STEP 021 > Now connect your 9 cm markings on the left side.

STEP 022 > The blueprints show us that the top of the arch measures 2 cm and 12 cm wide - which should be how much space you currently have between the 2 lines you just connected.

STEP 023 > Go to the top of your foamcore rectangle and measure 2 cm on each side of your lines towards the bottom of the line.

STEP 024 > Now simply connect your two 2 cm guides.

STEP 025 > We now have the inner shape of the archway. Like I mentioned before, the center line should be a perfect 12 cm.

STEP 026 > Let's cut out the center piece. Because the inner walls will connect to these front and rear "A" and "B" pieces -which in turn become the surface for your decals -you want the joints to be perfectly flat so... When cutting, MAKE SURE NOT to ANGLE your blade sideways.

STEP 027 > You want a straight down 90 degree position to press down into the foamcore.

STEP 028 > Keep the straight angle with your wrist and slice down your ruler.

STEP 029 > Here is a great tip when you are cutting a side where the surface of your foamcore ( red I ) is just not wide enough to support your ruler width ( Yellow I ) making it flip flop against the cutting surface like the green arrows.

STEP 030 > Simply grab a scrap piece of foamcore and align it with the edge where you are cutting, giving you a nice even large area ( red oval ) for you to press your ruler against.

STEP 031 > Now you can make your cut, press down firmly on your ruler and not have it wobble anymore 🙂 Now for your TOP ARCH - Start at one of the corner and slice down ( red arrow ) and STOP in the green arrow zone.

STEP 032 > You will now flip, spin the rectangle 180 so that you and better cut the other corner. Press down and slice until you connect with your previous cut ( green arrow )

STEP 033 > The centre piece should now pop out very easily. If it doesn't, flip your foamcore around to the backside, and you will be able to see where your slices don't connect 100%. A simple incision to connect these should resolve your issue.

STEP 034 > For the "B" rectangle you can go through all the ruler measures or to save some time and make sure they are exactly the same shape, place your "A" archway front on top of your "B" rectangle.

STEP 035 > Keeping some pressure to not have "A" wiggle around, take your pencil and trace all the way around on each of your inner cuts.

STEP 036 > See how much faster it is to get your "B" wall cutting guide 🙂

STEP 037 > After the tracing, it is a good idea to just make sure your measurements are what they should be as you see in the blueprints.

STEP 038 > Repeat all the cuts as you did for your "A" Wall rectangle

STEP 039 > Another pop out. Now KEEP THESE PIECES !!!

STEP 040 > You will be using them to create your archway thicknesses.


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