THIS CONTROL (LETTERED ''A'' IN THE ABOVE PHOTO) TAKES A FEW SETUPS TO GET USED TO. FOR THAT REASON ONLY, WE ADVISE EVERYONE TO LOOK AT THE ''A'' SECTION, WITH YOUR EYES, AS YOU TIGHTEN IT--SO YOU CAN BE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU ARE NOT OVERLY STRESSING IT. AFTER A FEW INITIAL USES, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ''FEEL'' THE PROPER AMOUNT OF PRESSURE AND IT WILL NEVER BE NECESSARY TO LOOK AS YOU TIGHTEN AGAIN. ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU ARE CAREFULLY FINGER-TIGHTENING (NOT FORCEFULLY HAND TIGHTENING) THIS TILTER CONTROL.
CONTROL ''B'' (SHOWN IN PHOTO ABOVE)
THIS, AND ALL OTHER, OF THE UNIT'S ERGONOMIC, LARGE ROUND-KNOB, CONTROLS ARE DESIGNED TO ALWAYS NEVER, EVER, REQUIRE ANY MORE THAN CAREFUL & SIMPLE FINGER-TIGHTENING!
YOUR NEW PODIUM WILL PROVIDE YOU MANY YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE USE AND 99% OF USERS READ AND FOLLOW OUR PUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS AND NEVER, EVER, HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. AVOID TIGHTENING THE TILTER WITH SO MUCH FORCE THAT IT SNAPS, WE DO HAVE REPLACEMENT TILTERS IN STOCK AND FOR SALE IF YOU WOULD HAPPEN TO NEED ONE. FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS AND YOU WILL NEVER NEED REPLACEMENT PARTS AT ALL.
REMEMBER: CAREFUL & SIMPLE FINGER-TIGHTENING IS ALL THAT'S REQUIRED. BRUTE FORCE IS ABSOLUTELY NEVER NECESSARY. FOLLOW THE ABOVE FOR BEST RESULTS.
ADDITIONAL PODIUM INFO
THE FINISH OF YOUR PODIUM IS A BRIGHT, POWDER COATED, WHITE. IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL. ALL SURFACES ARE SMOOTH TO THE TOUCH AND THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF BOTH TRIPOD AND DESKTOP COMBINED IS ABOUT 7.5 POUNDS. BY FAR, TEACHERS REPRESENT OUR LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC, HOWEVER, IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE US THE USES PEOPLE (EVEN NON-SPEAKERS) CREATE FOR IT. WE CONSTANTLY RECEIVE LETTERS FROM CUSTOMERS... WORLDWIDE...PRAISING IT! IT IS, BY FAR, NOT ONLY THE FINEST LOOKING, BUT ALSO THE EASIEST TO TRANSPORT AND MOST ''SENSIBLE'' SELF-CONTAINED PODIUM/LECTERN ON THE MARKET.
THE MASSIVE 25'' LEG SPREAD RIVALS THAT OF EVEN THE HEAVIEST SOLID OAK MODELS, AND IS ONE OF THE KEY REASONS WHY THIS LIGHTWEIGHT PODIUM IS SO STURDY AND STRONG. IT EASILY STOWS IN ANY CAR TRUNK AND THE FACT THAT IT REQUIRES NO HANDS TO CARRY IS SOMETHING EVERYBODY WHO HAS PURCHASED OUR UNIT LOVES.
THE SURDY, YET LIGHTWEIGHT, SMALL, PLASTIC PROTECTIVE FEET ARE YOUR ASSURANCE THAT ANY AND ALL FLOOR SURFACES WILL REMAIN DAMAGE-FREE AT ALL TIMES.
WHEN TEACHERS PAY FOR HARDWARE, OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET, IT HAS TO BE GOOD--AS THOUSANDS HAVE PROVEN.