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HEADBOARDS: made of a piece of 1 x 2 inch or I x 3 inch pine. It may be wrapped with cloth or left bare. Headboard not supplied by RollEase.

SCREW EYES: used as lift cord guides for edge lifts. 2 DISK SCREWS are used to secure the drive disk to the shaft. The MOUNTING SCREWS (flat/hex-head) are used to fasten the Clutch and Shaft Brackets to the headboard. "L" BRACKETS: used to mount headboard to window (L brackets not supplied by RollEase)

SHAFT: smooth fiberglass rod with a black alignment End I filament or 3/8 inch aluminum with 3 grooves along the length

END CAP: used to cover the exposed end of the shaft.

SHAFT SPLICING CONNECTOR: Use two connectors per splice.

SPEARS: transmit clutch torque to the shaft via the drive disk. Notice the symmetrical shape with holes at both ends of the spears.

DRIVE DISK: fastens to the shaft with two drive disk screws and is guided by the spears.

SPEAR RETAINER: used to hold and protect the ends of the spears.

CLUTCH: the mechanism that raises and lowers the shade by means of a control cord or bead chain.

SHAFT BRACKETS: support the shaft and guide the lift cord to uniformly wind onto the shaft.

CORD CLIPS: designed to clip onto the shaft and used to hold the knotted end of the .9mm LIFT CORD.

BOTTOM RINGS: used as the bottom row of rings on the shade. Used in conjunction with the BOTTOM RING PLUGS which allow you to easily adjust and equalize tension on all lift cords.

CONTROL CORD: threaded into the clutch and used to raise and lower the shade. It may be polyester or a metal bead chain (chain is required for shades over 10 pounds).