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Engraving Tools

Engraving Cutters and Toolbits.


We manufacture our cutters and tool bits from a premium ultra-fine submicron grade solid carbide for maximum tool strength and durability.

Our tools are designed and tested in-house on a wide range of materials to ensure we produce the finest cutters available anywhere.  We use our tools in our manufacturing every day, so we know their excellent quality and performance. 

Of our many styles of superior quality tool bits, a few of our customer's favorites are:

We keep many of our engraving tools in stock, ready to ship.





Tough Tip Engraving ToolTough Tip - for Hard Materials (T) More Info.

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 Engraving Tool for AluminumTough Tip Tool for Aluminum (T2) - NEW! More Info.

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 Engraving ToolStandard Conical - for General Purpose Engraving (C) More Info.

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.
Conical Ballnose ToolConical Ballnose (B) More Info.

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.
Engraving Mill-Drill ToolEngraving Mill-Drill (M) More Info.

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.
Profiler Engraving ToolProfiler (P) More Info.

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.
Carbide Point Engraving ToolCarbide Point (CP)  - NEW! More Info.

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.
Diamond Engraving ToolsDiamond Tip More Info.

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.  
Standard Conical Engraving ToolStandard Conical - for Softer Materials (C) More Info.

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.
Micro Profiler Engraving ToolMicro-Profiler (P) More Info.

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.
Burnishing ToolBurnishing (BR) More Info.

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.
Engraving Tool Starter KitsEngraving Tool Starter Kits More Info.

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.
Cutter Beveler ToolCutter Beveler (CB) More Info.

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 CuttersParallel Cutters (PC) More Info.

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 CuttersParallel Ballnose (PB) More Info.

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 ToolsPyramid (Y) More Info.

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.
Quarter Round Engraving ToolQuarter Round (Q) More Info.

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.
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