FRONT RANGE COLORADO
ONSITE SURGICAL
SHARPENING SERVICE
The Sharpist is a mobile
master sharpening service
based in Denver, Colorado.
To schedule onsite surgical instrument sharpening service:
- Use our contact page, email surgical@thesharpist.com, or call 720-277-9071.
- 30 item minimum, please. There will be an $85 mobile service fee per call, in addition to per-item sharpening fees (price list below). No other hidden fees.
- Visits generally take 2-4 hours, depending on the need.
- Note: depending on order size, we can sometimes accommodate mobile service requests beyond the Denver area. Feel free to reach out and ask.
- Payment for mobile calls is accepted either by card or check at the time of service, or via emailed invoice.
PRICING
Medical sharpening service includes sharpening, alignment, and tension adjustment (if applicable). The reason we provide price ranges here is because we cannot finalize pricing until we see instruments at our work bench, under magnification.
Pricing Overview:
- Mobile calls only: 30 item minimum, please, and in addition to the per item charges, there will be an $85 mobile service fee per call. No other hidden fees.
- Mail orders only: no minimum order size. Customer pays only per-item sharpening costs, and shipping both ways.
- At a glance: handheld surgical instruments are $6-$25 apiece depending on their type and condition, with the vast majority falling in the $6-$12 apiece range.
More specifically:
- Biopsy forceps - $25 each
- Biopsy punch set - $25 and up
- Clipper blades - $11 each, and only as part of a larger order of surgical instruments, please.
- A note on clipper blades: we offer this service as an extension of our surgical instrument sharpening service. Our workshop is optimized to handle the clipper blades most commonly used in surgical settings. As such, our rig is not optimized to handle many larger pet grooming blades, and certainly not heavy duty livestock shearing blades. For those needs, we recommend contacting a certified Oster, Andis, Wahl, or other name brand service center.
- Dental curettes - $8-$16 depending on type and condition, with the majority being $8-$10
- Dental elevators - $8-$10 depending on type and condition, with the majority being $8
- Dental hygiene tools – $4-$6 depending on type and condition, with the majority being $4
- Drill bits (surgical only) - $4-$8 depending on type and condition
- Orthopedic instruments - $6-$16 apiece depending on type and condition, with the vast majority being $6-$12 apiece
- Orthodontic instruments - $6-$16 apiece depending on type and condition, with the vast majority being $6-$12 apiece
- Osteotomes – $8-$12 for most. L-shaped or other specialty: $10-$25
- Precision and specialty surgical scissors - $8-$16 apiece depending on type and condition, with the vast majority being $8-$12 apiece
- Surgical guillotines - $50
- Trocar sets - $12 - $16, depending on type and condition, with most being $12.
- Various other handheld surgical - $8-$25, depending on type and condition
A note on questionable items:
Surgical instrument sharpening is extraordinarily delicate work, and we understand that it’s not always clear when gathering instruments whether they can or should be sharpened. We make that part easy: it is the policy of The Sharpist that any surgical instruments that cannot be sharpened will be returned free of charge. For this reason, it does not hurt to include even questionable instruments with your order.
We also provide, on request, a service summary after your surgical sharpening order is complete, including 100X magnified before and after photos of representative examples of your sharpened surgical instruments, both to demonstrate our work and for educational purposes.
