CNC Plasma Cutting Pricing In Simple Steps!

[@joewhitney4097]

I've been thinking about this very issue for some time. Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@MetalMakerShop]

Your welcome! Hope it helped!

[@BillB-x6g]

This is the first video that I have seen that actually talks about making money with the c n c plasma

[@pyrocnc]

Hi, i saw the video. The first part is ok. About metal pricing. Been cutting since 2007 and quote by area is not correct. What if you require 400 3/4" holes on a 20" x 20" by 1/4"? ¿What about working on different material like brass, stainless or aluminum? Would you chaege the same? When it.comes to quote art stuff or signs, do you still pricing by area? Consider handling a 1/2" plate just to cut one piece of 5"x5" plate ¿Will you consider handling costs or lifting equipment? There is more. Sorry for my english. I quote by category, thickness, time, type of.material, parts qty, cad fee and material if customer requires.

[@jimc336]

Great!!!

[@johndunn9819]

Thanks

[@incolink]

So in the case of the 11$ part would you offer 2 parts for 25$ As i customer i certainly comfortable being told there is a minimum spend

[@MetalMakerShop]

@incolink yeah I would just round up to the $25 for the two parts. :)

[@tna2me197]

Then you have to pay you electric bill. Water bill. HVAC. Insurance. Shop maintenance. Time finding work (marketing). Set aside for future expansion. Stay fiscally disciplined and you can have 2 or 3 or more machines running all day with the same fixed costs and now you’re raking it in.

[@SegoMan]

The time you spend bidding a job is non-billable. To that add your art / cad time which is normally non-billable as well. You need to have a list of set fees by size. taking the time to load a file to count the pierce points, cutting time ect is time you will never ever get back.. I have seen some yards up-charge by the pound for basic shapes. If they use an large sheet (8'x20') you pay by the linear ft. The bigger jobs I outsourced to them it was cheaper to just buy the whole sheet, have them cut your parts then load up the drops to take back to your table.

[@Islandwaterjet]

My waterjet I would bill $15 canadian dollars / $11 US$ for that 5x5. I have a $100 minimum cannot make any money nickle and diming these small jobs. Your $81/hr does not include the time to speak the customer, time for setup, CAD time, time for paperwork, invoicing, ect. Bump up your shop rate to at least $130 to be more realistic.

[@Graniterockstar]

100%

[@gandalfff69]

0.44 Dollars, not cents