6. Use a #54 drill bit to drill three holes in the stack, all of the way through. Locate the holes as shown. Use lubricant while drilling through the tool steel. Use a very slow speed on the drill because if you heat the steel during the drilling, it will quickly become harder than the drill!

7. Remove the tape and separate the stack. Notice that the stack can now be reassembled only one way. Even though the order can be changed, the orientation has to remain the same for the holes to line-up.

8. Set the acrylic to one side. Use a #52 drill to make the holes in the other plates larger. This will enable the plates to be slid on and off of the pins readily.

9. De-burr all of the holes./

10. Now, saw out the blanking die, using the appropriate angle, based upon the thickness of the FGTDS.