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Calculators for job shops
Practical QuotedPart calculators for CNC and sheet metal job shops, with assumptions, sources, and useful artifacts. Each page shows where its numbers come from and what still needs a shop's judgment.
Updated 2026-10-30
Anodizing batch cost and rack calculator
Apply a supplier's lot-charge or minimum rule, piece cost, rack capacity and fee to the actual batch quantity.
Additive versus minimum billing with whole racks and an explicit fee basis →
Updated 2026-10-30
Press-brake bend cost calculator
Price repeated bends, extra handling and tool setups separately, then spread setup over the release quantity.
Tool setup and repeated brake work with explicit handling minutes →
Updated 2026-10-30
Burdened labor cost per working hour calculator
Add employer payroll allowances, workers compensation and benefits, then spread paid wages over working hours after PTO and holidays.
Annual labor cost divided by working hours after paid leave →
Updated 2026-10-30
CNC machining time calculator with the published run formula
Estimate CNC milling time from removed stock, finished area, holes, and setups, with an example computed from QuotedPart's catalog formula.
A computed cycle-time example with terms →
Updated 2026-10-30
Estimating capacity and weekly RFQ load calculator
Compare incoming RFQs with available estimating hours, cost the current workload and model a chosen time-per-quote scenario.
Weekly RFQ load, capacity gap and explicit hypothetical contribution scenario →
Updated 2026-10-30
Laser cutting cost calculator with editable speed and setup
Laser cutting price starts with cut length divided by proven cutting speed, plus piercing and handling time.
Working calculator with a result before JavaScript loads →
Updated 2026-10-30
Machine hourly burden calculator
Build a machine-specific cost per billed hour from ownership, labor, utilization, space, power and upkeep, with six editable presets.
Editable VMC, 5-axis, lathe, Swiss, laser and waterjet burden presets →
Updated 2026-10-30
Machine payback calculator with financing and ramp
Model incremental sold hours, operating contribution, monthly loan payments and ramp-up before comparing cash recovery with full-investment payback.
Financed cash recovery and unfinanced investment payback with monthly ramp →
Updated 2026-10-30
Machine billed utilization and break-even calculator
Compare sold hours with available hours and see the fixed-cost burden at actual, 50%, 65% and 80% billed utilization.
Actual sold-hour utilization and three fixed-cost recovery sensitivities →
Updated 2026-10-30
Markup vs margin calculator for shop quotes
Convert markup to gross margin in both directions and see what a 30% pricing mistake costs on a machining quote.
Two-way conversion with separate markup and margin results →
Updated 2026-10-30
Material and outside-processing markup calculator
Price purchased items by applying a separate markup to material, outside processing, hardware and freight, then sum the selling prices.
Working calculator with a result before JavaScript loads →
Updated 2026-10-30
Material price surcharge and credit calculator
Calculate a documented stock-price difference using purchased weight, material yield and affected quantity, with optional matching credits.
Stock-price change using explicit purchased-weight recovery and credit policy →
Updated 2026-10-30
Minimum order charge calculator for small shops
Calculate a minimum order floor from estimating, PO handling, unrecovered setup, paperwork and a stated gross-margin target.
Administrative and setup cost converted to a minimum order floor →
Updated 2026-10-30
Shop overhead rate and utilization calculator
Spread a defined annual indirect-cost pool across billable hours and compare recovery at 50%, 65% and 80% utilization.
Annual burden pool divided by sold hours at three utilization levels →
Updated 2026-10-30
Parts per bar and bar-feeder load calculator
Find whole-piece yield after cutoff, facing and remnant allowance, then calculate parts per feeder load and purchased stock cost per part.
Whole-piece bar yield and bar-feeder load calculation →
Updated 2026-10-30
Rectangular parts per sheet calculator
Check both orientations of a rectangular blank, reserve edges and spacing, and price the whole sheets required for the release.
Two-orientation grid with whole-sheet purchasing and area utilization →
Updated 2026-10-30
Powder-coating cost calculator with oven batches
Estimate powder consumption, transfer loss, preparation labor, setup and whole oven batches, then apply markup and a lot minimum.
Powder use, labor, discrete oven batches and minimum selling charge →
Updated 2026-10-30
Quantity break calculator for setup, material and run time
Calculate a separate lot price at each quantity, dividing setup across that lot while keeping the per-part run and material costs.
Working calculator with a result before JavaScript loads →
Updated 2026-10-30
Quote win-rate calculator for job shops
Measure sent, closed-decision and dollar win rates from one quote cohort, then compare customers and quote-size bands fairly.
Count, decided-quote and dollar win rates with open-quote handling →
Updated 2026-10-30
Setup cost per part and repeat-order calculator
Separate programming, physical setup and first-piece inspection, then allocate first-release and repeat-release cost across lot sizes.
First-release versus repeat-release setup allocation at five lot sizes →
Updated 2026-10-30
Sheet metal cost calculator from blank through finishing
Estimate sheet metal cost by purchasing the required sheets, adding laser and press-brake time, then hardware and finish.
Working calculator with a result before JavaScript loads →
Updated 2026-10-30
Stock weight and cost calculator for six forms
Calculate purchased weight for round, hex, square, flat, plate and tube stock, including kerf, facing and allocated chuck loss.
Six stock cross sections with weight and cost from explicit allowances →
Updated 2026-10-30
Surface area calculator for finishing quotes
Calculate box, closed-cylinder and drilled-plate area, including hole walls, then apply a per-square-foot finish price and invoice minimum.
Simple-shape exposed area with through-hole wall correction and finish minimum →
Updated 2026-10-30
Waterjet cutting cost and selling-price calculator
Estimate cut, pierce and handling time from the catalog model, add separate garnet and setup costs, then calculate a selling price.
Catalog cutting-time calculation with separate garnet and selling price →
Updated 2026-10-30
Welding job cost calculator with fit-up
Estimate a weldment from weld inches, proven travel speed, arc-on time, fit-up, positioning, material, consumables and workholding setup.
Arc time, non-arc work, consumables and material priced separately →
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