Machine Shop Quoting & Cost Calculators

A busy shop can still lose money. Jobs get quoted too low, scrap goes uncounted and the power bill creeps up. These free tools help job shops, small manufacturers and one-person garage businesses put real numbers on their work.

Start with your shop hourly rate. The calculator adds up your overhead, wages and machine costs, spreads them over the hours you can actually bill, then adds your profit margin. Once you know your rate, the production quote tool turns setup time, cycle time, material and quantity into a price per part.

Scrap is a hidden cost. The scrap impact tool shows how many extra good parts you must run just to pay for the scrapped ones. The scrap rebate estimator shows what your chips and offcuts are worth at the recycler. The stock waste analyzer and raw material sizer help you buy the right bar or plate size, and the weight calculator gives material weight for pricing and shipping.

Running costs matter too. Estimate what a machine costs per hour in electricity, size a rotary phase converter and plan tooling spend with the tool life estimator. The coolant calculator helps you mix the sump to the right concentration, which saves coolant and tools.

For laser, plasma and waterjet work, the DXF cut cost estimator prices a part straight from the drawing file.

All of these are estimates. Use your own real costs, update them often and compare each quote with what the job actually took.