It’s taken a couple of months, but I’ve finally have the largest die in my arsenal working. This one measures 10″ x 17″ and is the body for the cargo pockets on an RKilt. With this die I can punch out about 20 pockets at one go. It does speed up the process and allows me to work from a more uniform pattern.
A die of this size requires at least 10 tons of pressure to cut the material. This means I have to suspend my 235lb body on the handle of the press in order to achieve this to work.

I have incorporated notches in the die which gives me a guideline to the folds in the pocket. I used to have to mark out the fabric, measure each line. I save about 15 minutes per pocket, and be more precise.

The above photo you can see the end result of the die at work.
Cheers