Interpretive Planning - Tool 7.pdf

Rocky Mountain Region Center for Design & Interpretation

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INTERPRETIVE PLANNING - TOOL #7

Low Profile Exhibit Base Installation

Tools needed Materials Needed

Post hole digger Concrete Tamping bar Water Shovel Base material – for hardening site Level Exhibit base to install Tape Measure Exhibit panel (carefully stored and carried) Hammer Pliers Pin Punch Wheelbarrow Extra Drive rivets

1. Prepare the area the panel will be installed to be level and accessible from the front.

2. Dig the holes for the legs and if necessary pour concrete in the holes.

3. Make sure the base is installed so that the front edge of the frame is 32 inches from the ground.

4. Make sure the base is level.

5. Level site with base material and ensure accessibility.

Panel Installation in Exhibit Base

1. Handle the panel carefully as the corners can chip.

2. The top edge of the frame is what you will need to remove to slip the panel in place.

3. There should be 2-3 rivets at the top edge.

4. Drive the pin through the rivet with a hammer and pin punch. Be sure to catch the pin under the exhibit.

5. Use pliers to collapse the prongs and push the rivet back through the frame so that the rivet and its pin can be reused.

Questions or comments? Contact Sharon Kyhl at skyhl@fs.fed.us

CIM-0907-7A-002-0907-03 Mine Closures Upper Peninsula Michigan Phase 2 -- Interpretive Panels

Ottawa National Forest 1 Exhibit C

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6. After a new panel is slid in from the top, replace the rivet, seating the head firmly against the frame. Insert the pin and tap it in with the hammer. Finish using the punch so that the pin is flush with the frame.

Exhibit Base Installation Specifications

Ottawa National Forest 2 Exhibit C

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Ottawa National Forest 3 Exhibit C