOTHER TAPE AT POINT “B”.
3.EXTEND THE FIRST TAPE ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE UNIT TO A MEASUREMENT EQUAL TO THE EXACT LENGTH OF THE TENT.
4.CONSULT THE CHART BELOW TO FIND THE DIAGONAL FOR THE TENT YOU ARE BUILDING.
5.EXTEND THE SECOND TAPE TO A MEASUREMENT EXACTLY EQUAL TO THIS DIAGONAL.
6.BRING THE TWO TAPES TOGETHER SO THAT THE LENGTH MEASUREMENT OF ONE LIES DIRECTLY ON THE DIAGONAL MEASUREMENT OF THE OTHER. PULL THE TAPES TIGHT AND MARK THEIR INTERSECTION. THIS WILL LOCATE A FAR CORNER (POINT “D” ABOVE).
7.SWITCH TAPES SO THAT TAPE 1 (ABOVE) MEASURES THE DIAGONAL AND TAPE 2 (ABOVE) MEASURES THE LENGTH. THIS WILL LOCATE POINT “C” ABOVE.
8.WITH THE FOUR PRIMARY CORNERS LOCATED, LAY OUT BASEPLATES AND UPRIGHTS ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF BEAMS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BUILDING UNIT. MEASUREMENTS GIVEN ARE TO THE CENTER OF THE STAKE HOLE OF EACH PLATE.
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DIAGONALS FOR SQUARING FOOTPRINT | LENGTH OF TENT |
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WIDTHOF TENT | (STAKEHOLE TO STAKEHOLE.) |
| DIAGONAL SHOWN IN |