> and I'm afraid if I attempt to cut them there won't be any
> material holding them to the base of the belt buckle.

I'm not really following this part, sorry - I may need some additional explanation of what you were worried about here.

Oh, what I referring to in the cutting has to do with putting a piece of 1/4 inch brass on the table of my CNC Mill and running the program and the Mill mills out the letters to the point they are attached instead of just 1/8 inch below the top surface.

Thanks for all the help.

Paul