How do you price contour cutting?

[Optisign]

Hi.

I`m new to this forum, and I`m norwegian, so excuse my english if it`s not flawless.

I wonder how you guys usually calculate the extra cost of contour cutting?

Example:
When I price an order, I calculate the price from the total usage of material that`s needed for production. Ink comsuption and time spent in the machine are included in those prices. What I`m askisk is, how do you guys calculate the extra cost for contour cutting? Do you just add a given procentage to your normal rates? Do you consider actual extra time it takes to do the cutting?

I hope I made my selfe clear. Thanks!

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

I account for the added cut time (which will vary depending on the intricacy of the cuts) and also tack in for my time to weed out the design (also varies for the same reason). Both are figured off the shop hourly rate.

 

[Gino]

Welcome from Pennsylvania.................................

 

[2B]

I account for the added cut time (which will vary depending on the intricacy of the cuts) and also tack in for my time to weed out the design (also varies for the same reason). Both are figured off the shop hourly rate.

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[Optisign]

Thanks!

Thanks for quick, and presice answers. Cheers!

 

[Desert_Signs]

Thanks for quick, and presice answers. Cheers!

Don't forget to add in the cost for mask.

 

[HulkSmash]

Hourly Rate, 1 hr minimum.

 

[Gino]

Just out of curiosity....if you have 2-3 plotters all going at once, would they all be billed out at $xx / hr per plotter or for all them?

Of course.

It's like having two or three well seasoned painters. They all get paid and then charged out.



One of the sweetest sounds is when both Gerber plotters are cutting, the roll to roll is printing, the flatbed is printing, the screen table is pulling and I have guys lettering a few trucks or out on some installs. You are then making literally 100's and 100's of dollars an hour. Multiply that time a few days a week..... how do you think shops make millions a year ?? Multi-tasking and properly delegating the workload and making sure not many mistakes are made. The only better sound than all of that going is when you hear the guys whistling.... then you know they are happy, also.

 

[sfr table hockey]

One of the sweetest sounds is when you hear the guys whistling.... then you know they are happy, also.

Or your fly was down....

 

[CheapVehicleWrap]

Of course.

It's like having two or three well seasoned painters. They all get paid and then charged out.



One of the sweetest sounds is when both Gerber plotters are cutting, the roll to roll is printing, the flatbed is printing, the screen table is pulling and I have guys lettering a few trucks or out on some installs. You are then making literally 100's and 100's of dollars an hour. Multiply that time a few days a week..... how do you think shops make millions a year ?? Multi-tasking and properly delegating the workload and making sure not many mistakes are made. The only better sound than all of that going is when you hear the guys whistling.... then you know they are happy, also.

Gino, are you sure you're not running all this work so you can't hear the wife naggin?

 

[tsgstl]

you have to charge more.
the things you need to consider:

vinyl with ink
size of material needed to complete (contour cutting usually requires 25% at least unused for registration purposes)
redu's for tons of different reasons 1 out of every 10 seems to get messed up

 

[mark in tx]

I wait to see the highest price posted here then I charge more.