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Chapter 1 - Welcome
• Mounting screws, as follows:
- 16” or 24” wood studs: 6mm x 89mm (1/4” x 3 ½” lag screws)
- Plywood panel (minimum 20mm / 3/4” thick): 6mm x 25mm (1/4” x 1” wood screws)
- 16” steel studs: 6mm (1/4”) self-drilling sheet metal screws
- Masonry: 6mm x 32mm (1/4” x 1-1/4”) concrete anchor screws
Figure 1-3: Ratchet wrench, long-shank screwdriver, and chip puller
1.5 - About This Manual
This section describes the formatting conventions and information contained in this manual.
1.5.1 - Formatting Conventions
This manual uses several formatting conventions to present information of special
importance.
Lists of items, points to consider, or procedures that do not need to be performed in a
specific order appear in bullet format:
• Item 1
• Item 2
Procedures that must be followed in a specific order appear in numbered steps:
1. Perform this step first.
2. Perform this step second.
Interface elements such as document titles, fields, windows, tabs, buttons, commands,
options, and icons appear in bold text.