Hi All:
I rarely take issue with a query like this, but in this case...WTF??
A machine shop that can't figure out how to manage its holemaking?
You won't take the 2 minutes of time to make sure you've got a sharp drill to make a hole?
You can't drop a thousand bucks on a used Darex SP2500 from EBay?
You can't figure out how to buy new drills if you can't or won't sharpen them?
You won't take the time to learn how on a bench grinder if you're too cheap to get a dedicated machine for this?
IMO making stuff requires a minimum skill set if you want to be competitive...a machine shop or maker of any kind who cannot even maintain the basic skills to sharpen a drill has got a big problem.
Moving on to the nature of the hope for a solution expressed by the OP...just who do you think is going to try to pay the bills with a standalone drill sharpening service in 2021 in America.
How much do you think you could get for a sharpened drill under 1/2" diameter...a couple of bucks perhaps??
How many drills do you think a guy would have to sharpen in a month to make the rent?
How much do you think a guy could ask for a sharpened 1" drill...10 bucks...20 bucks?
At those sorts of prices, how much time do you think a sharpening service could afford to spend on a single drill to unpack it, read the customer instructions, stick it in the machine, re-box it, re-label it and get it on its way.
Just the shipping and handling kills the profit.
I have the toy needed to do this and I wouldn't dream of trying to make this a standalone business...I spent the 1300 bucks to get the machine and I grind drills when I need them...I consider it a basic investment if I want to be in the business of making things.
For decades I used a simple bench grinder and got good enough that I never spent more than a couple of minutes to re-point a drill...the Darex is a convenience now that I'm old with poorer eyesight, but pointing drills by hand is not rocket science.
I encourage the OP to figure this out on his own...it's not that hard and it's not that expensive.
Cheers
Marcus
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