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Should I include tooling cost (end mills, inserts) per job or in my shop rate?
Price one of your own parts: Drop a STEP model or PDF drawing — about 90 seconds, no account.
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Keep normal tool wear in the work-center rate; show unusual cutters, custom tools, or hard-material consumption as a documented job line.
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The direct answer
A titanium job may need a $180 custom reamer and 40 inserts beyond normal burden. List those costs and state whether tooling remains with the shop or customer.
Test the decision against the shop evidence in this example: A titanium job may need a $180 custom reamer and 40 inserts beyond normal burden.
Carry the measurable input from the worked case into the estimator's notes: A titanium job may need a $180 custom reamer and 40 inserts beyond normal burden.
Evidence from a shop floor
Four $68 end mills consumed at 60%, plus a $42 drill and $36 inserts, cost $241.20 direct; at 25% markup the tooling line is $301.50. Record tool life and ownership so a reusable custom tool is not charged repeatedly.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a titanium job may need a $180 custom reamer and 40 inserts beyond normal burden.
The handoff is complete only when the owner can restate the route without losing a titanium job may need a $180 custom reamer and 40 inserts beyond normal burden.
Build the quote route
Classify standard consumption, special tooling, tool-life assumption, ownership, replacement trigger, and salvage or reuse.
A useful review question is whether the current RFQ still matches this route: classify standard consumption, special tooling, tool-life assumption, ownership, replacement trigger, and salvage or reuse.
The next estimator should be able to challenge the assumption behind this route: classify standard consumption, special tooling, tool-life assumption, ownership, replacement trigger, and salvage or reuse.
Use the source notes to date the assumption and record why this route was selected: classify standard consumption, special tooling, tool-life assumption, ownership, replacement trigger, and salvage or reuse.
Release and learn
Tool life varies with material and geometry; do not hide a special cutter in an average hourly rate.
If the buyer asks for a different outcome, explain the boundary in these terms: tool life varies with material and geometry; do not hide a special cutter in an average hourly rate.
Before changing the total, verify whether the caveat applies: tool life varies with material and geometry; do not hide a special cutter in an average hourly rate.
A customer-facing explanation should make the risk legible: tool life varies with material and geometry; do not hide a special cutter in an average hourly rate.
Close the loop by noting the evidence that would make this estimate obsolete: tool life varies with material and geometry; do not hide a special cutter in an average hourly rate.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a titanium job may need a $180 custom reamer and 40 inserts beyond normal burden.
Price one of your own parts
Drop a PDF drawing or a STEP file. QuotedPart reads the print, measures the model and prices it in seconds, on default shop rates you can change.
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