Job quote calculator
Estimate cycle time and cost before you bid.
Stock size, material, machine, and your shop's numbers in — a roughing-and-finishing time estimate and cost per part out, computed from the same tested cutting data as our speeds & feeds calculator. Every assumption is on the table and adjustable.
Your job
Stock size (in)
Finish requirement
Machine — pick the closest
The cutting data is clamped to these spindle limits — same engine as our speeds & feeds calculator.
Your shop's numbers
Shop rate$/hr
Setuphours
Programminghours
Load / unloadmin per part
Tool lifein-cut minutes per tool
RobbJack field dataRobbJack field data: 3,000–4,000 in-cut minutes is typical for our aluminum families. Your history beats any table — type yours in.
Assumptions — every factor, out in the open
Toolpath efficiency% of the engine's removal rate a real toolpath sustains
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Non-cutting time+% for rapids, approaches, retracts, tool changes
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First-run contingency+% on machine time for prove-out and first articles
%
The cutting parameters themselves are never derated beyond these — the speeds & feeds engine already holds back spindle-power headroom and chip load.