Custom Step Drills

Made 100% in Rockford, IL, USA by Ekstrom Carlson using ISO 9001 quality standards and procedures. Ekstrom Carlson manufactures Carbide and High Speed Steel Step Drills utilizing state of the art 5 axis CNC grinders and Zoller Genius inspection equipment to offer better quality cutting tools at better prices.

Custom Tool Manufacturing

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We make your custom carbide step drills.

Quickly configure your specific tool geometries to meet your needs. You can use one of the inquiry forms on this page to receive your personalized quote, or simply complete the contact form below with your question. No matter what your requirements, we can make a tool that will exceed expectations.

Ekstrom Carlson is focused on providing high value custom solid carbide and special high speed steel step drills of various styles, for various applications.   We can support customers with the design of special carbide tools. Special step drills with multiple cutting edges and specific geometries, can be configured.   Our custom Ekstrom Carlson custom step drills  include:

  • Special drill diameters
  • With or without through coolant
  • With or without coating
  • Inch, metric, or special
  • Special lengths, long, stub, etc…
  • Various styles
  • Special 1-step drills
  • Special 2-step drills
  • Standard 30 degree helix
  • Custom helix designs
  • Corner radius, chamfer, or standard
  • Straight flute available
  • Expedited lead-times
  • ISO 9000 quality
  • Engineered precision
  • Short and long runs
  • Carbide or HSS

We have the cutting tools you need.

Same Quality. Same Performance. Lower Price.

Why pay more money for the same thing?

We can re-engineer your cutting tools to save you money. Complete this form with your tool specifications and we will get back to you with a custom tool quote. 

Purchase one of our many custom or stock products available right now.

Submit your tool brand & model # so we can cross to our equivalent standard tool or quote a re-engineered product at a lower price.

Pricing will depend on volume per order and per year. The competing sample tool will likely be required from you in order to make the final tool, but pricing probably can be provided without the sample tool.  Only solid carbide or solid high speed steel tools can be quoted. We do not offer carbide tipped or indexable tools.