When you stack a cake...you use cake boards I know...but are the cake "boards" most people talk about plastic or can they be the ones a standard cake comes on when you buy one at the store...That is what I have been using..I'm not talking about a really high stacked cake I am talking about for a 2 layer 10" cake with a 8 " 2 layer on top. If I am doing this wrong please tell me...I cover the "board" well first I cut it to fit the bottom of the stacking cake.....then cover it...then make sure it is sitting on the dowels in the bottom cake...is this right?
Sounds right. I just use the standard cardboard kind. I learned in classes to cover the bottom of the board (where it will sit directly on the icing of the bottom tier) with contact paper to keep it from pulling the icing off of the cake when it is removed. I have also heard that you can sprinkle coconut or cake crumbs under the board so it won't pull off icing. I usually just cover the top of the board with my decorators foil and then the bottom with the contact paper.
Sounds right to me. If it's just a 2-layer cake, I use cake boards, if it's a bigger cake, I use the separator plates. I think alot of people use cake boards exclusively though---some just double up on them if the cakes are heavy. Hope this makes sense!
didn't want any disastors ya know? lol 
one way i learned in school is.... if the 2nd layer is for example 8 inch round or square, you can buy the board instead of cutting it. You put the rods in the 1st layer, frost the layer now before you place the 2nd layer ontop sprinkle coconut down (the same size as the 2nd layer board, this prevents the frosting from sticking to the board when the layers are removed for cutting. you can either use cardboard or they sell plastic boards. u do not need to cover the board for 2nd layer if it is an exact match.... i hope this helps and doesnt confuse you. good luck. 
I use drinking straws or lollipop sticks instead of dowels. They're cheaper and easier to trim.
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