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Now take the decals for the seperators spine and cut them with an exacto or scissors.

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Carefully apply them to the foamcore edges. The width of the printouts fit perfectly on the side of a foamcore. If a little white shows through, that's ok, we'll fix that later with a colored marker.

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This is what our seperator shapes will look like when all holes and decals have been applied.

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Now for the Supports, cut a 2 cm strip of foamcore. This will be your center piece that will give the illusion of thickness for the seperators.

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Since we must bend the foamcore into a circular shape, we must do the groove technique. Cut the foamcore WITHOUT going through to the other side at 1/4 inch intervals. Continue this to the end of the strip.

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Gently bend apart each cut to seperate the foamcore and allow it to curve. Use BOTH hands, I had to use 1 to take the pictures :)

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TADA - We now have a strip of foamcore that can bend in a circle.

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NO, This is NOT a priest collar - LOL. Use a hot glue gun to attach the strip to the back of one of the dividers. TAKE YOUR TIME. You want the inside of the shape to be as flush - close to the edge - as possible. This is so that when we apply the decals it will be a smooth fit. I held the strip to the divider and then glued a 3-4 inch area on the outside,

NOT UNDERNEATH. Once that was dry, I held the curve a little further and glued the next 3-4 inch area. So on until the end of the circle. I hope you understand what I mean.

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Take another divider (Print the decal from the download section, apply it to foamcore sheet and cut along the edges. Easier to cut AFTER the decal is applied, just as you did for the divisions) and hot glue gun it to the collar strip. This is easier then the first divider as the collar is already in the proper circular shape allignment.

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Trim off the excess from the collar strip. Use a sharp blade to avoid crushing the foamcore.

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Next Print the Devider strips from the download section and cut them along the edges.

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Go slow... This is what happens if you try and apply the decal too fast - LOL. You get a BIG MESS. The paper will curl and glue itself and you will have to throw it away and start again.

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This is harder then it looks. You have to take your time and be carefull to not create creases or air bubbles all in keeping the decal in the center of the circle's inside. Fold the end of the decal inside the bottom foot of the division.

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The decal doesn't reach completely to the other side. you have to apply a second decal. try to match them as best you can. As you can see, there is a bit of color difference, but since that is under the top of the devision, it will hardly be visible.

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Now we must attach the seperators to the division. Use the hot glue gun and apply on the 4 areas pointed to with the arrows. Then carefully slide it into place and hold till dry. If your glue spills over that doesn't matter because it will be hidden with our wire.