Inexpensive way to make a die press for leather and other materials. Most presses are $150 -250 dollars. With a coupon the Harbor Freight press can be gotten for under $50.00. This setup is solid and works great, no more hammer action to cut out patterns with dies.

This is a top pressplate and lower plate for a Harbor freight 1 ton arbor press. Designed to be used with custom and commonly available leather cutting dies. Makes cutting leather, cardboard, and felt eazy when using cutting dies.

Printed top pressplate out of PA6 -CF with 40% infill, and 4 wall loops. it is super dense and almost like an aluminum part. The base is pegged to fit the slot in the HF press to make a solid work table for the press. Printed the base out of PLA with 50% infill 4 wall loops.

Once printed the press rack to press plate is a interference fit. Line it up and use the press to fit itself into the press plate.