Brad Point Bits.

For the newbee these are powerful tools which should be considered and used. There are two techniques which should be considered. Brad points come in lots of sizes and I'd suggest owning all of them. When ordering, be sure they are not rounded over on the tips. They should be needle point. You should be careful when plunging too deep or the needle will break.

My favorite techniques are:
Roundover letters.
V Carving
Cutting Sandblast Mask on the final panel.



It takes a little experimenting to get the depth correct on roundover letters. On a six inch letter I drop down about 1/8”. Then continue down until you like the effect. Once finished up you should have a 3D looking letter that is much cleaner that 3D and ten times faster to produce.






Joe Crumley
www.normansignco.com