karensmc wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:31 pm
Ironken wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:05 pm
karensmc wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 2:08 pm
How do you figure inches cut? It there somewhere in inkscape, sheet-cam or Mach that shows the total inches to be cut?
In sheetcam, do a jet report. The icon is in the upper left corner of the screen. Tells elapsed time, pierces and length.
Does it need to be put into a .tap file? I tried with a dxf and it didn't work.
thanks for the help?
For artsy/trinket stuff, I price the item whatever I think it's worth if I charge at all. I usually only do that kind of work for friends and family. It's just not worth it for me to mess with by the time I add up CAD time, cut time, picky customers that want more than they're willing to pay for, etc. My machine makes its money on contract parts. For that, I want my machine to make $200/hr+....so I take cut time in minutes and multiply by $3.50/min, then add the price of steel with a 50% markup on the steel.
This pricing is probably low but, I nest half sheets with little waste. I do this in volume and it leaves a little meat on the bone for the customer. The beauty of going by the minute is that on thicker material, the slower cut already has a price increase built in because I charge by the minute.
To generate a "job report" work from the bottom pic up.....I can't put them in the correct order.....
-Import your drawing
-Edit Contours
-Apply jet cutting operations
-Click on the icon that looks like a pencil and paper (job report)
-choose "job summary" click OK
-your info should be on the generated page.....it is printable should your customer question time or length.
