Plasma cutting pricing estimator

[Nemo]

Hi everyone,

I work for a Plasma CNC manufacturer, and I get a lot of questions about how best to charge for plasma jobs.
To that end, I made up an estimating tool: https://surecut.app/

The idea being you can upload a DXF, choose the material to cut from and it will outline the costs, then generate a quote.

I'd be keen to see what anyone thinks about it.

Prices in there are estimates.

[ROKCRLER]

Thank you Nemo, looks good!

[adbuch]

Hi everyone,

I work for a Plasma CNC manufacturer, and I get a lot of questions about how best to charge for plasma jobs.
To that end, I made up an estimating tool: https://surecut.app/

The idea being you can upload a DXF, choose the material to cut from and it will outline the costs, then generate a quote.

I'd be keen to see what anyone thinks about it.

Prices in there are estimates.
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Thanks for sharing this Nemo! I will check it out.

David

[kicktillmonday]

Pretty slick, I like it. Thanks for posting.

[Willdamnit]

Looks great will definitely be using this!

[68rscamaro]

Looks like a good idea! I tried it with something I cut recently to see a price comparison. It said $170ish quote to customer then I hit generate quote and it changed it to 700 some dollars? What did I miss?

[Deezl Smoke]

Looks like a good idea! I tried it with something I cut recently to see a price comparison. It said $170ish quote to customer then I hit generate quote and it changed it to 700 some dollars? What did I miss?

Probably didn't miss anything. I wouldn't do just the cutting alone in the file listed by the OP for less than $500 USD.

[Nemo]

Looks like a good idea! I tried it with something I cut recently to see a price comparison. It said $170ish quote to customer then I hit generate quote and it changed it to 700 some dollars? What did I miss?

I did find a bug with the pricing that I've now fixed, I'm not sure if this is the specific issue you were having, but let me know if not.

[TitanForged]

I've been playing with it tonight. I like it but a metric timo inches setting for the setup would be really helpful and adding a selection for the Hypotherm Powermax 105. Its a really great project

[Nemo]

Thanks!

I'm not sure I follow what you mean regarding the metric and inches setup? There's a Metric/Imperial setting on the top, also a metric/imperial selector when uploading the dxf. Are either of those not working? Or is this something else entirely.

I should be able to upload the 105 cut settings fairly easily.

Thanks for the feedback!

[TitanForged]

No worries, I have been playing with the desktop version today and found that it couldn't load the DFX I designed. I tried creating a version that has all elements on a single layer, and that didn't work as well. Any thoughts? I appreciate your support. I think it has a lot of potential.

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[Nemo]

Thanks for uploading that, I've corrected the issue and made sure it now works with that DXF.

[05Duramax]

Looks very helpful. Thanks, I hope to play with it a little later in the day