Plate 136:  Adding a souvenir mug to the collection, Part 22: the mug is trial-fitted to the cutout for the receptacle
(This plate added OCT 2004)

In Plate 133, we saw the mug being successfully trial-fitted to a cross-sectional template. In Plate 134, we saw the outline of the template traced in red ink upon the surface of the double-laminated boxboard insert. The double-laminated boxboard has now been cut all the way along the red delineation, and the mug is being trial-fitted into the resulting cutout. A sharp modeler's knife was used to cut along the red delineation. We now see that the original delineation was marked incorrectly with regard to the mug's height. Observe that a narrow strip of boxboard needed to be removed along the top of the cutout in order to accommodate the full height of the mug. --more--

Trimming away extra material is a common occurrence after a template has been traced upon a surface to be cut. When marking a cutout-area from a template, the safest practice is to mark an area slightly smaller than required, and then carefully trim to a larger area if necessary during the trial-fitting. Go to top of page