Tool Regrinding Services

Extend Tool Life. Restore Performance. Reduce Cost.

At Tomahawk Tool Service, we specialize in precision tool regrinding for standard and custom cutting tools—bringing worn tools back to peak performance while maintaining geometry, coatings, and dimensional accuracy. 

Every tool is evaluated by our experienced technicians to determine regrind feasibility and maximize usable life. 

Benefits of Regrinding

Lower tooling costs

Regrinding is commonly much less expensive than replacing a tool with a brand-new one. Toolmakers and reconditioning providers often describe savings in the range of roughly 25% to 50% versus new, depending on the tool style, condition, and whether recoating is included.

More life out of every tool

Major cutting tool manufacturers state that quality reconditioning can restore tools close to original performance and allow multiple regrinds over the life of the tool, creating additional savings over time.

Reduced downtime

Regrinding can help shops get tools back into service faster and reduce the disruption caused by waiting on replacement specials or long-lead tooling.

Better inventory value

Instead of scrapping expensive tooling after one life cycle, regrinding helps turn used tools into productive assets again. This is especially valuable on high-dollar carbide and special tools.

Consistent quality

When the tool is reground correctly, manufacturers say it can return to original specifications or close to original performance, especially when paired with proper recoating.

Tools We Regrind

End Mills

We regrind a wide range of end mill styles and configurations, including: 

Styles

  • Square
  • Ball Nose
  • Tapered
  • Special Radius

Modifications

  • Corner Radius
  • Steps
  • Undercuts

Drills

We regrind multiple drill styles and geometries, including: 

2-Flute Drills

  • G-Style
  • Twist
  • Tapered
  • Step
  • Drill / Counterbore

3-Flute Drills

  • Twist
  • Tapered
  • Step

Other Drill Styles

  • Single Flute
  • Subland
  • Core Drills

Reamers

We regrind precision reamers to restore size, finish, and concentricity, including: 

  • Chucking
  • Step
  • Tapered
  • Pilot
  • Left-Hand & Right-Hand

Miscellaneous & Specialty Tools

Tomahawk also regrinds a wide variety of specialty tooling used in complex machining applications: 

  • Port Tools
  • Engraving Tools
  • Trepan Tools
  • Special Form Tools
  • Dovetail Tools
  • Back Chamfer Tools

Tomahawk Tool Service regrinds cutting tools from many of today’s leading manufacturers, including Guhring, Iscar, Kennametal, Mitsubishi, OSG, Sandvik, Seco, Walter, and many more. 

We routinely regrind drills, end mills, and a wide range of specialty tooling, restoring performance and extending tool life while maintaining the geometry required for demanding machining applications. 

 

To ensure maximum performance and tool life, Tomahawk Tool Service partners with Oerlikon Balzers to recoat reconditioned tools with the proper coating for each customer’s specific application—helping restore cutting performance, improve wear resistance, and extend production runs.