What does welding actually cost per metre?
30%
Wire: $0.27
Gas: $0.45
Labour: $4.64
Overhead: $2.78
Margin: $2.71
Total/m: $10.85
Wire (2.5%)
Gas (4.2%)
Labour (42.8%)
Overhead (25.6%)
Margin (25.0%)
Total for 1 m: $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.
MirrorWorks quotes whole jobs this way automatically - from your real machine rates and job history. See it running in the live demo.