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Engraving Tool Starter Kits

A selection of 5 popular tools that are used to engrave a wide range of materials.

This set of tools will familiarize you with our cutters and assist in determining which tool you prefer for the material being engraved.

Standard Conical - for General Purpose Engraving (C)

This is the most commonly used cutter style.  Use this tool to engrave using cnc milling machines, top loading engraving machines, Spring Loaded Engraving Tools or other industrial marking machines.

This general purpose tool can be used to engrave the widest variety of materials.

For use on:   Harder materials harder materials such as steels, stainless, and metals.  It can also be used for plastic, brass and aluminum.

Tough Tip - for Hard Materials (T)

This tool is designed to engrave hard materials such as steel, stainless steel, hardened steel and other difficult to engrave hard materials.

Its' unique, patent-pending design maximizes the tip strength of the tool.

For use on:  Engrave and mark harder materials:  stainless steel, metals, tool steel, inconel, hasteloy, hardened steel and more.

Tough Tip Tool for Aluminum (T2) - NEW!

The Tough Tip Tool for Aluminum is designed with a sharper cutting edge to provide a cleaner cut with fewer burrs when cutting softer materials such as aluminum, brass, and plastic.

For use on: Aluminum, Brass, Plastic and other gummy materials.

Standard Conical - for Softer Materials (C)

This Softer Material Engraver Style of the Standard Conical Tool is designed specifically for soft and gummy materials.

Its' keener cutting edge reduces the chance of burrs on softer materials.

For use on:  Gummy and soft materials such as plastics, aluminum, brass and more.

Conical Ballnose (B)

Radius tip tool that produces a cut with a rounded bottom. Excellent for reverse 3D engraving.

Testing  has demonstrated that 2L Conical Ballnose tool can withstand higher cutting forces than standard Ballnose Endmills or tapered Ballnose Endmills.

This Ballnose is for use on:  Materials such steel, aluminum and stainless steel as well as an excellent tool for use on acrylic, plastics and more.

Profiler (P)

This tool is similar to the Standard Conical tool but with a smaller included angle for producing narrower cuts.

It can be used to engrave letters that run very close together and for cutting out shapes from solid sheets.

For use on:  Materials such as steel, aluminum, plastic, brass and more when requiring very small letters and lines.

Micro-Profiler (P)

Micro-size Profilers with even smaller included angles than the standard Profiler tool.  The Micro-Profiler has micro-small tip widths for miniature engraving.

Engrave materials requiring extremely small tools and for engraving letters that run very close together.

For use on:  Plastic, aluminum and other materials for very small engraving.

Engraving Mill-Drill (M)

Multi-purpose tool for engraving, chamfering, spot drilling and countersinking.

Engrave and machine a wide variety of materials from hard steels to soft plastics. Reduce tool changes by using a single tool for several operations: engrave, chamfer, countersink and spot drill.

Engrave, chamfer and countersink:  Steel, metals and aluminum and many other materials.

Carbide Point (CP)  - NEW!

Carbide Point Scribing Tools produce a very fine line on practically any material. It can be rotated in a machine spindle, or held stationary for drag engraving.

This tool has produced very small engraved letters (0.030" tall) with a Spring Loaded Tool on steel and aluminum.

For use on:  Harder materials such as steel, stainless, glass, stone, ceramic, granite and other very hard materials.  It can also be used on aluminum, brass and other softer materials.

2D Data Matrix UID (DM)  - NEW!

2D Data Matrix Toolbit For Creating UID Barcodes and Human Readable Text.

A multi-faceted pyramid shaped tool that can be used to create UID (Unique Identification Marks) Barcodes, human readable text, and can be used for cutting through difficult to engrave plating.

Although it is specifically designed to produce 2D Data Matrix Barcodes, it can also be used to produce fine engraving on most materials and works well cutting through plating that is prone to chipping.

Diamond Tip

Used for drag and rotary engraving on glass, aluminum for many different applications and materials. 

The Diamond Tip tool produces a very fine line on glass, stone, ceramic, granite, aluminum, brass, steel and more. 

For use on:  A wide range of hard materials such as glass, stainless, steel, and more.  It can also be used on aluminum, brass and other softer materials.  

Burnishing (BR)

This faceted tip style tool makes shallow cuts and rubs or burnishes the surface of the workpiece.

It is extremely effective when removing plating or coating to expose the metal underneath the coating.

For use on:  Burnish and mark aluminum, brass, plated metals and more.

Quarter Round (Q)

Similar in design to the Standard Conical tool but has an additional split perpendicular to the first split.

The split can create greater chip clearance which makes it effective for gummier materials.

For use on many materials: Plastic, aluminum, brass, steel, metals and more.

Cutter Beveler (CB)

Solid carbide cutter with a 0.060" diameter parallel cutting edge.

Used for cutting through materials, and the side angle simultaneously produces a 45° bevel or chamfer on the edge of the material.

For use on many materials:  Steel, brass, plastic, aluminum and more.

Parallel Cutters (PC)

Cutter designed with straight edges as opposed to the standard "V" shaped cut. 

The standard cutter depth is 3X the diameter up to a maximum depth of 1/2".

For use on many materials:  Aluminum, plastic, acrylic and more.

Parallel Ballnose (PB)

Straight edge cutter with an included full radius on the end, produces a cut with straight walls and a rounded bottom.

Extremely effective for reverse engraving acrylic and 3D engraving applications.

For use on many materials: Aluminum, plastic, acrylic and more.

Pyramid (Y)

Cutter with 3 cutting edges in the shape of a pyramid.

This cutter is often used for 3D profiling or for engraving epoxy coated pens.

For use on many materials:  Plastic, aluminum, acrylic, steels and more.