Free tools for job shops
Calculators, charts and guides for the numbers behind a quote: how much material a job takes, what it weighs and costs, what an hour on a machine has to earn, and how each kind of part is priced. They are free, need no account, and run in your browser.
Calculators
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Sheet metal cut calculator
How many sheets or how much coil a job takes, a layout to cut from, and the scrap.
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Machine shop rate calculator
A break-even rate and an hourly shop rate from your yearly costs, machines and utilization.
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Metal weight and cost calculator
The weight of sheet, plate, bar or tube, its cost at your price per pound, and the bars to buy.
Charts and reference
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Sheet metal gauge chart
Each gauge in inches and millimetres for steel, galvanized, stainless and aluminum, with weights.
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Glossary of quoting terms
Plain definitions, from bend allowance to yield.
Guides
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How metal is priced
What a supplier's price per pound includes, what moves it, and how to put it on a quote.
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Choosing quoting software
The four ways job shops quote, and eight things to check before you choose.
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How to quote sheet metal
Blank and material, cutting, bending, hardware and finishing, with a worked example.
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How to quote CNC parts
Stock, setup and run time per operation, 3-axis against 5-axis, and outside processes.
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How to quote weldments
Bills of materials, cutting, fit-up, welding, grinding, coating and outside services.
Book a demo
- You book a demo.
- We go over how your shop quotes today.
- We set up your quoting around it.
A demo is free and commits you to nothing. We go over it by video or phone.