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Laser cutting & engraving · pricing sample

Quote the batch.
See every cost.

Try a fictional workshop job. Change four inputs and see how materials, labor and selling fees affect the batch estimate.

A batch of engraved tags

SAMPLE

This sample keeps the other assumptions fixed. It is an illustration, not a quote for your workshop. The full tool lets you enter all costs.

See the fixed assumptions
  • 10 tags per sheet; 10% extra material allowance. Whole sheets are charged.
  • 20 minutes of preparation and 2 minutes of finishing per tag.
  • 45 machine minutes for the batch, at $12/hour.
  • $0.20 consumables and $0.50 packaging per tag, plus $3 per batch.
  • Illustrative selling fees: 5% + $0.30 per batch. These are sample business inputs, not itch.io platform fees.
EXAMPLE COST SHEETUSD

Estimated batch price

$142.00
24 tags · $5.92 per tag on average
Material
$36.00
Machine time
$9.00
Labor
$27.20
Other batch costs
$19.80
Costs before selling fees
$92.00
Selling fees at this price
$7.40
Contribution
$42.60

3 whole sheets charged. Contribution is 30.0% of the quoted price.

Tax and any costs omitted from the inputs are excluded. Contribution is not your final profit. Currency amounts are illustrative.

For your own workshop jobs

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Keep your costs private.

Beam Ledger 1.0 is an offline HTML tool for one material and one homogeneous batch at a time. Enter your own rates and assumptions, save job files locally, and print a customer estimate that leaves out internal costs.

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Full download from $9 USD on itch.io. One-time purchase of version 1.0. English interface; English and Polish guide.

  • All batch inputs, in one placeWhole-sheet or proportional material costs, labor, machine time, packaging, consumables and selling fees.
  • Local job backupsSave and reopen JSON files. Remember to save before closing; there is no automatic backup.
  • Two printable viewsA customer estimate or an internal cost sheet. Your browser may offer Save as PDF.
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