11. Cut away a portion of the copper piece, so that it can be placed in the blanking die. It will look like the figure shown. Be careful to not cut away the registration hole! All three holes are important for proper registration.

12. Temporarily place the pins in the three holes so that the copper is aligned with the blanking die, and tape the copper and die together.

13. Remove the pins, and use the press to blank out the copper piece. You are interested in keeping the outer portion of the copper. This becomes the template for the subsequent work to be done in making the matrix/blanking die.

14. After blanking the copper, and while it is still taped to the die, notice that the shape of the pattern is the mirror image of the original.

15. Use the pins to align the copper to the red painted side of the CRS. Very carefully scribe the shape of the opening onto the steel. Where the "hinge" portion of the die meets the shape, draw a line across the opening. The blanking die will not cut this portion and you want to make it a simple "snip" to get rid of it.