Best bits for brass

I have a upcoming simple job carving numbers on to some brass tags. About 150 of them. Anyone have suggestions on the best bits to use for carving, engraving onto brass? Thanks

I would build a vacuum jig and use a McEtcher.

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Folks have had good success w/ the #501 and 502:

Not engraving, but see:

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And a simple thing you can do to really make engravings pop is touch them with some brass black then give them a quick run over very fine abrasive.

I’ve used this personally and can say a little goes a very long way Birchwood Casey Brass Black

You can find loads of examples and tutorials with a quick google search.

Regardless of if you end up blacking them, I’ll be interested in the results :slightly_smiling_face: