Welding cost calculator

What does welding actually cost per metre?

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Process

Wire cost ($/kg)

Wire feed (kg per 8-hr day)

Arc-on time (%)

Gas cost ($/bottle)

Gas bottle volume (L)

Gas flow (L/min)

Operator wage ($/hr)

On-costs (%)

30%

Overhead ($/hr)

Target margin (%)

Weld length (m)

Travel speed (mm/min)

Wire: AUD 0.27

Gas: AUD 0.45

Labour: AUD 4.64

Overhead: AUD 2.78

Margin: AUD 2.71

Total/m: AUD 10.85

Wire (2.5%)

Gas (4.2%)

Labour (42.8%)

Overhead (25.6%)

Margin (25.0%)

Total for 1 m: AUD 10.85

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Most shops price welding off gut feel or the shop down the road. This works it out from your actual costs: consumables, arc-on time, wages with on-costs, and overhead. If the number surprises you, your quotes have been wrong for a while.

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