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Pricing for custom work

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The cost of a laser-cut part is determined by how long the parts take to cut on the machine, the amount of labor involved (unloading and cleaning parts), and the amount of complexity in the artwork. For general guidelines see the table below.

Our guidelines on pricing: For a little more detail on how we arrive at a quote

• The laser cutting charge is based on the time it takes to cut the parts, which depends on the material type and thickness.
• Our quoted prices are based on $2.50 per minute of laser opperation time. Billed to the half minute. This time includes the opperator. We will shortly have examples of how much the laser can cut/engrave in 1 minute. It moves very fast on some materials (cutting latex is FAST) and slower on others (Rastor engraving latex is slow, Cutting wood is slow).
• Our opperator charge is $60/hour billed in 15 minute increments for any work outside of laser opperation time: Fixing artwork, set-up and clean up to do the job are common opperator costs. Larger runs tend to reduce the cost per part splitting operator/setup/artwork time over many parts.
• Material costs: We stock latex, and can source plastics, glass, aluminum, steel, wood, etc. Material costs will vary per project.
• Minimum order: There is a $10 minimum order per material type (the minimum includes charges for labor and materials).
• Shipping: We can add shipping costs or charge to FedEx shipping accounts.

Optional Charges:

• Rushing an order costs 20% - 50% more (on top of the standard-turn price) per expedited day, depending on what your standard turn time is. The standard turn time for most parts is 3-5 business days.
• File creation/Artwork Fixing: $60 per hour with a $15 minimum
• Handling fee: Large or delicate parts that require custom packaging will incur a handling charge, which can range from $10 - $50.

Exceptions:

• We do make exceptions to our minimums and pricing depending on the parts.
• If your parts are particularly simple to handle and cut, we will provide more competitive pricing. On the other hand, we are less likely to discount our rates if your parts are more difficult or risky to cut, such as:
  • Single large or complex parts that take a long time to cut
  • Parts that involve a lot of careful or tedious handling (such as very small parts or very thin latex parts), which are more time consuming to prep, clean and package.
  • Parts that have many small, sharp, acute angles and small details.
  • Parts that have many disjoined cuts (such as an array of small holes or a lace pattern), which take longer to cut since the laser cutting head has to stop and move from cut to cut more often than when it cuts along a continuous path.

Expediting costs for laser cutting

• The standard turn time for most parts is 3-5 business days assuming you do not need many hundreds or thousands of parts.
• Shipping time is not included in this estimate of production. We are located in Toronto, so shipping to New York, Central USA, Eastern Seaboard is relitively quick. Shipping to Callifornia, can be slower, and shipping worldwide can be VERY slow indeed. The size of your order will also influence shipping time. If your order is small it can be mailed in a registered letter and arrive in days. Larger orders will be boxed and shipped surface unless specific arrangements are made for rush shipping (fedex or postal service)
• Rush production may not be available depending on our current schedule of work we have slated for the laser and our employees. If rush production is not available we will inform you so at the time you contact us. We will not make commitments that we cannot meet and we will NOT break other customers deadlines to meet yours. Please contact us for details as soon as you think you may have a deadline to meet!
• If you need the parts more quickly, we generally charge 20% - 50% more per expedited day depending on the standard turn time (the percentage is such that same-day turn will cost double the standard turn price). Here are examples for cutting a minimum order of parts with a standard 3-day turn and standard 5-day turn:

  Sample prices for expedited service on a 3-day standard-turn order
  Turn time - Price

  • 3 business days - $25 base price for standard turn time
  • 2 bus. days - $33.25, added 33% ($8.25) to base price
  • 1 bus. day - $41.50, added 66%
  • Same-day service - $50, added 100% (double the price of standard turn)

  Sample prices for expedited service on a 5-day standard-turn order
  Turn time - Price

  • 5 business days - $25 base price for standard turn time
  • 4 bus. days - $30; added 20% ($5) to base price
  • 3 bus. days - $35, added 40%
  • 2 bus. days - $40, added 60%
  • 1 bus. day - $45, added 80%
  • Same-day service - $50, added 100% (double the price of standard turn)

If you would like to expedite your order, please specify your due date in your quote request.

File creation costs for laser cutting

• If you are not able to provide a vector-format file of your parts for laser cutting (AI, EPS, or PDF file), we might be able to draw your part on the computer for you for $60 per hour with a $15 minimum.
• To request a quote that includes file creation, please submit a standard file type in the quote request form that communicates exactly the part you need. The file can be any file type that we can read, such as a text file with a written description, a scan of a hand sketch (JPG, GIF, BMP, PDF)