Commonly Used Engraving Tools
The type of engraving tool used will greatly affect the appearance of the engraved line. The chart below is material based - numbered in order of preference.
The below table is for general information and is provided to get you started.
Please note that that finding the right engraving tool and style for your material and application may require trying several different tools, sizes and styles.
We offer many style engraving tools which may work for your
application.
Our Engraving Tool Bits can be used in a Spring Loaded Tool, or held in a rigid holder.
| Engraving Tools - Most Popular | |||||
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| Material Being Engraved | Standard Conical (C) | Tough Tip (T) | Conical Ballnose (B) | Engraving Chamfer Drill (M) | Profiler (P) |
 For general purpose engraving |
 For harder materials, steel & stainless |
 For high speed machining & 3D profile engraving |
 Multi-purpose engraving, chamfering, countersinking |
 For small detailed engraving |
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| Aluminum | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Steel, SS, Iron | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Brass | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Plastics | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| We offer many
other style engraving tools then listed here. For all Engraving Tools - click here. |
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