Told by others I could get $1000.00 + for it. My clock which is posted on the photo section went for $742.00. Even with my pricing, I am often told that my prices are too cheap! But I would rather sell more at a fair price than hardly any at a higher price. This is why I base my prices on cut inches, cutting time, and pierces. It will always vary,and you may be cheating yourself. I feel you cannot price by the square inch or foot due to the complexity of the artwork. Nobody else has, yet you have a Mercedes or Bentley in the garage. When I give a quote on something, I sometimes hear, "Why so expensive ?". Our stuff doesn't come from China, nor found on store shelves at WAL-MART or TARGET. It might be easy for us to turn out some great products,but not everyone has the ability, and that makes us specialists The laser cutter said he would Never do a job like this again,as it tied up his machine for 2 days!. There were literally thousands of pierce points when they were done. There were several of them in many sizes. I had them cut out of 3/16 plate with his design.
TheĪrchitect wanted special speaker grilles made. In 1995 I owned my own business doing electrical,audio, and automation work. Auto dealers are charging $125.00 an hour to work on your car there. I work in San Jose as a commercial electrician. We perform specialized work, and should be paid for it. At $12,000 for a rebuild, that works outĪt $6.00 an hour + fuel (electricity) + hangar (shop space)+ operator knowledge. Engines are only good for 2000 hours before a mandatory rebuild. When I was flying, each hour costs money,even if you own the plane. Hours cutting it and 2 days cleaning up the jagged edges with a grinder. I was there the day they cut over 20 feet of lettering for a subdivision.
I am doing a sign for an iron shop here in Lodi.
I just cut a sign with over 2000 inches of cutting 10 minutes ago.
#HOW MUCH DOES AUTODESK FLAME COST SOFTWARE#
I want to amortise my machine as quickly as possible, and there are always software upgrades,repairs, etc. We invest quite a sum in our machines,along with the knowledge to operate them.