Drill & End Mill Sharpening Cost Calculator
What is it costing you not to have a Darex Sharpener?

This will help you determine the hidden costs of buying new drills and end mills and/or using a sharpening service. Replace those figures with figures representing your own situation. Only two fields require answers. Answer all questions for a more precise calculation.

Scroll down to calculate your costs.

       
Machinery down time:
Estimate monthly costs due to lack of sharp drills or end mills. 		$ What do you pay for sharp drills or end mills?Required
  • 1/2" jobber drills average $7.16 per drill.
  • High perfomance drills from Guehring, Toshiba, Kenametal and others range from $150 to over $350 per 1/2" drill.
  • Sharpening services average $2.25 per drill.
  • End mills are more expensive and costs vary.
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Employee down time. Estimate monthly costs due to lack of sharp drills or end mills. $ Number of drills or end mills used per month: Required
Change this number to your actual usage. 		#
Scrap or rework:
Estimate monthly costs due to lack of properly sharpened drills or end mills.		 $ Administrative costs:
Purchasing, issuing checks, collecting drill inventory, etc. Calculated at 1% (0.01) of drills/end mills purchase or service costs.		 %
Additional employee monthly costs:
 In many shops, the most experienced employees are asked to re-sharpen "emergency" drills by hand.		 $

Duplicate drill or end mill inventory: 
If you are using a sharpening service or if you buy new drills or end mills when needed, you'll need to maintain approximately 5% (0.05) in duplicate drills or end millsinventory.

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Other monthly costs: $ Number of months:
Leave this number at 1.		 #

    Miscellaneous Costs Drills or End Mills Costs Approximate Monthly Cost
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