QuotedPartAnswers · Updated 2026-10-31
How much should I charge for a welding job like a gate, railing or frame?
Price one of your own parts: Drop a STEP model or PDF drawing — about 90 seconds, no account.
Your part priced in about 90 seconds, no account.
Price the complete routing: material, cut, fit-up, welding, cleanup, finish, delivery, and installation; arc-on minutes alone are not enough.
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The direct answer
A 100 kg frame can require $240 steel, $180 cut and fit-up, $210 welding, $95 grinding and paint, and $120 delivery. Show the routing so the customer sees what is included.
Test the decision against the shop evidence in this example: A 100 kg frame can require $240 steel, $180 cut and fit-up, $210 welding, $95 grinding and paint, and $120 delivery.
Carry the measurable input from the worked case into the estimator's notes: A 100 kg frame can require $240 steel, $180 cut and fit-up, $210 welding, $95 grinding and paint, and $120 delivery.
Evidence from a shop floor
A 12-foot railing example uses $420 material, 9.5 labor hours at $95, and $240 powder coat: $420 + $902.50 + $240 = $1,562.50 before tax and freight. Time cut, fit, weld, grind, and field work separately on the next job before creating a per-foot shortcut.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a 100 kg frame can require $240 steel, $180 cut and fit-up, $210 welding, $95 grinding and paint, and $120 delivery.
The handoff is complete only when the owner can restate the route without losing a 100 kg frame can require $240 steel, $180 cut and fit-up, $210 welding, $95 grinding and paint, and $120 delivery.
Build the quote route
Measure cut length, joints, position, jig, consumables, finish, site work, and delivery before selecting markup.
A useful review question is whether the current RFQ still matches this route: measure cut length, joints, position, jig, consumables, finish, site work, and delivery before selecting markup.
The next estimator should be able to challenge the assumption behind this route: measure cut length, joints, position, jig, consumables, finish, site work, and delivery before selecting markup.
Use the source notes to date the assumption and record why this route was selected: measure cut length, joints, position, jig, consumables, finish, site work, and delivery before selecting markup.
Release and learn
Field access, distortion, paint system, and installation can exceed welding time; define those boundaries.
If the buyer asks for a different outcome, explain the boundary in these terms: field access, distortion, paint system, and installation can exceed welding time; define those boundaries.
Before changing the total, verify whether the caveat applies: field access, distortion, paint system, and installation can exceed welding time; define those boundaries.
A customer-facing explanation should make the risk legible: field access, distortion, paint system, and installation can exceed welding time; define those boundaries.
Close the loop by noting the evidence that would make this estimate obsolete: field access, distortion, paint system, and installation can exceed welding time; define those boundaries.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including a 100 kg frame can require $240 steel, $180 cut and fit-up, $210 welding, $95 grinding and paint, and $120 delivery.
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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Free. No account, no email. Priced at our default US rates until you set yours.
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