An easy to make and very cheap dashboard holder that keeps the equipment cards in place and protects your dashboard at the same time.
You can use a sharpie or permanent marker to indicate the skills gained as you rack up experience points. Simply use some spirits or benzine to clean off the marks once you are finished the game. Be sure to remove the dashboard first. I used a punch and eyelets to secure my dashboards, but you could staple, or or even tape the sides up. Or you could make flaps that fold over and use a drop of superglue to secure in place. These holders work extremely well, they protect your dashboards and they last.
What you will need:
A cutting mat
A craft knife
A Steel Ruler
175gsm Acetate (from an art shop or stationery supplier - the thicker it is the better)
Some tape
A punch
Eyelets and an eyelet pliers or press (you can them find at fabric or sewing shops)
Download The PDF template and print it out on paper.
You can use a sharpie or permanent marker to indicate the skills gained as you rack up experience points. Simply use some spirits or benzine to clean off the marks once you are finished the game. Be sure to remove the dashboard first. I used a punch and eyelets to secure my dashboards, but you could staple, or or even tape the sides up. Or you could make flaps that fold over and use a drop of superglue to secure in place. These holders work extremely well, they protect your dashboards and they last.
What you will need:
A cutting mat
A craft knife
A Steel Ruler
175gsm Acetate (from an art shop or stationery supplier - the thicker it is the better)
Some tape
A punch
Eyelets and an eyelet pliers or press (you can them find at fabric or sewing shops)
Download The PDF template and print it out on paper.
| dashboard_holder.pdf |
Cut out the template and stick it to the cutting mat with some tape. Then cut your acetate to the same size as the template and stick it down where shown using tape. Use the steel ruler and craft knife to cut the slits for the cards.
NOTE: Thinner slits hold the cards better, but a single cut is difficult to get the card into so you need to cut them as shown but try keep the slits as thin as you can. Take the back of the craft knife and score down the fold line.
Pull the acetate up off the mat and fold the tape over the ends making sure you keep the folds together. The tape ensures that when you punch the holes the acetate doesn't move and the holes line up properly.
Using a regular punch punch holes on the sides of the holder. There is enough space on the ends to allow you to push the holder all the way into the punch.
All that's left now is to insert the eyelets and using the pliers or press close them up. I found two eyelets each side is enough but feel free to add more if you like. If you don't want to use eyelets you could staple them or use clear tape. You may need to adjust the space on the ends so that the Dashboard fits snuggly and that the card slits line up properly if you choose one of these alternatives.