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Pricing, Quoting, and Running a Fab Shop

Straight talk on pricing cut parts, formed parts, and fabrication work, written for the people who actually send the quotes.

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How to Quote a Small Quantity Order Without Losing Money

One or two parts take almost as much setup as a few hundred. Price short runs so the setup, the sheet and the extra work all get paid for.

October 20, 2026

Quoting Guides

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How to Price Laser Cutting Jobs

Material, machine time, labor, overhead and markup, worked through for a real laser job.

Guide

Quoting Software vs Spreadsheets

When a spreadsheet stops keeping up, and what changes when a shop switches.

Guide

Job Shop Quoting

Quoting a mix of one offs, repeat orders and rush jobs without losing track.

Guide

Laser Cutting Quoting

Cut length and pierce counts from the DXF, priced at your own machine rates.

Guide

Plasma Cutting Quoting

Thick plate and structural work, priced from the real cut and the real plate.

Guide

Sheet Metal Quoting

Grades, thicknesses, cutting and bending in one quote.

Guide

Fabrication Estimating

Cutting, forming, welding and assembly on one estimate.

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