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Soil Monolith Procedures 16-20
16.) Align mounting board with soil profile and depress board with protruding nails into the profile with firm even pressure. Take steps to insure board is squarely aligned with profile before applying firm pressure.
17.) Immediately invert frame and mounting board combination so that mounting board is now on the bottom. (Usually this step requires a coordinated effort between two people).
18.) Remove C-Clamps and temporary backing board from the frame.
19.) Place a piece of board (cut to pass through the metal frame) on the soil profile exposed inside the frame.
20.) Press down on the board and pull up on the frame, simultaneously, to remove the frame from the soil profile.
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