Abstract: An engraving machine has a cutter head (18) on a mount (17) movable in X and Y directions above a platen for holding a workpiece, the mount with the cutter head being movable in the Z direction between a raised and a lowered working position. The cutter head has a cutter (32) variable projectable from a nose cone (33), and the cutter head is also movable in the Z direction on its mount.