Field Installation and Service Manual IMS120 | Page 8

Finished Top Niche Scribe Process
SP.2
Prepare the Wood
Top by applying masking
tape to any ends or back if
they will require scribing.
Top View
Carefully place the Wood
Top it in its opening. Since
it is longer than the open-
ing, it must be placed
diagonally into the space.
Prior to Scribe Marking Ends,
Ensure Front of Top is Parallel to Front Face of Cabinets
Determine which of the
wall corners is the squarest
of the two and place the
low end of the Wood Top
into the squarest corner of
the niche fi rst.
Front View
Place Lower End of Rough Sized Top
into the Squarest Corner of the Opening
and Mark the Wall
Condition with a Scribe
Ensure that the Wood Top
is parallel to the front of
the cabinet face and scribe
mark its low end to the
wall.
Utilize caution to scribe
mark the minimum amount
of material to be removed
for the Wood Top to fi t the
side wall.
SP.3
Remove the Wood
Top from the opening.
Place it on sawhorses or a
suitable surface and cut to
the marked end to the scribe
line.
Carefully measure the dis-
tance from one side wall to
the other of the niche along
the top of the cabinet face.
At the same depth from the
back of the Wood Top as the
“Cabinet Face Depth” in the
niche, mark that dimension
onto the Wood Top at the
unscribed end.
Be sure to pull the tape
parallel to the front of the
Wood Top. Accuracy is criti-
cal for this dimension.
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Niche Measure and Transfer to Top
Top View
Cabinet Face
Depth
Carefully Measure The Wall to Wall
Niche Space at the Face of the Cabinet
Cut to Scribed Line
Prior to Marking
Length
Cabinet Face
Depth
Wall to Wall
Niche Dimension
Place Top on Sawhorses
or Another Suitable Support
for Scribe Cutting
Section 1: IMS 120
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