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What is a reasonable quote for a machined bearing housing?
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A simple 6061 bearing housing quotes at $267.89 for one, $34.72 each at 10, and $12.91 each at 100 pieces. The first part is mostly setup and boring; larger lots spread that fixed work while bore tolerance, a second setup or documented inspection can add cost.
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The 6061 aluminum bearing housing example part
The reference housing is represented by a two-inch turned body with a bore and a drilled feature. The example part does not assume a particular bearing series, press fit or bolt-circle size. Those dimensions should come from the drawing before a firm price is issued.
How the quantity break works
Bore work and inspection are the cost drivers. A one-off pays for chuck setup, boring-tool setup and first-article measurement. At ten and one hundred pieces, the same work spreads while the bore and face operations repeat. If the carrier needs a flange or cross holes, add those operations rather than scaling this number.
What the material or process changes
Material is only one part of a bearing fit. Temperature, finish, runout, perpendicularity and deburring can decide whether the assembly works. Anodize, press-in hardware and a CMM report are outside this base calculation.
How to turn this into a firm quote
Ask for the bearing reference, fit class, datum scheme and acceptance gauge. A quote that shows setup and cycle minutes gives the buyer a clear way to trade quantity or tolerance against price.
Questions to settle before release
Confirm bearing series, fit class, bore roundness, runout, bolt circle, datum scheme and inspection gauge before sending a firm housing quote. Ask whether the housing is anodized or assembled with hardware. A bore that looks simple in a model can need a reamer, hone or CMM report. Keep those choices explicit so the quantity-break table remains a useful first pass.
For this bearing housing cost estimate, use the first production run as a check on this estimate. Capture actual setup minutes, cycle minutes, material weight and outside invoices, then update the shop rate or example part assumption that was wrong. That small feedback loop is more useful than rounding every quote upward. It also gives the next estimator a concrete explanation when the customer asks why a repeat job moved.
For this housing, measure the bore with the same gauge the customer will use at assembly. The final release should preserve the drawing revision, stock source and inspection decision with the computed table.
Pricing engine output for the stated Aluminum 6061-T6 CNC turning example part
- • Material: Aluminum 6061-T6; the US catalog stores its small-lot price and machinability factor.
- • Process: CNC turning; setup, machine time, deburring and inspection are generated from the example-part geometry.
- • Markup: 30% default US catalog markup; quantities are 1, 10, 100.
- • Fictional 2 in turned part from 1.5 in bar; one drilled end hole and one groove.
- • No outside finish, tax, freight, or customer-specific rate is included.
- • These are computed examples, not supplier quotes or market averages.
| Qty | Setup min (lot) | Cycle min (part) | Cost / part | Quoted / part | Lot price | Lead days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123.3 | 3.4 | $206.07 | $267.89 | $267.89 | 9 |
| 10 | 123.3 | 3.4 | $26.71 | $34.72 | $347.20 | 9 |
| 100 | 123.3 | 3.4 | $9.93 | $12.91 | $1291.00 | 10 |
Sources and limits
Claims are dated where they can change. Product calculations are examples from the stated inputs, not a promise about a customer's quote. Competitor wording is attributed to the source shown.
- The figures are computed from the stated example part and US catalog assumptions.
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