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Step 2Cut the pieces out of the foamboard
Layout your work area with something under the foamboard that can be cut into.
On the pdf file, the first 3 pages are for the foamboard, the last page is for the felt. Put the last page aside for now.
Take those 3 pages and using the masking tape, tape them down on the foamboard. I made sure the tape stayed off the pattern themselves, the pages were taped down just along the edges.
I put the pages along the long edge of the foamboard and then cut the foamboard sheet in half . This gave me something less awkward to work with.
When cutting foamboard with a knife and straight edge, don't try to cut it all at once. Make one medium pressure pass along the straight edge with the knife at a 90 degree angle to the foamboard. Then go back and make another pass, then another. I usually made 3 or more passes even though it normally went through the foamboard on the second. You can feel it when it hits bottom and is cutting the mat or cardboard underneath.
Most of the pieces you are cutting out are simple rectangles. The side pieces are the more complicated "L" shape.
I cut out the pieces one pdf page at a time. I would do all the horizontal lines along the page, then do all the vertical lines.
IMPORTANT: The grey boxes on the left and right side templates are the locations of the dice steps. Top, Middle and Lower. We need to transfer the locations of those onto the foamboard. To do this, lightly score the top of the foamboard where the edges of the grey boxes are but DO NOT cut all the way though. After the piece has been cut out of the foamboard sheet, go back and with a pen follow the light scoring marks on the side pieces. This transfers the location of the dice steps.
When you have done the final cut for a piece, the template from the pdf page will come loose. Set that to the side.
Once you have cut all the foamboard pieces out of the foamboard sheet and scored the grey box locations of the dice steps on any side pieces that you are doing at this time, match up the foamboard and paper template pieces so you know which is which.
Take the roll of masking tape and, writing on the tape, put down the name of the piece and stick it on the foamboard. You don't want to put the tape on the piece and then write it's name as that will leave an impression from the pen you might not want.
Again, On the left and right side pieces - take the pen and write on the lines you scored for the grey boxes. The side you are writing on is on the inside of the tower and these marks won't be visible. This transfers the dice step location info onto the foamboard.
FYI - on the left and right sides, the long skinny part of the "L" is the bottom.
Once all the pieces have been cut out of the foamboard, labeled, and the location of the dice steps marked on the side pieces, it's time to start putting this sucker together.
On the pdf file, the first 3 pages are for the foamboard, the last page is for the felt. Put the last page aside for now.
Take those 3 pages and using the masking tape, tape them down on the foamboard. I made sure the tape stayed off the pattern themselves, the pages were taped down just along the edges.
I put the pages along the long edge of the foamboard and then cut the foamboard sheet in half . This gave me something less awkward to work with.
When cutting foamboard with a knife and straight edge, don't try to cut it all at once. Make one medium pressure pass along the straight edge with the knife at a 90 degree angle to the foamboard. Then go back and make another pass, then another. I usually made 3 or more passes even though it normally went through the foamboard on the second. You can feel it when it hits bottom and is cutting the mat or cardboard underneath.
Most of the pieces you are cutting out are simple rectangles. The side pieces are the more complicated "L" shape.
I cut out the pieces one pdf page at a time. I would do all the horizontal lines along the page, then do all the vertical lines.
IMPORTANT: The grey boxes on the left and right side templates are the locations of the dice steps. Top, Middle and Lower. We need to transfer the locations of those onto the foamboard. To do this, lightly score the top of the foamboard where the edges of the grey boxes are but DO NOT cut all the way though. After the piece has been cut out of the foamboard sheet, go back and with a pen follow the light scoring marks on the side pieces. This transfers the location of the dice steps.
When you have done the final cut for a piece, the template from the pdf page will come loose. Set that to the side.
Once you have cut all the foamboard pieces out of the foamboard sheet and scored the grey box locations of the dice steps on any side pieces that you are doing at this time, match up the foamboard and paper template pieces so you know which is which.
Take the roll of masking tape and, writing on the tape, put down the name of the piece and stick it on the foamboard. You don't want to put the tape on the piece and then write it's name as that will leave an impression from the pen you might not want.
Again, On the left and right side pieces - take the pen and write on the lines you scored for the grey boxes. The side you are writing on is on the inside of the tower and these marks won't be visible. This transfers the dice step location info onto the foamboard.
FYI - on the left and right sides, the long skinny part of the "L" is the bottom.
Once all the pieces have been cut out of the foamboard, labeled, and the location of the dice steps marked on the side pieces, it's time to start putting this sucker together.
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